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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 05:53:20 GMT
Nigerian Govt Will Honour Promises to Academic Union - Buhari
[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government remains committed to honouring promises made to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 04:53:00 GMT
Authorities Respond to Killings North of the Country
[VOA] Lagos -- Nigerian authorities have sent security reinforcements to areas in three states where armed groups killed scores of people over the weekend. Nigerian police say the gangs targeted civilians and security personnel in Nigeria's northwest...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 04:39:20 GMT
Govt Sets Up U.S.$150 Million Fund to Fight HIV/Aids
[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari said ending AIDS as a public health threat in Nigeria will require increased domestic funding

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 04:38:55 GMT
U.S. Govt Launches 'No-Interview Visa Renewals' for Nigerians
[Premium Times] The U.S. Mission Consular Coordinator said the programme is targeted specifically at students and tourists visas and some work visas that the mission is able to process in Nigeria.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:20:34 GMT
Covid-19 - Nigeria Records 159 Infections Tuesday
[Premium Times] The disease centre noted that Lagos State topped the infection chart with 57 new cases.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:20:31 GMT
How Veteran Yoruba Actor, Tafa Oloyede, Died
[Premium Times] The late actor was full of life when he appeared on a Osun State Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC) TV show on Monday.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:20:30 GMT
Why We Can't Stop Touts Manipulating Visa Appointment System - U.S. Mission
[Premium Times] "One of the real challenges with paying somebody for the appointment is that the visa facilitators use fake information to book these appointments."

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:20:20 GMT
Buhari Pledges Commitment to Fulfilling Promises, Appeals for Understanding - ASUU
[Premium Times] Muhammadu Buhari said: "My administration is committed to this engagement and dialogue, and I urge them to stay the course towards a joint resolution in the best interest of our children and nation,"

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:15:23 GMT
1.3 Million Passport Booklets Printed in 2021 - Govt
[Vanguard] THE Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said 1,350,000 passport booklets were printed and distributed by the Federal Government in 2021, almost double of what was achieved in 2020.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:15:22 GMT
Nigerian Milled Rice Can Now Compete Favourably, Match Foreign Brands - CBN Gov
[Vanguard] The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday said that Nigeria's integrated mills have increased drastically from 10 to 60 within a period of six years.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:15:21 GMT
Reps Demand Thorough Probe, Justice for Hanifa Abubarkar
[Vanguard] The House of Representatives has called on relevant authorities to ensure that investigation into the murder of the five years old primary school girl, Hanifa Abubarkar is thoroughly and logical done to apprehend everyone involved.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:15:18 GMT
2023 - We Didn't Endorse Yahaya Bello for President - Northern CAN
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Northern Region has denied endorsing Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for president in 2023, describing as "a fabrication" an online report on the issue.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:15:16 GMT
Nigeria Lost $4bn to Oil Thieves in 9 Months, Says Tony Elumelu
[Vanguard] The Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu, yesterday, disclosed that Nigeria lost $4 billion worth of crude oil to thieves in the first nine months of 2021.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:15:14 GMT
NEMA Distributes Relief Materials to Victims of Flood, Communal Crisis in Enugu
[Vanguard] NATIONAL Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has donated assorted relief materials worth millions of Naira to victims of flood disasters and communal crisis in Igbo-Eze North and Udenu Federal Constituency of Enugu State.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:15:12 GMT
Nollywood Group Partners NFVCB to Launch Campaign Against Smoking in Movies Meant for Kids
[Vanguard] Abuja -- .A civil society organisation, Smoke-Free Nollywood and the National Film and Video Censors Board, on Tuesday, launched a digital media campaign to discourage smoking scenes in-home movies meant for children.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:15:10 GMT
2023 - I'll Declare Presidential Ambition At Appropriate Time - Atiku
[Vanguard] FORMER Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, visited former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, retd.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:05:15 GMT
2023 Presidency - Senator Anyim Pius Anyim Ticks All the Boxes
[Vanguard] It is no longer news that Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, President of the Nigerian Senate(2000 - 2003), a man on whose shoulders the responsibility of stabilising the 4th Senate as well as s...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:05:05 GMT
ASUU Strike - Lectures Ongoing At OAU Campus - Management
[Vanguard] Osogbo -- MANAGEMENT of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, in Osun State, yesterday, dismissed reports of an indefinite strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, of the school, saying students have been at...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:55:38 GMT
Sign Electoral Amendment Bill Now, PDP Nass Caucus Tells Buhari
[Vanguard] Following the transmission of the re-amended 2010 Electoral Act ( Amendment ) Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday called on the President to urgently sign it into...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:55:37 GMT
End Discrimination Against Hijab, Muslim Women Urge Govt
[Vanguard] Abuja -- A coalition of 13 Muslim women's organisations in Nigeria has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and governors to end discrimination against Muslims for wearing hijab (Islamic headscarf).

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:55:37 GMT
Sealing of Lagos Archbishop Residence By LASG, False - CAN
[Vanguard] The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Lagos State has described as false purported report that Lagos State Government locked the residence of Catholic Archbishop of Lagos around the City Hall area of the state.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:55:37 GMT
NIMASA Boss Donates Relief Items, Covid-19 Ppes to Borno, Other Two North-East States
[Vanguard] Maiduguri -- As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh on Tuesday donated relief items, covid-19 Personal Protection Equipm...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:55:37 GMT
IPOB Sit-At-Home Inflicting Immeasurable Hardship, Pains On Us - South-East Residents
[Vanguard] THE damaging effects of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB's frequent sit-at-home order, both 'legal' and 'illegal,' are becoming worrisome. Every resident of the South-East region is feeling the negative impact; be it on the economy, s...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:55:30 GMT
You'll Have No Rest Until Outstanding Issues Are Resolved - ASUU to Govt
[Vanguard] THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday told the federal government that it would not have any rest until all the outstanding issues affecting the country's tertiary education were resolved.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:36:47 GMT
World Hijab Day - Muslim Women Seek Passage of Bill Against Religious Discrimination
[Premium Times] This year's World Hijab Day is its ninth edition.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:16:18 GMT
Shelve Your Presidential Bid, Clark Tells Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal, Others
[This Day] Leader of Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum (PANDEF) and former federal commissioner, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal to...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:16:16 GMT
32 Months After, U.S. Reintroduces Limited No-Interview Visa Renewal in Nigeria
[This Day] The United States Mission has said that it would expand visa services to assist nonimmigrant visa applicants in Nigeria who qualify to renew their visa.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:16:14 GMT
There's No Phenomenon Like Repentant Bandits, Terrorists - El-Rufai
[This Day] The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, yesterday tore into shreds, a federal government initiative, which supported reabsorbing criminals dubbed 'repentant bandits and terrorists' into the system, saying his government did not b...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:16:12 GMT
Moody's Forecasts Phased Fuel Subsidy Removal Will Pose Challenge to Incoming Govt
[This Day] One of the leading global ratings agencies, Moody's has predicted that the phased removal of subsidy paid on petrol in Nigeria will pose challenge to incoming government.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:16:10 GMT
Completion of Lekki Seaport Is Solution to Apapa Gridlock, Says Sanwo-Olu
[This Day] Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the completion of the Lekki seaport would put an end to the intractable Apapa gridlock, which has defied solution over the years.



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