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Nigeria

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:28:23 GMT
Dealing With Unemployment Challenge
[This Day] James Emejo urges tertiary institutions to take advantage of the Central Bank of Nigeria entrepreneurship scheme and contribute to solving the country's increasing unemployment and social challenges

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 07:38:33 GMT
Nigeria Confirms Omicron Variant, Steps Up Vigilance
[Premium Times] The disease centre said the two cases of the variant were discovered through "genomic sequencing."

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:48:02 GMT
#EndSARS White Paper - Lagos Govt Says No Massacre At Lekki Tollgate
[Premium Times] The government says the inconsistencies and contradictions in the panel's report concerning deaths at Lekki Tollgate rendered their findings and conclusions "totally unreliable and therefore unacceptable."

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:10:11 GMT
Kidnappings and School Closures - What the Govt Must Do
[Premium Times] "The children of Nigeria are the future of Nigeria. Yet, they are being physically and emotionally traumatised, kidnapped, sexually assaulted, forcibly married, and sometimes killed."

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 04:54:11 GMT
Canada Bans Travelers From Nigeria, Egypt, Malawi Over Omicron Fears
[This Day] -Nigeria's lawmakers urge NCDC to step up national response

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 04:50:43 GMT
Lawmakers Debate Recurring Jailbreaks, Summon Two Ministers
[Premium Times] Lawmakers proposed various solutions they believe will end jailbreaks.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 04:39:48 GMT
Authorities Search for Over 250 Inmates Freed in Prison Attack
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigerian authorities are searching for more than 250 inmates still at large after an armed group attacked a prison in the central city of Jos. Prison authorities say nine escapees were killed in clashes with security forces.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 04:27:33 GMT
Nigeria and South Africa Have a Love-Hate Relationship - the Continent Needs Them Closer
[The Conversation Africa] President Cyril Ramaphosa is visiting four West African countries - Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Senegal. The Conversation Africa's Wale Fatade asked international relations expert, Olawale Olusola, about the significance...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:30:58 GMT
Why Bola Tinubu Is Best for Nigeria
[This Day] Abuja -- He is an exceptional manager of resources and a seasoned administrator.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:28:23 GMT
The Hurried Child' Launched, Highlights Dangers of Overburdening Children
[This Day] Funmi Ogundare

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:12:39 GMT
Many Feared Dead As Boat Carrying School Children Capsizes in Kano
[Premium Times] A resident said the boat was conveying Islamiyah school children and other passengers to an Islamic event

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 07:43:24 GMT
World Aids Day 2021 - Fear of Stigma Still Hinders Use of Preventive Drugs
[Premium Times] In 2020, the Key populations group which includes female sex workers (FSW), People who injects drugs, men who have sex with men (MSM) -accounted for 65 per cent of new HIV infections globally

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:10:17 GMT
Over 5,000 Inmates Escape From Country's Jails in One Year
[Premium Times] There have been 15 incidents of jailbreaks within that period, and eight of those were successful.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 04:39:50 GMT
Apple Awards Wizkid As African Music Artist of the Year
[Vanguard] Ayodeji Balogun, the Talented Nigerian singer and Grammy-award winner, better known as Wizkid have won the Apple music African artist of the year.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:37:44 GMT
Kano Govt Rejects Court Judgment Awarding N10 Million to Deposed Emir Sanusi
[Premium Times] Kano State's Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Musa Lawan, says the government would appeal the judgment

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:37:41 GMT
World Aids Day 2021 - One Child Infected With HIV Every Two Minutes in 2020 - UNICEF
[Premium Times] In Nigeria, at least 20,695 children were newly infected with HIV in 2020.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:31:04 GMT
Bogoro - Focusing On Faculty, Equipment Will Boost Universities' Global Ranking
[This Day] At a two-day capacity building workshop organised by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund recently for beneficiary universities in Lagos, the Executive Secretary, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, explained to some journalists, including Funmi Ogundare,...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:31:04 GMT
Illiquidity - Banks' Borrowing From CBN Rises By 315 Percent to N24.53trn in 11 Months
[This Day] Kayode Tokede

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:31:03 GMT
CBN Discontinues Manual Processing for Non-Commercial Exports
[This Day] James Emejo and Nume Ekeghe

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:31:03 GMT
Osun Ruler Tasks Politicians to Invest in Education
[This Day] Ilorin -- The traditional ruler of Orangun Oke-Ila in Ifedayo Local Government Council Area of Osun, Oba Adedokun Abolarin, has called on political officeholders to invest more in the education of their constituents to reduce crime.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:31:03 GMT
No Time for a Government Airline
[This Day] The idea of a national carrier is a misplaced priority

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:31:03 GMT
MPC As Enabler for Sustained Recovery
[This Day] Nume Ekeghe writes on the economic impact of the recent decisions taken by the Monetary Policy Committee in its bid to sustain recovery.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:15:06 GMT
South Africa, Nigeria Elevate Bilateral and Trade Relations
[SAnews.gov.za] Two of Africa's largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, are today expected to strengthen their longstanding bilateral ties and trade relations during President Cyril Ramaphosa's two-day state visit in Nigeria.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:28:23 GMT
NDDC to Rebuild School Destroyed Amid A'ibom Communities Clash
[This Day] Okon Bassey in Uyo

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:28:18 GMT
Cyril Ramaphosa's Visit to Nigeria
[This Day] Lagos -- Ade Adefeko urges South Africa and Nigeria to strengthen their bilateral relations.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:12:42 GMT
Bandits Kidnap Another Village Head in Katsina
[Premium Times] The bandits abducted the village head, his wife and many other villagers in the attack on Monday night

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 07:40:41 GMT
Save Nigerians From Hunger, Insecurity, Agbekoya Tells Buhari
[Vanguard] The Agbekoya Farmers Society of Nigeria, yesterday, decried the high level of hunger, unemployment, and insecurity in the country, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to take steps at alleviating the plight of Nigerians.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 07:40:38 GMT
EndSARS - Lagos Overrules Panel Report
[Vanguard] The Lagos State government, yesterday, released a White Paper on the report of the panel on Police Brutality and Lekki Tollgate killings, rejecting key recommendations of the report.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 07:40:35 GMT
Illegal Sale of Seized Assets - Malami Denies Involvement, Okays Probe
[Vanguard] The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, has denied knowledge or his involvement in alleged illegal sale of assets forfeited to the Federal Government.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 07:40:33 GMT
Zulum Presents N267.921bn 2022 Appropriation Budget to Borno Assembly
[Vanguard] Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, yesterday, proposed about N267.921billion for the 2022 fiscal year made up of N172,535,634,000 for capital expenditure and N95,385,850,000 for recurrent expenditure.



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