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Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:41:56 GMT
How Governors Scuttled Senators' Moves to Override Buhari on Electoral Bill
[Daily Trust] The moves by some senators to override President Muhammadu Buhari's veto on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill suffered a setback Wednesday as the lawmakers failed to make good their threat after enormous pressure from their state governo...

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:31:54 GMT
Covid-19 - Govt Destroys Over 1.6 Million Doses of Vaccine
[Premium Times] The expired vaccines were withdrawn across states in the country.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:39:01 GMT
Ahmed Musa - Nigeria's Brilliant Sticker
[Cameroon Tribune] The 28-year-old striker is an asset for the Super Eagles squad and he is expected to make a difference in the competition

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:39:52 GMT
National Assembly Should Rejig Electoral Bill for Presidential Assent - APC Chieftain
[Daily Trust] A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Director-General, Progressive Governors' Forum (PGF), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has asked the National Assembly to rework contentious clauses in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and r...

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:38:06 GMT
Police Rescue 3-Month-Old Baby Abducted By Bandits in Zamfara
[Premium Times] He said that the victim was abducted from Ruggar Tudu village in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara.

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:37:29 GMT
Ignoring Covid-19 Will Just Perpetuate It, WHO Warns
[Premium Times] "Although everyone is tired of hearing about COVID-19 and its restrictions, we need to face an undeniable fact... the virus is still very much present among us..."

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:36:41 GMT
Ganduje Won't Quit APC Despite Crisis - Official
[Premium Times] Rumours were rife that Mr Ganduje was meeting his supporters, making consultations and alledgedly planning to leave the APC.

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:35:57 GMT
Direct Party Primaries - Our Nervous Anxiety and Why President Buhari Is Right
[Premium Times] The news dominating the headlines now is President Buhari's refusal of assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021. While the bill includes other important provisions aimed at patching up our admittedly rageddy electoral process...

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:35:20 GMT
Nigerian Stocks Plunge Deeper On Investors' Waning Risk Appetite
[Premium Times] MTNN, Nigeria's biggest public company by revenue, together with FBN Holdings and Zenith steered the fall.

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:34:55 GMT
Buhari's Misleading Reasons for Rejecting Electoral Bill 2021
[Premium Times] The National Assembly should invoke section 58 (5) of the Constitution to pass the Bill into law by the resolution of a two-thirds majority of the members.

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:33:33 GMT
Nigeria Needs N348.1 Trillion to Achieve Five-Year National Development Plan - Buhari
[Premium Times] Mr Buhari says the government is expected to provide N49.7 trillion or 14.3%, while the private sector would provide the balance of N298.3 trillion or 85.7%.

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:32:59 GMT
Feature - Ray Ekpu Award: How Nigerian Journalism Got Another Shot in the Arm
[Premium Times] "Good journalism acts as a cleanser in the society. It sets agenda for transparency, accountability and serves as a bulwark against abuse of power."

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:32:19 GMT
Gunmen Attack Katsina Villages, Kill Seven, Kidnap Others
[Premium Times] A resident of Unguwar Ibrahim Maiwada told PREMIUM TIMES that two people were killed during the attack while five women were kidnapped.

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:30:00 GMT
The GEO Bill - Can Battle Lines Be Drawn Up?
[Premium Times] The situation persists because women and girls have not harnessed any political capital.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:50:49 GMT
Nigeria-Liberia Joint Commission to Meet Next Year, Foreign Minister Kemayah Discloses
[FrontPageAfrica] Abuja -- The Nigeria-Liberia Joint Commission, a bilateral forum for discussing foreign policy matters of interest of Nigeria and Liberia, will meet in the first quarter of 2022 in Monrovia, Liberia.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:38:58 GMT
Nigeria - Set to Excel
[Cameroon Tribune] Even though the Super Eagles have won the AFCON trophy three times, their dream is to do better in Cameroon as compared to the third-place finish in Egypt two years ago

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:30:54 GMT
Covid-19 - Nigeria Records Four Deaths, 2,123 New Cases Tuesday As Festive Activities Heighten
[Premium Times] The statistics also show that Lagos State retains its status as the epicentre of the disease, contributing most to the surge in the country.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:25:29 GMT
51 Nigeria-Listed Companies Fail to Pay Dividends in At Least Five Years
[Premium Times] Beer-maker Champion Breweries last paid a dividend in 1986, Golden Guinea Breweries 1997, Livestock Feeds 2001 and Union Dicon 2001.

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:36:20 GMT
Gov Masari Assents to N323bn Katsina State 2022 Budget
[Premium Times] Gov Masari on November 17 presented the 2022 appropriation bill of N340.9 billion, tagged, "Budget of Economic Resilience," before the legislative.

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:33:55 GMT
Why I Was Suspended By Ikoyi Club - Alakija
[Premium Times] Mr Alakija said a fellow club member, Ashish Gajarr, videoed him without his consent.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:35:08 GMT
Nigerian Stocks Head Into Second Day of Flat Trade With N3.2 Billion Loss
[Premium Times] The all-share index closed at 42,388.57, dropping 6.14 basis points.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:32:48 GMT
Electoral Bill - Over 73 Senators Ready to Override Buhari's Veto, Lawmaker Says
[Premium Times] Mr Buhari's rejection of the electoral bill has been condemned by civil society organisations.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:36:36 GMT
Police Commission Approves Promotion of 8,204 Senior Officers
[Premium Times] Two of the officers were promoted to Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs).

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:36:12 GMT
Ganduje Signs N221.2 Billion Kano Budget Into Law
[Premium Times] Mr Ganduje said the budget was meant to complete all ongoing major projects in the state.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:35:51 GMT
MAPOLY Lecturers Lament Unpaid Salaries, Absence of Governing Council
[Premium Times] The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Yemi Ajibola, said the lecturers should be thankful adding that, if not for the governor's intervention they would have been thrown into the labour market.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:34:04 GMT
What We'll Do Following Buhari's Rejection of Electoral Bill - Gbajabiamila
[Premium Times] "Whichever way it pans out, we must not throw out the baby with the bathwater and must deliver a credible and enduring electoral system to Nigerians. Every law is a living document and as long as it has breath, it must survive."

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:30:58 GMT
45 Farmers Killed in Latest Nasarawa Violence - Presidency
[Premium Times] "President Buhari said the sympathies of the entire nation were with the affected families."

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:29:25 GMT
Afcon 2021 - CAF Uneveil 63-Man Match Officials' List With One Nigerian
[Premium Times] The only Nigerian selected by CAF will function as an Assistant Referee

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:28:43 GMT
AFCON 2021 - Osimhen Ready to Fly With Super Eagles in Cameroon
[Premium Times] The 22-year who was hitherto seen as a huge doubt for the continental football tournament

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:20:31 GMT
Govt Reinstates Emirates Flight Schedule
[Premium Times] Nigeria's aviation ministry had earlier limited the carrier's daily flights to Abuja to a single run a week and denied approval for the airline's winter schedule.



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