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Wed, 08 Dec 2021 04:20:13 GMT
Lagos Announces Beginning of 4th Covid-19 Wave
[Premium Times] The governor, who stated this in a statement he personally signed on Tuesday, blamed the development on the non-adherence to preventive measures by Nigerians.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 04:20:12 GMT
Buhari Laments Brain Drain of Doctors From Nigeria, Other West African Countries
[Premium Times] "The flight of doctors and nurses to other continents has resulted in a significant gap between the required treatments for NCDs and the available treatments and care."

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 04:19:57 GMT
Buhari Transmits Finance Bill 2021 to National Assembly
[Premium Times] Mr Buhari explained that the Finance Bill would support the implementation of the 2022 Federal Budget of Economic Growth and Sustainability.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 04:19:46 GMT
Senate Condemns UK's 'Red List', Wants Nigeria Removed
[Premium Times] The UK on Saturday announced that travellers from Nigeria would not be allowed into that country from 6 December, due to the growing concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:03:12 GMT
Cross River to Vaccinate 900,000 Children Against Poliomyelitis
[Premium Times] "We have heard that our neighbouring states have encountered this outbreak, if we don't take proactive actions, we would have an unfortunate situation."

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:13:11 GMT
Military Airstrikes Kill ISWAP Commander, Abou-Sufyan, Others in Lake Chad
[Leadership] Coordinated aerial strikes from the Nigerian military have eliminated a notorious ISWAP commander, Abou Sufyan, and scores of his fighters along the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 05:21:22 GMT
MainOne CEO Funke Opeke Says Equinix Is Buying Her Company for the Right Price
[TechCrunch] The African tech scene woke up today to exciting news about the landmark acquisition of MainOne, one of the region's most important and pivotal tech companies in the past decade, by Equinix, a U.S. multinational specializing in internet ...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 04:47:26 GMT
Nigerian Author Chimamanda Adichie Makes BBC's 100 Influential Women of 2021
[This Day] The BBC has named renowned Nigerian author and feminist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, on its annual list of 100 inspiring and impactful women in the world for 2021.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 04:20:00 GMT
Nigeria Confirms Three Additional Omicron Variant
[Premium Times] Mr Adetifa also said that through the NCDC, the Nigerian government has been notified by the UK government of seven cases of Omicron variant detected in travellers from Nigeria.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 04:19:48 GMT
Correctional Service Recaptures 21 Jos Prison Inmates
[Premium Times] Some 262 inmates escaped from the facility on November 28, but the interior ministry had said 10 of them had been recaptured.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:45:53 GMT
Govt Moves to Decongest Correctional Centres
[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government in a decisive step to enhance justice delivery as well as reduce drastically the number of inmates across custodial centres in the country, yesterday commenced virtual court sitting at the Kuje Correctional ...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:19:16 GMT
Finance Expert Urges Govt to Introduce All-Round Sukuk Financing in Nigeria
[Daily Trust] An Islamic finance and business management expert, Amb. Asiwaju Busari Shaamsuddeen Akande has called on the federal government to use the Sukuk innovation to finance all aspects of socioeconomic development in the country.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:03:41 GMT
Suspension of AEDC MGT Raises Dust As CBN Withholds Funds
[Daily Trust] The Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba, on Tuesday, announced the suspension of the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) while constituting an interim governing council.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:03:38 GMT
Travel Ban - Diplomatic Row Likely, National Assembly Warns UK
[Daily Trust] The Senate President and Chairman of the National Assembly, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has warned that the decision to include Nigeria on the United Kingdom's COVID-19 red list poses a strain on the diplomatic relations between both countries...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:03:37 GMT
Nigeria Can Reciprocate UK Travel Ban, Says Expert
[Daily Trust] An aviation analyst and former commandant of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Group Capt. John Ojikutu, yesterday said Nigeria can reciprocate the flight ban imposed on it by the United Kingdom.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:03:34 GMT
Covid-19 - Govt Says 109m Nigerians Will Be in Poverty By 2022
[Daily Trust] The Federal Government on Tuesday said the total number of poor Nigerians would be about 109 million by the end of next year.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:03:32 GMT
Concerns As Money Lenders Breach Data Protection Law
[Daily Trust] Data breach is becoming worrisome as many private organisations now use information given to them by customers for purposes other than what they were collected for, thereby infringing on privacy of Nigerians.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:03:31 GMT
Court Fixes Dec 13 for Suit to Stop Withdrawal of $418m From States
[Daily Trust] A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned to December 13, the suit by 36 states challenging the bid by the federal government to deduct $418m from their bank accounts.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:03:12 GMT
Buhari Pledges Support for Judiciary
[Premium Times] The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, made the pledge on Mr Buhari's behalf at the opening ceremony of the conference for Justices of the Court of Appeal on Tuesday evening in Abuja.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:03:10 GMT
Two People Die in Anambra Road Accident
[Premium Times] The FRSC said the accident was caused by road obstruction and excessive speed.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:01:57 GMT
S&P Foresees Nigeria's Private Sector Credit to GDP to Hit 18 Percent By 2023
[This Day] One of the global rating agencies, Standard and Poor's (S&P) has predicted that private sector credit in Nigeria would range between 15 and 18 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) before 2023.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:47:34 GMT
Why I Want to Be APC National Chairman - Al-Makura
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The immediate past governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Umar Al-Makura, says he is vying for the APC chairmanship position to promote cohesion in the party and help foster unity among Nigerians.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:47:32 GMT
Akwa United, Enyimba to Renew Rivalry At Presidential Tourney in Abuja
[Vanguard] Nigerian Professional Football League title holders, Akwa United are set for a likely clash against Enyimba at a four-team invitational tournament this weekend.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:47:28 GMT
Switzerland, ANEEJ Sign Contract On Mantra Phase II Over Recovered $322.5m Abacha Loot
[Vanguard] IN a bid for judicious use of recovered $322.5million loot by Nigeria's former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha, the Switzerland Government has signed a $50,000 contract with the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:47:25 GMT
Troops Thwart IPOB/ESN Attack On 2 Communities
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Army, Monday night, said, that its troops conducting Exercise Golden Dawn Sector 3 have thwarted an attempt by members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network ,ESN, to un...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:47:23 GMT
Insecurity - Escaped Prison Inmates're On Rampage in Imo, Uzodimma Laments
[Vanguard] Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, yesterday lamented that the inmates that escaped from the Owerri Correctional Center some months ago as a result of jail break, were on rampage, compounding the security challenges in the state.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:17:09 GMT
Covid-19 - Nigeria Confirms 107 New Infections Tuesday
[Premium Times] The centre added that while the fatality toll stands at 2,980, the infection toll has increased to 214, 896.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:17:06 GMT
FCT Secretary Warns Private School Owners Over Curriculum
[Premium Times] FCT says it would no longer tolerate situations where strange elements were introduced in schools in the name of branding.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:16:39 GMT
As History Beckons Nigeria...
[This Day] Nigeria should call for a vote on sexual orientation at the United Nations

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 07:18:21 GMT
NAF Aircraft Neutralizes Scores of Bandits Terrorizing Kaduna, Abuja, Niger
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Against the backdrop of intelligence provided by aerial surveillance and credible sources, Nigerian Airforce fighter jets of Operation Hadarin Daji have bombed key enclaves of kidnappers and bandits in Rijana, Kaduna State.



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