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Mon, 08 Feb 2021 06:40:55 GMT
Central Bank Explains Ban on Cryptocurrency Transactions
[Premium Times] "The question that one may need to ask therefore is, why any entity would disguise its transactions if they were legal."

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:30:36 GMT
Kano Transmits Child Rights Bill to State Assembly for Passage
[This Day] Kano -- Kano State Executive Council has approved the acceptable version of the proposed bill on Child Rights (protection) Act 2010, which reflected the position of Shari'ah on each section of the Child Rights Act (CRA) 2003 adopted by the...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 11:48:20 GMT
Nigeria Lists Conditions MSMEs Must Meet to Enjoy New Support
[Premium Times] This programme is designed to help boost the growth of 100,000 MSMEs spread across the states.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 11:18:17 GMT
How Arms Proliferation Fuels Insecurity in Nigeria
[Daily Trust] Despite efforts by security forces, violent crimes are on the hike pointing to availability of small and light weapons in the country. Experts attribute this trend to large unmanned borders.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:57:07 GMT
Naira Depreciates As External Reserves Decline Persists to U.S.$36.12 Billion
[Vanguard] The naira last week buckled under the weight of increased dollar demand, depreciatiating in both the parallel market and the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window, even as the nation's external reserves declined further to $36.12 billion la...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:48:42 GMT
Laws, Enforcers, Principles and Principalities
[Vanguard] There are people you meet who not only leave a lasting impression on you but also change your perspectives on issues or particular institutions. I had a cynical view of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, until I met Yomi Onashile. I was from 1...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:48:04 GMT
Cryptocurrency Ban's to Protect Nigerians, Financial System - CBN
[Vanguard] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said its decision to ban the use of cryptocurrencies in the country is to protect Nigerians and the nation's financial system from the illegal nature of such currencies and the inherent risks ass...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:43:14 GMT
Cryptocurrency - CBN and National Security
[This Day] Abuja -- The ban on digital currency is in order.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:40:44 GMT
Buhari, Tinubu, Fashola, Okonja-Iweala, Others for 2021 Lagos Ehingbeti
[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari, Bola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN, Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Ben Akabueze, Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Nigerian ...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:53:05 GMT
More Than Two Terms Required to Undo Current Govt's Rot
[Vanguard] Late Prince Tony Momoh got me involved with Buhari's campaign for President in 2010 when he was Chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC. A tireless writer, we met at Uncle Sam's house - where he came to present his latest book...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:35:52 GMT
Why Nigerians Are Afraid to Accept Covid-19 Vaccine - Kaigama
[This Day] Abuja -- Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has explained that many Nigerians are afraid to accept the COVID-19 vaccine because they believe that the health crisis is being manipulated by some people.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:34:09 GMT
Fighting Graft and the 2020 CPI
[This Day] The current ranking is another wake-up call

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:31:29 GMT
Soyinka Urges Buhari to Address Nigerians On Herdsmen Crisis
[This Day] Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to address Nigerians and make it known publicly that he does not support the criminal activities of some herdsmen in parts of the country.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:26:31 GMT
FRSC to Construct Ambulance Ports in Osun
[Daily Trust] The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has concluded arrangements to construct ambulance ports along major highways in Osun State.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:26:03 GMT
Bi-Courtney Announces Importation of X-Ray Machines Worth U.S.$500,000 for MMA2
[Premium Times] "Massive resources are also being deployed to upgrade our air conditioning system for the comfort of passengers..."

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:24:35 GMT
Nation Records U.S.$2.9 Billion in Annual Oil and Gas Exports in November
[Premium Times] Nigeria sold $2.89 billion worth of oil and gas between November 2019 and November 2020, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 04:50:02 GMT
Economist Poised to Become First Woman WTO Chief
[DW] The US has given its support to the Nigerian candidate for the top position at the World Trade Organization, ending a month-long deadlock. The move represents yet another split with the previous administration.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 12:19:41 GMT
#EndSars Protesters' Accounts Remain Frozen Despite Expiration of Court Order
[Premium Times] The court's freezing order expired on February 2, but the targeted #EndSARS protesters' accounts remain frozen.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 12:16:36 GMT
Herders Crisis - Why Buhari Is Complicit - Soyinka
[Premium Times] Mr Soyinka said Sunday Igboho had responded to the herders crisis "in the way he knew how."

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 12:12:15 GMT
Revisiting Zamfara's 'Cows for Guns' Amnesty Pact
[Daily Trust] The Zamfara State government in an attempt to quell banditry in the state has initiated a cows-for-guns swap policy. The policy is another amnesty initiative for repentant bandits in the state. The state government first announced the i...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 11:38:54 GMT
Covid-19 - NCDC Records 1,624 New Cases, 9 Fatalities
[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,624 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 137,754.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 11:27:07 GMT
Ekiyor Begs Okowa to Include Ijaw in University Upgrade
[Vanguard] A former national president, Ijaw Youths Council, IYC, and Niger-Delta activist, Dr Chris Ekiyor, has implored Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, to revisit his plan to upgrade some academic institutions in parts of the state to ...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 11:24:17 GMT
I Killed My Wife, Son, After Overdose of Indian Hemp, Says Suspect
[Daily Trust] A 28-year-old man, Chukwuemeka Obijofa of Ofufe Nza village in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State, reported to have killed his wife and son with a shovel last week Tuesday, has said he took the action after taking an overdo...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 11:08:59 GMT
FG Distributes Palliatives to Ex-Bakassi Militants
[Daily Trust] Members of the defunct Bakassi Strike Force who laid down arms in 2018 have received succour from the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:59:40 GMT
CBN Governor, Itsekiri, CAN, PFN, Others Mourn Okowa's Father
[Vanguard] Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, Itsekiris in government, Delta State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN Delta State Chapter, Delta Political Vanguard, DP...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:58:48 GMT
How to Prevent the Nation's Disintegration
[Vanguard] With the appointment of new service chiefs, many people feel relieved and think that President Muhammadu Buhari is finally listening to the pulse of the nation.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:50:43 GMT
Rabiu Urges Govt to Replicate the Nigerian Sugar Devt Council in the Rice Sector
[Vanguard] Group Executive Director of BUA Group and pioneer Chairman of the Nigerian Sugar Institute, Kabiru Rabiu, has advised the Federal Government to replicate the NSDC in the rice sub sector and other food industry sectors with growth potential...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:49:17 GMT
Stakeholders Hail Buhari On Hadiza Bala-Usman's Reappointment
[This Day] The key stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry as well as some foreign investors in the free zones have unanimously thrown their weight behind the raft of measures being implemented by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Au...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:46:09 GMT
Gunmen On Rampage in Kaduna, Delta, Taraba, FCT
[Vanguard] The high level of insecurity in the country festered weekend as no fewer than 20 persons were killed by bandits, while several others were kidnapped.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:39:36 GMT
SON Reiterates Commitment to Consumers' Safety
[This Day] The Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim, has restated the determination of the agency to serve as role model in safeguarding Nigerians from the menace of imported and locally made substandard prod...



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