Nigeria
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 04:59:18 GMTU.S. Removes Nigeria From Religious Violators' List
[Daily Trust] US has removed Nigeria from the list of countries "engaging in violation of religious freedom".
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 04:53:20 GMTFour Dead As Another Building Collapses in Lagos
[Premium Times] "The building construction started about two years ago but not completed. However, further development just started three months ago."
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 04:45:25 GMT#EndSARS Group Demands Apology From Lagos Govt, Govt Over Lekki 'Massacre'
[Premium Times] In a statement signed by the Endsars Frontiers on Wednesday, the group said the government should apologise to "the victims of police brutality and military oppression in Nigeria at large, and specifically the Lekki toll gate massacre...
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:50:11 GMTP-Square Finally Back Again, Celebrate Each Other On Instagram
[This Day] After five years of dispute, the beloved twins Peter and Paul Okoye of the defunct musical group P-Square have finally sheathed their swords. Rumours about their reunion started spreading earlier in the week when the duo, including their o...
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 04:59:14 GMTFans Send Singer Davido Millions of Naira in One Hour
[Daily Trust] What started like a joke turned into a bumper harvest for music star, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, on Wednesday.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 04:53:55 GMTBlinken to Visit Nigeria On Second Stop of Multination Africa Trip
[VOA] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Nigeria Thursday on the second leg of his three-nation tour of Africa to discuss security issues and other topics.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 04:45:42 GMTSaving Mothers Lives By Improving the Procurement of Quality Maternal Medicines
[Nigeria Health Watch] Access to quality essential medicines is not only a human right, but also crucial to realising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as set out by the United Nations. While the Nigerian government is putting in place program...
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:20:04 GMTFour Dead, Others Injured As Another Building Collapses in Lagos
[This Day] Four persons have died and five others rescued as a building under construction collapsed in the Badagry area of Lagos State yesterday
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:19:08 GMT17 Days After Ikoyi Building Collapse, Senate Passes Bill to Regulate Real Estate Business
[This Day] The Senate yesterday passed a bill to establish the Real Estate Regulatory Council of Nigeria.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:25:04 GMTZulum, El-Rufai Support Family of Army General Killed By Terrorists
[Premium Times] Borno and Kaduna states offer financial support to the family of Dzarma Zirkushu, a brigadier-general killed by insurgents in Borno State on Sunday.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:24:57 GMT2023 - Amosun's Presidential Campaign Banners Surface in Abeokuta
[Premium Times] In the campaign banners, Mr Amosun was seen dressed in Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa attires.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:22:51 GMTNNPC, Afreximbank Seal $1.04bn Oil Trade Financing Deal
[Leadership] The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed a five-year agreement worth $1.04 billion with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:40:56 GMTThe Bloodstains At Lekki Tollgate
[This Day] "When the army announced last week that beginning Tuesday it would commence 'Operation Crocodile Smile'--not against Boko Haram insurgents in the North-east but rather across the country "to identify, track, and counter negative propaganda...
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:17:33 GMT5 Die As Petrol Tanker Bursts Into Flames On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
[Vanguard] Five persons were burnt to death in the early hours of yesterday, as a petrol tanker burst into flames around Tunji Alegi Filling Station, Kwakyama area of Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:17:29 GMTWorld Bank Projects $17.6bn Diaspora Remittance to Nigeria
[Vanguard] The World Bank has projected $17.6 billion Diaspora remittances into Nigeria in 2021, representing 2.5 per cent increase from $17.2 billion recorded in 2020.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:17:26 GMTGovt Plans 100% Growth in Crude Oil Output
[Vanguard] Amidst consistent underperformance since this year, the Federal Government has indicated that it was rebuilding the upstream sector to ramp up crude oil production by 100 percent to 3.0 million barrels per day, up from average 1.5 million ...
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:17:22 GMTUs Removes Nigeria From Religious Violators' List
[Vanguard] The United States has removed Nigeria from its list of religious violators, and blacklisted Russia, China and eight others as countries of "particular concern" for having engaged in or tolerated 'systematic, ongoing, and egregious violatio...
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:17:20 GMTNigeria's Household Food Security Under Threat - World Bank
[Vanguard] The World Bank has raised alarm over the threat of insecurity and COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerian households' food security.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:17:17 GMTUnemployment Stoking Arms Conflict in Akwa Ibom, USAID Warns
[Vanguard] International donor agency, United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has raised the alarm over an imminent conflict situation in Akwa Ibom State, identifying youths unemployment, poverty and other economic variables as be...
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:17:16 GMTI'm Speechless, Davido Reacts As Fans Raise Millions of Naira Ahead of His Birthday
[Vanguard] Nigerians have continued to show brand love for Nigeria's leading digital-driven financial institution, Wema Bank, with music superstar, Davido being the latest to identify with the bank.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:49:54 GMTAPC Crisis Latest - Security Beefed Up Around Secretariat Over Possible Attacks
[Vanguard] The crisis of confidence afflicting the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, took a curious twist yesterday as security operatives were strategically positioned along entry points into the Blantyre Street location of "Buhari House", the ...
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:49:51 GMTVAT, Other Taxes Record Declines, As Govt, States, LGAs Share N671.9bn
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), meeting has distributed the sum of N671.910 billion among the federal, states and local governments, amidst significant declines in the various tax revenues.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:49:47 GMTLekki Tollgate Massacre Panel Report
[Vanguard] THE submission of the 309-page Report of the Justice Doris Okuwobi-led Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Restitution for Victims of SARS-related Abuses and Other Matters last Monday was a demonstration of the good faith which the Lagos Stat...
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:49:27 GMTSeven Months After Unveiling, Lagos Security Officials Yet to Use Body-Worn Cameras
[Premium Times] "Have they started wearing body cameras? Yes, they have started wearing it. Now, are they everywhere? The answer is no, they are not everywhere just yet?"
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:49:24 GMTPDP Constitutes Screening Appeal Panel for Ekiti Guber Election
[Premium Times] The PDP will begin selling nomination forms for the Osun governorship election on 22 November.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:49:19 GMTReview of Nigeria's Mining Act Underway - Osinbajo
[Premium Times] The announcement is coming at a time experts called for an amendment of the Act.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:27:35 GMTCholera Kills Over 3 000 in Nigeria
[CAJ News] More than 3 000 people have died from what is considered as the most serious form of cholera in Nigeria this year.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:27:30 GMTRevived SAA to Resume Lagos Route
[CAJ News] South African Airways' (SAA) resumption of a Johannesburg-Lagos route is anticipated to enhance the tourism market in Nigeria and South Africa.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:26:49 GMTPolice Deploy Large Contingent to APC Headquarters in Abuja
[Premium Times] "We are only acting on security reports, there is no cause for alarm," the party says.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 05:10:55 GMT#EndSARS Report - Let's Restrain From Nullifying Intentions of Setting Up the Panel, Says LASG
[This Day] Following the uproar that has trailed findings in its #EndSARS panel report since it was leaked on Monday, the Lagos State Government has called for restraint.