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Mon, 06 Dec 2021 06:15:19 GMT
Uses and Abuses - How Increased Social Media Usage Threatens Nigeria's Democracy
[Premium Times] Nigerians should be concerned not just about Facebook, but also about how we engage with new media technologies and how such technologies are changing our society.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 06:15:19 GMT
Why Jailbreaks Have Become Commonplace in Nigeria
[Premium Times] There have been at least 13 other jailbreaks since the October 2020 incident with at least six of them successful.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 04:42:41 GMT
Inside the World of Nigeria's 'Child Prisoners'
[Leadership] No fewer than 33 infants are trapped at the various prison facilities in the country, LEADERSHIP Sunday investigations have revealed.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 04:42:17 GMT
Only 3% of Nigerians Vaccinated Against Covid-19 - Govt
[Vanguard] The Federal Government says only about three per cent of Nigeria's population has been vaccinated against COVID-19 largely due to poor access to the vaccine by developing countries.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 04:42:12 GMT
Insecurity - Nine Nigerian Soldiers, 16 Others Killed By Non-State Actors Last Week
[Premium Times] Of the 25 people killed, nine were soldiers while three were officials of paramilitary agencies.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 04:42:09 GMT
Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido Are Spotify's Most-Streamed Nigerian Artists in 2021
[Premium Times] The only international act in the top five is Drake who is the fourth most streamed artiste in Nigeria in 2021.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:47:09 GMT
Lagos Releases Full EndSARS Report As Panel Adjudicates On 11 of 65 Police Petitions
[This Day] Abuja -- The Lagos State Government has released the two volumes of the report of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry (JPI), detailing the fallout of the #EndSARS protests in October last year.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:47:07 GMT
Outrage As ECOWAS' Report Uncovers ISWAP's N18bn Terror Financing Network
[This Day] Abuja -- Outrage, anger, and disgust were some of the responses of security experts and civil society organisations (CSOs) at the weekend following a report by the Inter-governmental Action Group on Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) ...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:47:06 GMT
Anger, Dismay Across Nigeria Over UK's Red Listing of Country
[This Day] In a policy many have described as racist, misguided and discriminatory, Britain's ban on Nigerians from travelling to the United Kingdom (UK), while allowing many western countries, where Omicron is also present is sparking fury among Nig...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:38:12 GMT
Cooking Gas - Prices to Surge Further As Supply Drops 5.5%
[Vanguard] THERE are indications that the prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas, would rise further as supply dips by 5.5 per cent to 85,066.546 metric tonnes, MT, in September, from 90,017.002 MT recorded in August 2021.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:38:09 GMT
Nigerian Groups Push Case for Local Content in Airport Concession
[Vanguard] At the backdrop of the on-going bid by some foreign interests to take-over the management of the Nigeria's international airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano, Nigerian groups are poised to ensure that relevant government's econ...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:27:23 GMT
Nigeria Records 55 New Covid-19 Infections Sunday
[Premium Times] The fatality toll from the disease still stands 2,980, as no fatalities were reported.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:27:22 GMT
Nigeria's Anti-Graft Agencies Recover N900 Billion Looted Assets in 20 Years - CDD
[Premium Times] The report raises concerns over the management of recovered assets by anti-corruption agencies.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:27:22 GMT
Fauci to Speak At Nigeria's Covid-19 Summit
[Premium Times] Mr Fauci is the Chief Medical Adviser to the U.S. President Joe Biden as well as the Director, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:27:19 GMT
Nembe Oil - We Will Unravel Cause, Volume of Spillage - NOSDRA
[Premium Times] Governor Douye Diri claimed that about two million barrels of Bonny Light crude stream had polluted the Santa Barbra River and Nembe Creeks.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:52:25 GMT
Auchi Polytechnic - ASUP Chairman Retracts Alleged Support for Rectorship Candidate
[Vanguard] Benin City -- THE Chairman, Auchi Polytechnic Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Mr Lawani Jimoh, has tendered apology for allegedly not consulting members of the union before his purported endorsement of a particu...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:52:24 GMT
Oshiomhole Condoles With Ex-Edo Governor Over Mother's Demise
[Vanguard] The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ex-governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has expressed shock at the death of Madam Maria Oredola Igbinedion, mother of his predecessor, Chief Lucky Igbinedion.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:52:24 GMT
CAC Partners Pakistani Investors On Economic Diversification
[Vanguard] The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has established partnership with Pakistani investors as part of the Commission's efforts to attract more foreign investments into Nigeria.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:52:23 GMT
APC Clears Ekiti State LG Poll As PDP Reveals Why Party Boycotted Election
[Vanguard] The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared Saturday's Ekiti State local government councils poll, winning all the 35 council chairmanship seats and 176 out of the 177 councilorship seats declared.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:45:00 GMT
JAMB'll Clear Backlog of Illegal Admissions - Oloyede
[Vanguard] REGISTRAR of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said the board would soon clear the backlog of illegal admissions conducted by tertiary education institutions in the country.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:43:54 GMT
Police Chase Bandits, Rescue 17 Year Old Kaduna Boy
[Vanguard] A 17 year old boy kidnapped by bandits in a rice farm on the outskirts of Kaduna, has been rescued by the operatives of Kaduna State Police Command .

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:43:52 GMT
Dowen College - Over 100,000 Sign Petition, Demand Prosecution of Culprits
[Vanguard] OVER 100,000 persons have signed two petitions on the Change.org platform, demanding the swift prosecution of all those responsible for the gruesome death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni, who was a boarding student of Dowen College, Lekki...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:25:56 GMT
Subsidy Hits N199bn As Nigeria Records Zero Revenue From Oil Export
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Nigeria got no revenue from crude oil export in the month of October, despite an average daily oil production of 1.417 million barrels in the month of September, latest report by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, h...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:23:39 GMT
AFRIMMA, YouTube Black Voice to Celebrate African Music Stars in Virtual Award Show
[Vanguard] African muzik magazine awards, AFRIMMA, has collaborated with YouTube black voice to host the 8th edition of the annual music award show .

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:23:39 GMT
Zamfara Trains 5,000 Women, Youths in Modern Fish Farming
[Vanguard] Zamfara has trained 5,000 women and youths in modern fish farming under Gov. Bello Matawalle's Youths Farmers Empowerment Scheme.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:23:39 GMT
Omicron - UK, Canada Tighten Noose On Nigeria
[Vanguard] The United Kingdom and Canadian governments yesterday tightened the noose on Nigeria, following her link with the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 05:19:25 GMT
SERAP Wants Court to Stop Buhari, Others From Shutting Down Telecoms
[This Day] Abuja -- The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the court for an order of perpetual injunction to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, I...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:52:25 GMT
Navy Hold's First Festival of Christmas Carol Themed 'Celebrating the King' in Abuja
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Nigerian Navy through the Naval Officers Wives Association (NOWA) on Sunday 5 December 2021 celebrated its first "Festival of Christmas Carol & Nine Lessons" in Abuja with the wife of the Chief of Naval Staff, Hajiya Nana Aish...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:52:25 GMT
Air Peace Begins Scheduled Flights Into Anambra
[Vanguard] Nigeria's leading airline, Air Peace, begins scheduled flights into Anambra on Tuesday.

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:52:22 GMT
2023 Presidency - I Never Said It Is Not Right for Southeast - Pius Anyim
[Vanguard] Frontline presidential aspirant, Senator Pius Anyim, on Sunday denied saying that it was not right for the Southeast to produce Nigeria's next president.



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