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Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:00:50 GMT
COP26 - A Huge Disappointment for Vulnerable Countries #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Countries of the global South, which are already facing the worst impacts of the climate emergency, have expressed their deep disappointment about how the COP26 talks have unfolded.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 06:19:51 GMT
Soldiers, Police Massacred Peaceful Protesters At Lekki Tollgate - Panel
[Premium Times] "Officers of the Nigerian Army shot, injured and killed unarmed helpless and defenceless protesters, without provocation or justification, while they were waving the Nigerian Flag and singing the National Anthem and the manner of assa...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 05:43:05 GMT
Boko Haram Caused Economic Activities to Decline in North-East By 50% - World Bank
[This Day] The World Bank has stated that the destruction caused by the Boko Haram sect caused economic activities in the north-eastern part of the country to decline by 50 per cent.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:42:24 GMT
Morocco to Build New Infrastructure for Nigeria's Gas Delivery Project
[Leadership] The government of Morocco is considering setting up a downstream division of state-owned ONHYM to manage domestic natural gas infrastructure, including a project to deliver gas by pipeline from Nigeria to Morocco through 13 countries.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:41:35 GMT
Why Abuja-London Flight Is Cheaper Than Lagos-London - Stakeholders
[Leadership] Nigerians travelling to the United Kingdom from Lagos pay higher tickets fare than those travelling from the Federal Capital Terirory (FCT), Abuja, LEADERSHIP investigation has shown.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 04:42:59 GMT
How Covid-19 Pandemic Threatened Mental Health of Nigerians - Report
[Premium Times] The pandemic further pushed lots of people into anxiety and depression, findings from the survey show.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 04:41:04 GMT
Buhari Says Africa Must Be Marketplace Where No Country Is Left Behind
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday lauded Africa's collaborative journey towards collective economic prosperity through the African Continental Free Trade Area, adding that "Africa must be a marketplace where no country is left behind."

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 04:13:02 GMT
Some Plants Show Potential to Treat Malaria
[The Conversation Africa] Six countries in Africa accounted for about half of all malaria deaths worldwide in 2019: Nigeria (23%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (11%), Tanzania (5%), Burkina Faso (4%), Mozambique (4%) and Niger (4%).

