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Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:36:06 GMT
Top 10 Nigerian Songs of 2021
[Vanguard] The Nigerian music landscape has produced a range of records that have rocked us into moments of ambiance, where we felt good and was loved. In a place where we gathered together and danced through the spectrum of these moments wishing the...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:36:06 GMT
How Sambisa Forest Community Celebrated Christmas Despite Threats of Invasion By Terrorists
[Vanguard] Yola -- It was unexpected and scary. Hence, most of them froze as soon as the letter was dropped. The peace they had enjoyed until then immediately took flight. With danger staring them in the face, all thoughts of the fanfare that usually...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:36:03 GMT
Hazard Allowance - Unions Allege Health Workers Short-Changed
[Vanguard] Health workers under the auspices of the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU/the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Associations, AHPA, have alleged short-changed in the payment of the agreed Hazard Allowance to their members, calling on ...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 06:23:08 GMT
2021 in Review - Covid-19 Still in View and Refocusing On Pressing Health Issues
[Nigeria Health Watch] From new and emerging health challenges occasioned by everchanging socioeconomic conditions, to dynamic shifts in healthcare delivery, 2021 has been a year of new lessons learnt.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:36:06 GMT
Electoral Act Amendment Bill - Why We Injected Direct Primary Clause - Gbaja
[Vanguard] Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday, said the National Assembly inserted the direct primaries clause into the Electoral Act Amendment Bill to ensure that people participate in elections.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:36:07 GMT
Corruption Rumble Hits National Assembly As OAUGF Indicts Lawmakers of Spending Unexplained N9.424besh
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Federal government through the Office of the Auditor General for the federation, OuAGF has fingered the management of the National Assembly and the National Assembly Service Commission in a yet-to-be explained N9.424 billion expen...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:36:07 GMT
Buhari's Achievements in 2021 - Full Text of Lai Mohammed's Press Conference
[Vanguard] Gentlemen, good morning, and thanks for honouring our invitation to this press conference which, in line with our tradition, we have called to brief you on the achievements of the Buhari Administration in 2021. In view of the long list of ...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:36:06 GMT
How Peace Returned to S-East - -Police, Stakeholders
[Vanguard] *We took war to criminals before Yuletide --Imo Police

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:36:06 GMT
Akwa Ibom Records Rising Performance in WASSCE
[Vanguard] Akwa Ibom as recorded rising performance by candidates who took the West African Senior School Certificate Examination from 2019 to 2021.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:48:31 GMT
Buhari Should Reconsider His Stand On Direct Primaries and Embrace Transparency
[Daily Trust] Last week, we looked at some preambles with regards to this direct primary issue. I have considered all the arguments of those against it, and none of the arguments are tenable. All of those on the other side of the argument are support...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:47:20 GMT
2021 - Used Vehicles Thrive As Auto Policy Bill Lingers
[Daily Trust] As the year 2021 winds down today, stakeholders conclude that the automotive industry in the outgoing year remains stagnant thanks to the uncertainty surrounding the passage of the National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP) B...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:23:14 GMT
Dying Inside - Prisons in Lagos, Rivers, Kano Hold Highest Number of Awaiting Trial Inmates (II)
[Premium Times] About 73 per cent of Nigeria's 64,642 prison population as of last December were awaiting trial.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:06:30 GMT
The Old Men's Fight Over Resource Control
[This Day] Bolaji Adebiyi argues that the conversations around resource control should shift from ownership to impact.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:48:12 GMT
Buhari Should Declare State of Emergency in Edo - APC
[Daily Trust] The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in the state due to what it described as collapse of governance under Governor Godwin Obaseki.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:47:29 GMT
Lagos Theatre Launches Creative Club for Igando Residents
[Daily Trust] Lagos Theatre Igando has launched a creative club called 'Lagos Theatre Igando Creative Club' for residents of the area in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:45:22 GMT
Bayelsa - Gov Diri Signs N314.4bn 2022 Budget Into Law
[Daily Trust] Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, signed into law the state's 2022 Appropriation Bill, which was earlier passed by the House of Assembly.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:50:03 GMT
Kaduna Residents Await Lifting of Motorcycle Ban As Deadline Elapses
[Daily Trust] Three months after the Kaduna State government banned the use of commercial and personal motorcycles as part of security measures to check banditry in the state, residents have expressed excitement as the three months ban would elapse t...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:24:20 GMT
Analysis - Why Uche Nwosu's Arrest Is Bad for Police, Uzodinma
[Premium Times] "We are not a banana republic, but actions like this will surely drive us toward it."

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:06:26 GMT
Buhari, Jonathan Meet in State House
[This Day] Abuja -- President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday played host to his predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, at the State House, Abuja.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:42:23 GMT
Asiko Breaks Ground On First Dual Liquefied LNG Storage Terminal
[Leadership] Asiko Energy, one of Nigeria's leading Power and Gas distribution companies, has formally kick started the construction of its latest project to increase accessibility of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by Nigerians.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:41:49 GMT
Kogi Gets New Police Commissioner
[Leadership] The inspector-general of police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate posting of CP Edward Egbuka to Kogi State command as the new commissioner of police (CP) in- charge of the state.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 15:26:59 GMT
NITDA - Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation Will Drive Policy Implementation
[This Day] The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said the recent creation of the agency's new subsidiary: Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), which is a product of merger, will boost policy implementation.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 14:36:23 GMT
Feasting On Nigeria's Stupidity
[Premium Times] The General Medical Council of Britain recently revealed that 805 Nigerian doctors were licensed in the UK between July and December 2021. Overall, the number of Nigerian-trained doctors in the UK as of December 25, 2021, according to...

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 14:26:08 GMT
My Precipitations
[Premium Times] The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be shaken to its foundations, but it will survive.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 14:23:57 GMT
Improving Port Efficiency - Emerging Good Practice From Nigeria
[Premium Times] Since 2020, there has been a decline in the number of incidents reported by ship captains calling on Nigerian ports, suggesting that transactions for Ship Captains using Nigerian Ports has become more transparent, predictable, and con...

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 13:34:43 GMT
Seven Painful Deaths That Rocked Nigerian Sports in 2021
[Premium Times] Nigerian sports lost quite some notable actors from football to badminton, and to weightlifting

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 12:30:23 GMT
Fruit Farmers Losing Money As Tempo of Activities Drops in Zuba
[Daily Trust] For fruits farmers, harvest cannot be suspended once the fruits are due. Many of the farmers in the FCT, Abuja, rely on the big markets, like Zuba international fruit market, to sell their fruits.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 12:29:26 GMT
Why I'm Happy Buhari Didn't Sign Electoral Bill - Senator Adamu
[Daily Trust] A former governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC, Nasarawa West), said on Wednesday that he is happy President Muhammadu Buhari did not sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 12:20:52 GMT
Dons Back Obasanjo, Fault Clark On Oil Ownership
[Daily Trust] Ilorin -- The ongoing war of words between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Edwin Clark over the ownership of the Niger Delta oil resonated among constitutional lawyers and professors of law yesterday.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 12:19:49 GMT
NIN Tokenisation - Days to Commencement, Nigerians Kept in the Dark
[Daily Trust] As Nigeria strives to have as much information and data pool for various purposes, the hasty way the federal government implements various digital policies leaves much to be desired.



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