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Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:23:26 GMT
Cote d'Ivoire Sends Back 88 Nigerian Victims of Human Trafficking
[This Day] The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), said it has received 88 rescued victims of human trafficking from the authorities in Côte d'Ivoire.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:23:35 GMT
Corruption - Nigerian Senator Urges Buhari to Sign 'Unexplained Wealth Order'
[Premium Times] The senator also urges President Buhari to prevail on the National Assembly to pass the Proceeds of Crime Bill in time "regardless of bickering on the management of the proceeds recovered".

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 06:12:09 GMT
#AnambraDecides2021 - Electoral Board Declares Anambra Election Inconclusive
[Premium Times] APGA's candidate, Charles Soludo, has won in 18 out of the 21 local government areas in the state.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 06:32:50 GMT
North-Central - Insecurity Abates in Some States, Persists in Others - Survey
[Vanguard] Security of lives and property has significantly improved in some parts of the North-Central and Taraba with the residents now conducting their activities in a relatively peaceful atmosphere, a survey has revealed.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 06:12:09 GMT
Three Injured As Tanker Explodes On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway - Official
[Premium Times] While the actual cause of the tanker explosion is yet to be ascertained as of the time of this report, the official said a vehicle was burnt.

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 11:40:02 GMT
Ethiopia On the Brink
[This Day] Ethiopia is heading in a dangerous direction. Everything must be done to maintain the peace

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:57:46 GMT
JAMB Defends Remittance of Operating Surplus
[Vanguard] The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has vowed to continue its practice of remitting its operating surpluses to government, saying that the remittances were in line with global best practice, Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head, Public...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:46:24 GMT
General Colin Powell's Last Command
[This Day] "A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work" -Gen. Colin Powell (1937-2021)

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:44:00 GMT
SON Unveils Standards to Checkmate Rejection of Nigeria's Agro Commodities
[This Day] The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has introduced fresh standards to combat the high level of rejection faced by Nigeria's agricultural commodities at the global markets.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:40:24 GMT
NURTW Urges Govt to Deploy E-Tracking Device to Tackle Insecurity
[Vanguard] National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has urged the Federal Government to deploy software such as the union's e-tracking platform to help tackle insecurity in the country.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:35:05 GMT
NDLEA Arrests Notorious Drug Dealer Behind London-Bound Multiple Consignments
[This Day] Abuja -- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday announced that it has arrested the mastermind of recent multiple attempts to export drugs through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Lagos and some courie...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:33:34 GMT
Frank Alleges Plot to Sabotage Probe of Ikoyi Building Collapse
[This Day] Abuja -- A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has alleged plot to sabotage investigations into the 21-storey building that collapsed last Monday at Gerrad Road, Ikoyi, Lag...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:24:26 GMT
Ondo Varsity Students to Pay N2.245 Million As Tuition Fees
[This Day] Akure -- The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has been receiving knocks over the recent increase of the tuition fee of the state-owned University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo, which required non-indigenes and ...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:20:57 GMT
Lagos Police Investigates Death of FAANs AGM
[This Day] The Lagos State police command, says it has begun investigation into the death of Mr. Abdulrahaman Musa, Assistant General Manager (AGM), Electrical Engineering Department, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN), Lagos.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:11:08 GMT
First Bank Unveils Fully Automated Self Service Branch
[This Day] First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced the launch of its fully automated branch, called the FirstBank Digital Experience Centre.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:47:59 GMT
Soludo in Apparent Victory in Anambra Poll, Election to Hold in Ihiala Tomorrow
[This Day] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Anambra election inconclusive, following the failure of the exercise to hold in Ihiala Local Government Area.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:39:00 GMT
Banditry - Bauchi Emir Dethrones 4 Traditional Rulers
[Leadership] Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Sulaimanu Adamu, has dethroned four village heads in Toro local government area of the state over their alleged complacency in abetting criminal elements in their respective domains.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:38:57 GMT
Aso Rock Electrical Installations Repairs to Gulp N5.2bn in 2022
[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking the National Assembly's approval to spend N5.2 billion on maintenance of an undisclosed number of electrical and mechanical installations in 2022.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:38:52 GMT
Defamation - Court Orders Newspaper to Apologize, Pay Damages to El-Rufai
[Leadership] A High Court has ordered Today Publishing Company, publishers of The Union newspaper, to tender an apology and pay N10m for defaming Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:33:47 GMT
Foreign Currency Inflows Dropped to $1.83bn in 2020, Year of Covid - CBN
[This Day] Abuja -- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that it recorded a significant reduction in the volume and cost of foreign exchange procurement in 2020, the year of COVID, when the entire world was on lockdown and businesses close...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:30:12 GMT
Renewed Activities of Rice Smugglers'll Jeopardize Govt's Gains - Abubakar
[Vanguard] The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammed Abubakar, weekend, expressed worry over renewed activities of rice smugglers as it will jeopardize Federal Government's gains in boosting local production of the commodity.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:23:35 GMT
Speeding Driver Dies in Anambra Accident
[Premium Times] The FRSC said the accident could be attributed to speeding and loss of control.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:23:34 GMT
Covid-19 - Nigeria Records One Death, 86 Fresh Cases Sunday
[Premium Times] The fatality toll now stands at 2,906, while a total of 212,713 infections have been confirmed in Nigeria.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:21:39 GMT
TEF to Announce 2021 Entrepreneurship Programme Beneficiaries
[This Day] The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has said that it will announce the beneficiaries of the 2021 TEF entrepreneurship programme at the official selection announcement event holding in Lagos, and streaming live online, on November 12, 2021.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:52:03 GMT
Kano to Complete Long Abandoned N7bn Road Project
[Vanguard] Kano -- Kano Executive Council has given approval for the completion of the multi-million naira long abandoned Janguza-Durum-Kabo-Karaye Road awarded in 2010.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:52:03 GMT
Don't Sweep Invasion of Justice Odili's House Under Carpet - Niger Delta Agitators
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Niger Delta agitators have urged the Federal Government to investigate the recent siege to Justice Mary Peter-Odili's house and not to sweep it under the carpet.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:52:00 GMT
Insecurity - We've Lost 800 Teachers in North-East - NUT
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, weekend, said it has lost about 800 teachers to insecurity in the Northeastern part of the country.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:04:37 GMT
No Going Back On 120% Ondo Varsity Fees Hike, VC Insists As PDP, Parents Kick
[Vanguard] Akure -- The Vice-Chancellor of University of Medical Sciences, UNIMED, Ondo State, Prof Adesegun Fatusi, has said there is no going back on the hike in tuition fees of the institution.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:04:37 GMT
2 Weeks After, Govt Yet to Pay N22.1bn Earned Academic Allowances - ASUU, SSANU, NASU Meet
[Vanguard] Two weeks after the Federal Government promised to pay N22.1 billon Earned Academic Allowances to workers in federal universities, the pledge has not been fulfilled, investigation by the Vanguard has revealed.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:04:36 GMT
Ikoyi Building Collapse - Rescue Operation 99% Complete As Death Toll Hits 44
[Vanguard] The death toll rose to 44, last night, as rescue and recovery operations at the scene of the Ikoyi collapsed building reached 99 per cent.



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