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Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:56:03 GMT
Gunmen Attack Kaduna School, Kidnap Students
[Premium Times] The attack on the federal institution in Kaduna occurred in the early hours of Friday.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:09:14 GMT
Death Tally From Covid-19 Surpasses 2,000
[Premium Times] An average of 10 people died daily from COVID-19 in the past week in Nigeria.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 06:21:14 GMT
Govt Deceives Citizens, Raises Petrol Price
[Premium Times] The NNPC said on March 1 there was no plan to raise fuel prices.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:40:10 GMT
Buhari Restates Shoot On Sight Order for Illegal Possessors of AK-47
[Premium Times] The President apprised the meeting with efforts by the government to improve the security situation in the country.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:39:50 GMT
Alleged Covid-19 Fraud - Court Remands Nigerian for Obtaining $8,000 Benefit From U.S.
[Premium Times] The defendant allegedly represented himself as an American citizen affected by COVID-19, and obtained $8,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) from Virginia, United States.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:27:15 GMT
Bandits Kill Seven, Injure Many in Fresh Attacks in Kaduna - Official
[Premium Times] The bandits also rustled cows and set properties on fire

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:00:24 GMT
New Airlines Emerge in Nigeria As Global Aviation Is Threatened
[This Day] New airlines are emerging in Nigeria to take care of the low capacity in the air transport industry. Signals from different parts of the world have shown that it will take years for the air transport industry to recover fully from the deva...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 06:22:42 GMT
Govt Moves to Douse Anxieties Over Astrazeneca's Covid-19 Vaccine
[Premium Times] Four European countries citing blood clotting difficulties and a suspected death arising from the usage of the vaccine have suspended its use.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 06:22:13 GMT
Address Nation's Security Challenges Now, Traditional Rulers Tell Buhari
[Premium Times] The traditional rulers say the security situation is hard on their people and there is a need to take urgent and immediate steps to check the situation.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:47:37 GMT
We Must Bridge the Funding Gap for Family Planning in Country's 2021 Budget
[Nigeria Health Watch] Jack Lew, former United States Secretary of the Treasury described a budget as "not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our values and aspirations". Unfortunately, Nigeria's health budget has poorly reflected the...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:40:11 GMT
Firm That Supplied Millions of Sub-Standard Mosquito Nets to Nigeria, Others Blacklisted
[Premium Times] Global Fund suspended all existing orders with the firm and moved planned orders to other contracted suppliers.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:39:53 GMT
We're Broke - Lawmakers
[Premium Times] The House of Representatives says it is broke and cannot carry out its constitutional mandate effectively.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:41:58 GMT
Ransom Payment in the Gulf of Guinea
[CFR] According to the Nigerian army, a ransom of $300,000 was paid to pirates in the Gulf of Guinea to secure the release of the crew of a Chinese fishing boat. The party that paid the ransom is not reported. The most likely possibility is that it w...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:40:36 GMT
National Assembly Pledges to Expunge Laws Infringing On Women's Rights
[This Day] The National Assembly yesterday expressed its readiness to amend the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to ensure gender parity, as well as enact laws to improve the fortunes of women and girls in Nigeria.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:19:21 GMT
Outdoor Advertising Practitioners At Crossroads
[This Day] Raheem Akingbolu writes on the likely impact the federal government's proposed road concession and Lagos State alleged regulatory discrimination could have on outdoor advertising fortune in the years ahead

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:33:46 GMT
NNPC Insists Petrol Depot Price Will Not Increase in March
[Vanguard] The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has insisted that petrol depot price will remain unchanged in March.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:02:45 GMT
Bandits Kill Seven in Fresh Attacks On Kaduna Communities
[This Day] Seven people have been killed in fresh attacks by bandits on communities in Igabi, Giwa and Chikun Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:02:41 GMT
Collapsed Synagogue Building - Court Fixes May 27 for Adoption of Addresses
[Leadership] Lagos -- Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja yesterday fixed May 27 for the adoption of final written addresses on the Synagogue Church of All Nations( SCOAN) collapsed building.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:59:39 GMT
A Stronger, More Diversified Private Sector Will Speed Nigeria's Recovery
[Vanguard] The Covid-19 crisis is hitting Nigeria hard, slowing economic development and sending more Nigerians into poverty.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:56:39 GMT
NBBF Plans Quality Friendlies for d'Tigers, d'Tigress
[This Day] The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has assured stakeholders in the sport that the country's senior men and women's teams will face quality oppositions as part of their preparations for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in summer...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:56:03 GMT
Youth Attack BRT Station As Bus Kills Motorcyclist
[Premium Times] A commercial motorcyclist, who lost control while using the BRT corridor, was killed by an oncoming BRT bus.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:56:03 GMT
Govt, Ogun Govt to Build Houses for Abeokuta Flood Victims - Official
[Premium Times] The government plans to build 500 units of 2-bedroom houses to accommodate the victims, an official said.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:48:10 GMT
The Assault On Free Speech
[This Day] The Nigerian constitution guarantees freedom of expression

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:28:23 GMT
Nigerian Customs Service - Citadel of Corruption
[This Day] Those who are upbeat about the anti-corruption stance of the federal government may not have had any experience with the Nigerian Customs Service. Too often, we are carried away with the running belief in the public domain that the Nigeria...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:16:01 GMT
Torgah Makes Waves in Nigeria
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's top golfer, Vincent Torgah is making waves across the continent after winning the maiden Bayelsa Governor's Cup 2021 held in Nigeria over the weekend.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:00:21 GMT
We Have Firepower to End Insurgency Without Mercenaries - Govt
[This Day] The federal government yesterday ruled out hiring mercenaries to fight the insurgency war, saying the country has enough personnel and resources to fight insecurity, especially with the reform of the armed forces by President Muhammadu Buh...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:00:20 GMT
Eastern Rail Corridor to Link 14 States, Says Govt
[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government yesterday shed more light on the benefits of the Eastern Rail Corridor which groundbreaking President Muhammadu Buhari performed virtually on Tuesday, saying it will stimulate economic activities in 14 state...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:00:19 GMT
I Desire to Make Afro-Trap First Choice Music in Nigeria, Says BadboiHY
[This Day] Humphrey Osagie Afobhokhan, whose stage name is BadboiHY, is one of the rising music acts in the Nigeria, has pledged to make Nigerian to like Afrotrap music.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:00:13 GMT
Petrol May Sell for N212.61 As PPPRA Releases Price Guide
[This Day] Abuja -- The pump price of petrol may hit N212.61 per litre any time from now, if the authorities approve the latest price guide set by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA).

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:56:57 GMT
Covid-19 - Edo Exceeds 40,000 Target for Sample Collection, Testing
[Vanguard] EDO State has disclosed that it has attained a milestone in the fight against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) as the state on Thursday, hit the 40, 000 sample collection and testing target set by Governor Godwin Obaseki, as part of ef...



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