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Sat, 03 Jul 2021 18:46:02 GMT
Police Deny Killing Woman at Lagos Rally
[Premium Times] "The Command did not fire a single live bullet at Ojota rally today."

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 17:25:36 GMT
Teenager Shot Dead As Police Arrest Yoruba Nation Protesters
[Daily Trust] A teenage girl has been killed in Ojota, Lagos, where the police forcefully dispersed protesters on Saturday.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:14:38 GMT
Flying Eagles Coach Eguavoen to Miss Team's Mexico Friendly
[This Day] Following the inability of the Head of Technical Department of the Nigeria Football Federation Austin Eguavoen to secure a valid United States of America visa yesterday, former Flying Eagles coach, Paul Aigbogun, has been saddled with lead...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:50:44 GMT
Covid-19 - Nigerians Suffer Food Price Surges Amidst Dwindling Income
[Premium Times] Amid rising poverty, Nigeria's food inflation has reached new levels and is telling on Nigerians daily.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:50:54 GMT
Marafa Rejects Matawalle As APC Leader in Zamfara
[This Day] A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Senator Kabiru Marafa has rejected the naming of the state governor, Mr. Bello Matawalle as the leader of the party in the state.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:35:43 GMT
Govt Projects N11.9 Trillion Budget, N900 Billion for Subsidy in 2022
[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government is projecting N900 billion for fuel subsidy in an estimated N11.907 trillion budget for 2022.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:29:46 GMT
Five Women Make Delta Exco As Okowa Swears in 18 Commissioners
[This Day] Asaba -- Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has assured the state of better female representation in his administration, as five women were among the 18 new commissioners and members of the State Executive Council sworn in by the gov...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:28:55 GMT
Panic Over Alleged Collapse of APC National Secretariat
[This Day] Abuja -- Few days after the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was named after President Muhammadu Buhari, there was pandemonium yesterday over rumours that the building was quaking, and was about to collapse.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:28:15 GMT
Nigeria's Race to a Smoke-Free Screen
[This Day] With over seven million deaths recorded every year due to tobacco-related illnesses, stakeholders in government, film industry, legal, media and public health recently mobilised for a smoke-free Nollywood in a summit held in Lagos.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:23:27 GMT
DSS Arrests Teachers, Desk Officers, Food Vendors for Diverting School Feeding Items
[This Day] Minna -- Many teachers and desk officers in charge of the federal government Home Grown School Feeding programme have been arrested by operatives of the Directorate of State Security Service (DSS) for allegedly sabotaging the programme.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:20:40 GMT
Celebrating Amina Mohammed At 60
[Premium Times] Last week, friends and associates of the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, gave her a befitting celebration as she turned sixty. The timing was perfect as her boss had just won a second term in office and...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:17:04 GMT
Rise Up and Defend Democracy, Governor Fayemi Tells Nigerians
[Premium Times] Mr Fayemi assures ambassadors in Nigeria of Nigerian governments' support and cooperation.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:51:13 GMT
As Apapa Gridlock Awaits Governors' Intervention
[This Day] Eromosele Abiodun writes that after two separate Senate motions and the intervention of 17 governors from Southern Nigeria Apapa gridlock has become worse.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:50:16 GMT
Bolt - Enhancing Productivity for Africans
[This Day] Before 2020, the average annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for Africa consistently outperformed the global average and was estimated to grow by at least six per cent annually until 2023.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:44:56 GMT
Ogun LG Polls - Gov Abiodun's Push for Internal Democracy
[This Day] Funmi Branco commends the steps taken by Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State to ensure the emergence of popular All Progressives Congress candidates for local government election in the state.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:42:13 GMT
Yet, Another Multibillion Court Scandal
[This Day] Bad habits and corruption in the system are causing the nation mounting anxiety

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:04:42 GMT
Covid-19 Created Poverty, Says Nigerian Artist
[This Day] Nigerian Artiste, Amodu Francis Eneojo, has bemoaned that COVID-19 and its aftershocks are threatening to wipe out decades of hard-earned progress in the fight against extreme poverty.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:04:38 GMT
NEITI Hails Passage of PIB, Says Over $200bn Lost to Unclear Framework
[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), yesterday hailed the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), but stressed that over $200 billion was lost to a clear framework for the sector.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:04:34 GMT
Govt Seeks Partnership With Canada, Pakistan in Production of Tanks, Small Arms
[This Day] Abuja -- In its determination to contain security challenges confronting the country and strengthen the capacity of the armed forces to deliver, the federal government yesterday sought the collaboration of Canada and Pakistan in the produc...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:04:31 GMT
Kenyan Immigration - We Are Not Aware of Nnamdi Kanu's Extradition
[Daily Trust] Director-General of Kenyan Immigration Services, Alexander Muteshi, has denied knowledge of the arrest and extradition of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:04:26 GMT
Sunday Igboho Makes U-Turn, Vows to Carry On With Lagos Rally
[Daily Trust] Sunday Igboho, self-acclaimed Yoruba activist, has vowed to go on with the "Yoruba Nation" rally that his group scheduled for Saturday.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:04:15 GMT
REDAN to Build 77,400 Housing Units in Nigeria
[Daily Trust] The Real Estate Development Association of Nigeria (REDAN) has initiated a National Housing Development Programne seeking to build at least 77,400 housing units across the country.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:54:01 GMT
Attack On Sunday Igboho's Country Home Barbaric - IPOB Reacts
[Vanguard] The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has described the invasion of the country home of Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as 'Igboho', by the Department of State Service (DSS), as "barbaric" and "unacceptab...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:54:01 GMT
School Feeding - Govt to Enrol Additional 5m Pupils By 2023 - Minister
[Vanguard] Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, says the Federal Government will enrol about five million pupils into the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) by 202...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:54:00 GMT
Nigeria 'Ll Cripple Should Anything Happen to Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB Warns Govt
[Vanguard] The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has threatened to cripple Nigeria should anything happen to its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS) following his re-arrest on Sunday, ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:50:45 GMT
Company Seizes 15 Taraba State Government Vehicles Over Judgment Debt
[Premium Times] The Taraba State Government had awarded the company a contract for the satellite survey and analysis of hydrocarbon feedstock deposit of Benue valley territory of the state.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:50:45 GMT
Nigeria's GDP to Rise 4.2 Percent in 2022 - Official
[Premium Times] "The exchange rate of the Naira to the dollar, which was N379 in the 2021 budget, has been adjusted to the NAFEX rate of N410.15 to one US dollar."

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:50:43 GMT
Taraba Farmers Allege Diversion of Farm Inputs By Govt. Officials
[Premium Times] Officials distributing the items are allegedly diverting them to the black market, with the connivance of some politicians.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:21:15 GMT
Senator Odebiyi's Bold Step to Prioritise Education
[This Day] Olubunmi Omoogun, Media Aide to Senator Tolu Odebiyi, Senator representing Ogun West highlights the laudable achievements of Odebiyi in the education sector

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:43:00 GMT
Kenya Denies Arrest, Deportation of Nigerian Separatist Leader Nnamdi Kanu
[Nation] The Kenya government has dismissed claims that it is linked to the arrest and eventual extradition of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu back to Nigeria, saying it could not ascertain whether the act took place in Kenya.



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