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Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:26:28 GMT
10 Million Additional Girls At Risk of Child Marriage Due to Covid-19 - UNICEF
[Leadership] Abuja -- Ten million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, according to a new analysis released by UNICEF.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:26:25 GMT
Hijab Controversy - Before Kwara Slides Into Religious Crisis
[This Day] There is no doubt that the current impasse in Kwara - with the sobriquet State of Harmony - over the order of the state government to all public schools, including schools founded by Christian missions in the state, to allow female Muslim ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:06:22 GMT
Army Denies Deploying Troops Based On Ethnicity, Religion
[Premium Times] Islamic scholar, Ahmed Gumi, had alleged that the army deploys troops based on ethnicity and religion hence bandits seek vengeance by killing residents.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:00:51 GMT
Memory Practices Are Not Enough to Remedy Nigeria-Biafra War Injustices
[The Conversation Africa] People return to the past for different reasons. For some, it is to recover an idea of a glorious past, a memory which may be pertinent for present and future reconstructive projects. For others, it is to seek the origins of...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:06:58 GMT
Ogun Becomes First State to Receive Covid-19 Vaccine
[This Day] Ogun State became the first state to receive Astrazeneca vaccine yesterday when the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun took delivery of 100,000 doses of the vaccine.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:04:21 GMT
As Infections Decline, Nigeria's Covid-19 Deaths Remain High
[Premium Times] Nigeria has averaged 12 deaths per day from COVID-19 in the past week.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:35:14 GMT
Nigeria Distributes Covid-19 Vaccines to States
[Premium Times] "Most governors have agreed to flag off on March 10 while the statewide rollout of COVID-19 vaccine will commence from the 12 of March."

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:46:24 GMT
Relief As UK Approves Work Permit for Nigerians
[This Day] The United Kingdom has announced approval for international students, including Nigerians, who want to work in England after a successful completion of a UK degree at bachelor's degree-level or above, or an eligible professional qualificat...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:46:14 GMT
40 Years After, Legal Battle Stalls Mambilla Power Project
[Leadership] Abuja -- Unresolved legal tussle may have further delayed the take-off of the 3,050MW Mambilla Hydroelectric Project in Taraba State conceived about 40 years ago, LEADERSHIP findings have revealed.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:26:30 GMT
Shiite Leader El-Zakzaky's 'Secret Trial' Adjourned to March 31
[Vanguard] A Kaduna State High Court has adjourned the "secret trial" of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, until March 31.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:26:22 GMT
Aisha Buhari Breaks Silence, Seeks End to Kidnap of Women, Girls
[This Day] For the first time in a very long time, the First Lady, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday broke her silence and canvassed for an end to incessant cases of kidnap of women and children in some parts of the country.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:26:16 GMT
How Nigeria Can Solve Insecurity, Create 18m Jobs - Expert
[Leadership] Mr Adekunle Daniel, a social security expert blames the situation on the high rate of unemployment in the country. In this interview with FESTUS OKOROMADU, he assures that he can turn the situation around.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:59:13 GMT
Appointment of Judicial Officers
[This Day] Transparency and merit should be cardinal to the appointment of judges

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:45:20 GMT
Buhari Launches Eastern Rail Rehabilitation Project
[Vanguard] Port-Harcourt -- All is now set for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Eastern railway rehabilitation project by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:45:17 GMT
Refineries' Rehab, Oil Search, Pipeline, Others Gulp N21bn - NAPIMS
[Vanguard] The National Petroleum Investment Management Services, NAPIMS, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, invested N21.47 billion to rehabilitate the nation's refineries, the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline and oil sea...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:29:35 GMT
Govt, Quantity Surveyors Fight Corruption in Contract Awards, As Nigeria Ranks World's Highest in Project Costs
[Vanguard] Disturbed by the high cost of construction projects in Nigeria, the Federal Government has agreed to collaborate with the quantity surveyors in order to strengthen the fight against corruption and unethical behaviours in the award of contr...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:29:35 GMT
P&G Initiates Plan to Help Black Americans Find Their African Roots
[Vanguard] Global multi-brand conglomerate Procter & Gamble's (P&G) Royal Oils by Head & Shoulders and Gold Series from Pantene are celebrating Black History Month (BHM) to help Black Americans reconnect with their African roots, donating 50 DNA test...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:29:35 GMT
Banks Lose Over N5bn to Fraudsters in 9 Months - NDIC
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has stated that it is in collaboration with sister agencies in law enforcement to curtail cybercrimes especially in the financial system.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:29:34 GMT
Does Privatisation Serve Public Interests?
[Vanguard] Between 1988 and 1993, Alhaji Hamzat Rafindandi Zayyad (1937-2002) dominated the headlines in this country. He was in the news not because he was the first chartered accountant from the old Northern Nigeria. He became an accountant in 1963...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:29:32 GMT
Osinbajo At 64 - Voice of Naija Youth Lauds Unsung Achievements of VP
[Vanguard] The Office of Nigeria's Vice-President has never enjoyed more visibility, prestige mixed with a coterie of socio-economic interventions like what it is under the current holder, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has made it.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:22:19 GMT
Global Oil Demand to Hit 97.94 Mb/D in December
[Vanguard] With the successful tackling of the coronavirus pandemic, there are indications that the global oil demand would rise from 93.22 million barrels per day, mb/d to 97.94 mb/d, thus recording an increase of 5.06 per cent between the first and...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:22:17 GMT
Fiscal Framework Will Enhance Gas Development - NNPC GMD
[Vanguard] The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called for a legislative framework with clear fiscal terms in order to tap the full potential of the gas resources in the nation's deepwater acreages.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:04:05 GMT
Govt to Increase Agric Extension Workforce to 75,000
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Federal Government, Monday, disclosed moves to increase agricultural extension workforce to 75, 000 along various value chains towards efficient food production and self-sufficiency in line with global best practices.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:03:38 GMT
Again, Bandits Kidnap 30 in Niger Villages
[This Day] No fewer than 30 villagers have been kidnapped in kutunku town in the Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:01:02 GMT
U.S. Companies Invest $3.8bn in Nigeria in 5 Years
[Vanguard] Companies of United States of America (USA) origin operating in Nigeria invested a total of $3.75billion to expand their operations in the country in the last five years and plans to invest another $2.75 billion in the next three years, a ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:59:51 GMT
Nanono Blames Declining Non-Oil Exports On Lack of Extension Support
[This Day] Abuja -- The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Sabo Nanono, yesterday lamented that lack of extension workers to guide exporters has cost the country massive opportunities in its agricultural exports drive.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:59:50 GMT
Havenhill Raises N1.89bn From NIDF for Mini-Grid Rollout Across Nigeria
[This Day] As part of its strategic focus on energy access and clean energy for Nigerians, Chapel Hill Denham, Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF), the first listed infrastructure debt fund in Nigeria and Africa, has announced the successful fina...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:59:48 GMT
Okorocha Begged Me to Cover His Misdeeds, Says Uzodimma
[This Day] Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has stated that his refusal to cover the misdeeds of his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha was the reason he had sworn to bring down his government.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:58:12 GMT
'I Told My Daughter Not to Recognise Me in Bandit's Den' - Abducted Jangabe Schoogirl's Father
[Premium Times] Illiya Gwaram says he had been in captivity for over three months when his daughter and other Jangebe schoolgirls were brought to where they were being held.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:41:29 GMT
International Women's Day - Nigeria Committed to End Gender-Based Violence - Malami
[Vanguard] As the world celebrates this year's International Women's Day, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, has expressed the commitment of Nigeria towards ensuring an end to gender-based violen...



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