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Mon, 27 Dec 2021 12:16:34 GMT
Electoral Bill - Why National Assembly May Not Override Buhari's Veto - Presidency
[Premium Times] Mr Buhari, last week, declined assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 30 days after it was transmitted to him by the legislature on 19 November.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:27:31 GMT
Why We Rejected Nembe Spill Report - Bayelsa Govt
[Vanguard] Bayelsa State government, weekend, gave reasons it rejected the Joint Investigative Visit, JIV, report that the Nembe well head blowout was caused by sabotage insisting that it was due to equipment and maintenance failure.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 12:23:37 GMT
Christmas Day Tragedy - Bandits Attack Zamfara Communities, Kill Seven, Kidnap 33
[Premium Times] Residents said the attacks started from late on Saturday, Christmas Day, to the early hours of Sunday.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:20:18 GMT
'Neglect of Project Managers to Blame for Building Collapses'
[This Day] Abuja -- The Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) has argued that the country's failure to respect professionals within the organisation is responsible for the challenge of building collapses as well as substandard an...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:18:12 GMT
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021)
[This Day] Desmond Tutu, South Africa's anti-apartheid hero, dies at 90

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:17:10 GMT
Lagos Constructs a By-Pass Within Soluyi Community to Third Mainland Bridge
[This Day] The Lagos State Government has constructed and commissioned a by-pass, for motorists within the Soluyi Community to the Third Mainland Bridge (TMB) and Apapa-Oworonsoki Expressway, via the Third Axial underpass.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:15:36 GMT
Three Feared Dead, Scores Kidnapped As Gunmen Invade Zamfara Communities
[This Day] Three persons were reportedly killed on Sunday after gunmen suspected to be bandits invaded some communities under Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 06:57:33 GMT
Special Report - Farmers-Herders Conflict: After Many Deaths, Ondo Residents, Officials Seek Relief Under Anti-Open Grazing Law
[Premium Times] Officials say incidents of farmers-herders violence have reduced in Ondo since the implementation of the anti-open grazing law began.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 06:52:36 GMT
Electoral Act Amendment Bill Will Worsen Insecurity, Political Instability - Malami
[Premium Times] Mr Malami says the electoral bill had excessive cost implications, and hence would not be signed by the president.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 06:44:38 GMT
Abuse and Misuse of Power, Lessons From Imo
[Leadership] When Owelle Rochas of Okorocha was the governor of Imo State between 2011 and 2019 he acted like the lord of the manor. He became what they called in Igbo parlance, eze onye agwalam (the King that cannot be advised).

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:47:14 GMT
Fishermen Say Exxonmobil Yet to Pay Compensation Years After Oil Spills
[Premium Times] The fishermen estimate their losses at N11 billion but the company claims it does not know the case.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:34:39 GMT
Tension in Foods, Drinks Sector Over Expatriate Quota Abuse
[Vanguard] Industrial unrest is looming in the Food and Beverages sector of the nation's economy over alleged expatriate quota abuse by multi-nationals and other major companies in the industry.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:30:59 GMT
Don't Take Part in Strikes, Ngige Charges Newly-Inducted Doctors
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has charged newly-inducted medical graduates to desist from participating in incessant strikes by doctors in the country.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:30:19 GMT
NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Indiscriminate Use of Aphrodisiacs
[Vanguard] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Sunday raised the alarm over indiscriminate use of performance enhancing substances popularly known as aphrodisiacs, warning that consumption of such substances c...

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:29:26 GMT
2022 - Expect Intense Inflation - Shareholders Group
[Vanguard] The National Co-ordinator, Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN) Prince (Dr) Anthony Omojola, has said that Nigerians should expect higher inflation in 2022 as the country moves into an election period.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:28:26 GMT
Is Traffic-Free Yuletide in Lagos a Tall Order?
[Vanguard] Due to its large population density, Lagos is not expected to be exempted from one of the main traffic challenges associated with a mega-metropolitan city.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 12:34:45 GMT
Before All the Memory Fades
[This Day] A family doctor came to my house recently, armed with a laptop computer, with a medical application that I had never seen before. He clamped a clip that was hooked to the laptop on my thumb. He then reeled out a dozen stats about my health...

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 12:29:57 GMT
NGO Decries Vote-Trading, Wants Electoral Offences Commission Established
[This Day] Lokoja -- Worried by the trend of vote-trading, which has continued to feature in the nation's elections and, which might continue if the perpetrators go unpunished, a pro-democracy group, Action Aid Nigeria, has called for the establishme...

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 11:10:08 GMT
Senate to PEF - Account for Interest On U.S.$82 Million Fixed Deposit
[Leadership] Senate has said that the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF) now Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA) must account for the interest that accrued to the N34 billion placed in fixed deposit.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 11:08:27 GMT
Preying On Foreign-Trained Doctors
[Leadership] The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) is not exactly a revenue generating agency. By the law setting up the council, it has the responsibility of determining the standard of knowledge and skill to be attained by persons seekin...

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 10:58:39 GMT
NNPC Remittance to Federation Account Slumps to 8.5% of Projected Payment
[This Day] Abuja -- With a paltry N10.54 billion in November, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, was only able to remit 8.5 per cent of its projected N122.7 billion to the federation account, a joint pool of funds shared by the c...

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 10:57:39 GMT
Army Arrests IPOB Leader in Enugu Community Raid
[This Day] Enugu -- The Nigeria army said they have arrested a notorious leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and Eastern Security Network, identified as Godwin Nnamdi in Nkanu East Local Government Area.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 10:55:48 GMT
Yuletide - NDLEA Stops 8.3 Million Tramadol Caps, 56,782 Bottles of Codeine From Circulation
[This Day] Abuja -- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have prevented millions of capsules/tablets of tramadol and several thousands of bottles of codeine syrup from the streets of Nigeria during the Yuletide.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 10:42:00 GMT
The Sacking of Gernot Rohr
[This Day] Rohr's inability to enforce discipline has made his stay indefensible

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:21:57 GMT
FCTA Builds ICT Capacity for 2,300 Workers
[This Day] Abuja -- The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said the capacity of no fewer than 2,300 members of staff of the administration has been upgraded on various Information Communication Technology (ICT) skills to improve serv...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:21:11 GMT
Sani Musa, the Man Who Wants to Re-Engineer APC
[This Day] Senator Sani Musa is not the only serving member of the National Assembly who aspires to lead the All Progressives Congress, but the Senator representing Niger East has a deep conviction that is irresistible.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:19:25 GMT
Eguavoen Admits Anxiety Ahead of AFCON, Says He Doesn't Sleep Well Again
[This Day] With the Africa Cup of Nations expected to begin in the next two weeks, Super Eagles interim manager Augustine Eguavoen has expressed his anxiety over Nigeria's performance at the biennial tournament.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:16:29 GMT
Nigerian High Commissioner, Olonishakin, Mobilises Support for Super Eagles' AFCON Nest in Garoua
[This Day] When the Super Eagles of Nigeria begin the quest for another AFCON glory from January 11 in Garoua, in the Northern part of Cameroon, Nigeria's High Commissioner in the country, Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin, assured that everything has been...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 06:53:36 GMT
No Attack On SGF's Home Town - Police
[Premium Times] "The command received unverified information that people are fleeing from some villages as a result of alleged Boko Haram attacks..."

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:40:09 GMT
Health and Welfare in Entertainment Industry - Are We Deaf, Blind, Stupid or Just Lax?
[Vanguard] This is really heart breaking; entertainers are dying. While giving so much joy to people, we seem to forget about ourselves -- caring for and loving our health. The end result is ill-health and death. Some things are beyond our control. B...



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