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Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:58:37 GMT
YouTube Closes TB Joshua's Channel, Facebook Acts Too
[Premium Times] In response to our enquiries about TB Joshua's controversial exorcisms, YouTube terminated his channel.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:47:02 GMT
Pandemic Underscores Flaws in Country's Farming and Food Supply Chains
[The Conversation Africa] During the lockdown in Lagos, Nigeria, I joined a humanitarian team to distribute food to poor people in the urban slums. The project was launched because food was not available and accessible to millions of people in Africa...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:37:24 GMT
Central Bank Moves to Place Sugar, Wheat On Forex Restriction List
[Leadership] Abuja -- Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele has said the bank will soon commence the restriction of forex allocation for importation of sugar and wheat into the country.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:29:24 GMT
Govt Lifts Ban On Activation of New SIM Cards, Revises Policy
[This Day] The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Thursday, approved the activation of new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:27:58 GMT
Country Suffers Massive Power Outage As Several Plants Break Down
[Premium Times] Nine plants suffered a breakdown and others face gas shortages.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:13:24 GMT
Buhari Returns After London 'Rest'
[Premium Times] Mr Buhari's handlers said he would return in the second week of April.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:11:54 GMT
Nigeria Inflation Hits 18.17% Amid High Food Prices
[Premium Times] Food inflation also increased from 21.79 percent in February to 22.95 in March.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:55:08 GMT
Burger King Announces Grand Entry Into Nigerian Market
[This Day] Allied Food and Confectionary Services Limited had announced exciting plans to launch and grow the Burger KingĀ® brand in Nigeria, the largest country in Africa.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:27:56 GMT
Derision of Tariff Reduction
[This Day] Eromosele Abiodun writes that the reduction of duties on imported vehicles by the federal government has become a charade as officers of the Nigeria Customs Service now use various charges to extort importers and victimise clearing agents ...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:05:29 GMT
Ethiopian Airlines to Resume Enugu, Kano Flights
[This Day] The management of Ethiopian Airlines has assured passengers in the north and southern part of Nigeria that it would return to Enugu and Kano Airports once the new terminals are officially declared open for operations, just as the airline m...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 06:35:11 GMT
Transport Ministry Blocks Rail Ticketing Details Amid Questions Over Returns
[Premium Times] The N900 million paid by the concessionaire raised concerns as the line is estimated to generate as much as N15 billion in a decade.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:56:04 GMT
Minister Blames Media for Twitter Snubbing Nigeria
[Premium Times] Lai Mohammed says this is what you get when you de-market your country

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:47:58 GMT
Okonjo-Iweala Rallies Global Action for Increased Access to Vaccines
[This Day] Abuja -- The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has recommended actions for countries and drug makers to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines and share them more widely and fairly.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:40:41 GMT
'10,000 Boys and Girls Still Held By Boko Haram'
[Vanguard] Markudi -- Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Thursday disclosed that over 10,000 Nigerian boys and girls are still being held by Boko Haram and indoctrinated with militant fundamentalism.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:38:28 GMT
Fight Against Drug Trafficking Will Block Insurgency Funding - Govt
[Leadership] Abuja -- The federal government has said that successful fight against drug trafficking will help to deny or reduce funding for insurgency, saying it was common knowledge that drug money is being used to finance insurgency and terrorism.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:33:55 GMT
Kidnap Victims Need Aid Beyond Rescue, Experts Say
[VOA] In Nigeria's restive northern region, kidnappings have become all too common, with schoolchildren among the primary targets.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:36:12 GMT
Govt Targets 100 Million Jobs Through Gas Expansion Project
[This Day] The federal government has explained that its National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP) was envisioned to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:30:47 GMT
Redeemed Church Apologises to Fashola Over 'Baseless' Petition Against Works Ministry
[Premium Times] "Ministry of Works and Housing deserves an apology from us and because the whole world is listening to us, I tender that apology. Unreservedly."

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:30:47 GMT
Sanwo-Olu Visits Late Yinka Odumakin's Family
[Premium Times] Mr Odumakin, a rights activist, died on April 2, at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) at the age of 54.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:30:42 GMT
Nigeria Records Zero Covid-19 Deaths in Three Consecutive Days
[Premium Times] The fatality toll in the country remains 2,061 in total with no deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday as it was in the previous 48 hours.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:30:35 GMT
YouTube Shuts Down Channel Promoting Televangelist TB Joshua's Violent 'Conversion Therapy'
[Daily Maverick] In response to openDemocracy's enquiries about TB Joshua's controversial exorcisms, YouTube terminated his channel. Facebook says it has removed certain posts, but a number are still visible, and MultiChoice, which broadcasts his 24-...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:01:35 GMT
Kwara Govt Reiterates Commitment to Ease of Doing Business
[Vanguard] The Kwara Government has restated its commitment to creating a business-friendly environment for economic growth and development in the state.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:01:31 GMT
Police Grill Anti-Graft Activist, Suraju
[This Day] Abuja -- Chairman of Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju, was on Wednesday arrested, detained and later released on bail after interrogation by police.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:55:11 GMT
Gunmen Abduct Ekiti Monarch
[Vanguard] Ado-Ekiti -- Barely a week after the Elewu of Ewu, in Ilemeje Local Government of Ekiti State, Oba Adetutu Ajayi escaped the kidnapper's ambush, Oba David Oyewumi the Obadu of Ilemeso-Ekiti in Oye LG was not that lucky.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:55:02 GMT
Unpatriotic Citizens Made Twitter Snub Nigeria for Ghana - Govt
[This Day] The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday blamed those he described as "unpatriotic Nigerians" for the decision by Twitter to make Ghana its African headquarters.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:55:00 GMT
Buhari Returns From Medical Trip, Expresses Confidence in Service Chiefs
[This Day] Abuja -- President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday returned to Nigeria after a 17-day medical trip to London, the United Kingdom.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:32:32 GMT
MOWCA - Gambia, Ghana, Others Pledge Support for Nigeria's Candidate
[This Day] The Republics of Gambia, Ghana and other countries have pledged their support for Nigeria's candidate for Secretary General of Maritime Organisation for West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr. Paul Adalikwu.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:04:26 GMT
Death Toll From Kano 'Killer Drinks' Rises to 10
[This Day] Kano -- At least 10 persons have lost their lives while 50 others were undergoing kidney-related treatments after consumption of suspected killer drinks in Kano.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:03:14 GMT
Govt to Shame, Publish Names of Defaulting Contractors
[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government yesterday said it was planning to shame and publish the names of contractors who won contracts but failed to execute the projects across the country.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 06:35:16 GMT
Governors, Speakers, Buhari's Chief of Staff Meet Over Judiciary Workers' Strike
[Premium Times] The governors appealed to the striking judiciary workers to call off their strike which has crippled court activities nationwide since April 6.



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