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 06:19:51 GMT
Nigerians Believed Corruption Worse Under Obasanjo Than Under Buhari, Jonathan, Yar'Adua
[Premium Times] Over the last two decades, Nigeria's CPI has varied with the annual score ranging from 10 to 28 per cent and its ranking from 90th to 149th.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 05:39:59 GMT
In Damning Report, Lagos #EndSARS Panel Says 11 Killed At Lekki Tollgate
[This Day] In a damning report released yesterday, the Judicial Panel of Inquiry (JPI) set up by the Lagos state government to probe the October 20, 2020 #EndSARs protest has revealed that at least 11 persons were killed during the peaceful demonstra...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 04:41:01 GMT
Buhari Seeks Stringent Punishment for Lawyers Hindering Speedy Dispensation of Justice
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the judiciary to devise and deploy stringent measures against lawyers, who in the cause of servicing their clients, employ all kinds of delay tactics thereby hindering the speedy dispensation of jus...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 04:40:35 GMT
Country's Inflation Falls for Seventh Straight Month in October
[Premium Times] Prices of goods and services rose 15.99 per cent between October 2020 and October 2021.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:47:58 GMT
Lagos Advised to Accommodate Thousands of Orphans Roaming the Streets
[Vanguard] Lagos state government has been advised to accommodate thousands of orphans roaming the streets in order to redirect their brains aright so as to avert future disaster.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:47:55 GMT
Food Inflation Hit 20.75 Percent As Prices Rise Further in October
[Vanguard] The National Bureau of Statistics, yesterday, said that the annual food inflation rate rose for the 24th consecutive month to 20.75 per cent in October from 20.71 per cent in September, owing to further increases in the prices of basic foo...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:47:53 GMT
Electricity Consumers Not Required to Pay for Meters Under NMMP - NERC
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) electricity consumers are not required to pay directly for the meters issued to them.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:47:50 GMT
Electricity Tariffs - Increase May Push Nigerians to the Wall - Gani Adams
[Vanguard] THE Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, yesterday, warned that the 54 percent hike in electricity meter prices, as well as the rise in prices of gas, may push Nigerians to the wall.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:47:47 GMT
Nigerian Woman Jailed 20 Yrs in Cote d'Voire Over Crime She Didn't Commit Dies
[Vanguard] Twenty one year old Ìtùnnú Babalola, jailed for 20 years in Cote D'voire, over a crime she did not commit is dead.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:47:45 GMT
Covid-19 - Govt Sets 2022 Deadline to End Pandemic
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has set 2022 as the target year to end the COVID-19 pandemic, announcing plans to convene a national summit next month to review targets set on the pandemic.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:47:41 GMT
Alleged Failure to Implement MOA - ASUU Issues 3-Week Ultimatum to Govt
[Vanguard] THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday issued a three-week ultimatum to the federal government to implement the Memorandum of Action, MOA, it signed with it before the union called off its strike last December or risk an...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:47:37 GMT
Bandits On Rampage in Sokoto, Niger, Kill 15, Abduct Many, Set Houses Ablaze
[Vanguard] Bandits were again on rampage in the early hours of yesterday in two local government areas in Sokoto State, killing at least 15 persons and appointing district heads in affected communities.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:27:23 GMT
Lupma Phc Has No Toilet, No Water and Has Only Two Workers
[Nigeria Health Watch] Lupma is a rural community in Paikoro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The access road to the community is motorable, however their only Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) is not only dilapidated but has only two health...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:17:00 GMT
Endsars - Lagos Panel Report Indicts Army, Police Over Lekki Shooting
[Vanguard] THE report of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution on Lekki Toll Gate Shooting Incident and Cases of Police Brutality as well as human rights violations has indicted the Nigerian Army and the Police of complicity in the death of p...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 08:48:42 GMT
Judiciary's Timely Intervention Saved Democracy From Collapse - CJN
[Leadership] Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has said Nigeria's democracy would have been truncated, if not for the timely intervention of the judiciary.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 08:48:32 GMT
1,773 Killed By Armed Herdsmen in Benue, LG Chiefs, Tribal Leaders Cry Out
[Vanguard] Chairmen of 14 Local Government Areas in Benue State that have been ravaged by herdsmen attacks alongside leaders of the three main tribes in the state, under the aegis of Mzough U Tiv, Ochetoha K'Idoma and Onmi'Nyi Igede have raised the a...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:42:31 GMT
KPMG Seeks Govt Clarification On Exemption of Diesel From VAT
[This Day] KPMG has urged the federal government to clarify the confusion surrounding the removal of Automobile Gas Oil (AGO) or diesel from Value Added Tax (VAT) Modification Order 2021, recently signed by the Minister of Finance, Budget and Nationa...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:42:29 GMT
Excise Tax - One Tax Too Many for Manufacturers
[This Day] Stakeholders in the Nigerian food, beverage and tobacco sub-sector of the Nigerian manufacturing sector have appealed to the government to stay its hand on the planned reintroduction of excise on non-alcoholic beverages in order to avert s...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:42:28 GMT
Building Collapse in Nigeria - Concerns and Practicable Remedies
[This Day] Building collapses are not uncommon around the world. Many countries, including USA, have had their fair share of failures which have resulted in the collapse of buildings. Recently, on June 24, 2021, a 12-storey beachfront condominium com...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:42:28 GMT
Husk Power Systems Announces Seven Targets At COP26
[This Day] Husk Power Systems, a solar-centred company has announced seven ambitious targets to scale the rural energy economy and mini-grids in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia by 2030.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:42:25 GMT
Brigandage in Plateau, Imo Assemblies
[This Day] The cost of constant bickering in the legislative houses is high on good governance

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:42:24 GMT
Ikoyi Building Collapse - Matters Arising
[This Day] I was at a reception for our brother and colleague, Dele Momodu, a life-long reporter, author, publisher, media-preneur, community chief, politician, public intellectual, Chairman/CEO of Ovation Magazine, Ovation Carol and Boss Magazine on...



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