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Nigeria

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:31:33 GMT
Chief Justice Speaks On Delays of High-Profile Corruption Cases
[Premium Times] Mr Malami had about two weeks ago criticised the lack of transparency of the the judiciary's budget, and, on Monday, blamed the third arm of government for the prolonged trials of high-profile suspects.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:31:30 GMT
Petrol Scarcity - Govt Blames 'Bad Fuel'
[Premium Times] The government says it found unsafe levels of methanol and removed the affected product from the supply chain.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:31:13 GMT
Major Glitch Takes Down Multiple Govt Websites
[Premium Times] Some sites have not functioned since December 2021, but the government does not appear to be in a hurry to fix them.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:31:10 GMT
Bandits Stopping Us From Burying Our Dead - Zamfara Residents
[Premium Times] Residents say they could not bury their dead because the bandits are still prowling around the village.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:37:55 GMT
Visitor Visa Processing in Nigeria Will Now Take 6 Weeks - UK
[Vanguard] The British High Commission in Nigeria on Tuesday said its visa and immigration process for applicants seeking to visit the United Kingdom will take six weeks.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:39:01 GMT
Learning From Rwanda - Why Nigeria Needs Effective Governance Scorecard
[Premium Times] Could a governance scorecard reduce corruption and improve governance in Africa? In Nigeria? Could it hold leaders accountable and improve government performance? Could it reduce corruption and ensure that citizens participate in impo...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:31:22 GMT
No Super Eagles Star in Afcon 2021 Best Eleven
[Vanguard] CAF has released its starting xi and the team of the tournament for the just-concluded 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, but there is no Nigerian player in the squad.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:59:18 GMT
Nigeria in Pursuit of Global Goals
[This Day] The electoral season in Nigeria is usually a riot of agendas. Beginning with the party primaries, some politicians display their programmes in a manner similar to those of traders showcasing their wares in the market. They often call these...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:41:43 GMT
Experts, Govt Officials, Others Examine Buhari's Performance, Legacies
[Premium Times] The event was the N-PoD Monthly Policy Dialogue (Summit) which was organised by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Policy Development/Analysis.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:41:40 GMT
Covid-19 - Nigeria Records 58 New Infections Tuesday
[Premium Times] With no fatalities recorded, the country's death toll still stands at 3,139.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:00:08 GMT
Wanted - a Professionally Managed NFF
[This Day] Some years ago, in frustration, Deji Tinubu, then a member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Board, called me up one early morning.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:56:37 GMT
Visitors' Visa Applicants to Experience Longer Processing Time - UK
[Vanguard] The processing time of standard visas for applicants seeking to visit the United Kingdom will now take about six weeks, the UK Visas and Immigration, UKVI, has said.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:56:34 GMT
Car Engines Damaged As Govt, Marketers Recall Bad Petrol
[Vanguard] The supply of petrol, yesterday, worsened in Abuja, Lagos, Oyo and Ogun states because of limited stocks, due mainly to rejection of new supplies from importers of adulterated fuel into the country.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:56:34 GMT
Rescue Universities From Total Collapse - Academic Union
[Vanguard] Ughelli -- ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, FUPRE, Delta State, chapter, has urged the Federal Government to implement the Renegotiated 2009 Agreement with university lecturers...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:56:32 GMT
Biafra - Kanu's Prosecution Can't Proceed Without Govt Showing He Was Legally Extradited - Counsel
[Vanguard] Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, , yesterday, said the federal government cannot prosecute the leader of IPOB until it convinces the Nigerian courts and Britain that he wa...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:56:28 GMT
Noise Pollution - Lagos Bans Use of Sound Amplifiers At Motor Garages, Parks
[Vanguard] Lagos State Government, Tuesday, placed a ban on the use of sound amplifiers, microphone and other formmof sound systems at motor garages and parks across the aimed at curtailing noise pollution as well as ensure noiseless, healthy environ...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:27:26 GMT
High Cost of Living Hitting Us Hard - South East People
[Vanguard] Combined effects of bad governance in the country, South-East region inclusive; the activities of shylock commodity union leaders and the senseless frequent IPOB sit-at-home have brought severe economic hardship on the residents of the reg...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:47:18 GMT
Herdsmen Invade Agatu, Destroy Property, Farmland
[Vanguard] Makurdi -- Suspected herdsmen reportedly invaded part of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State destroying farmlands and displacing thousands of persons.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:47:14 GMT
Again, Academic Union Warns of Imminent Strike
[This Day] The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has once more expressed disappointment over the refusal of the federal government to honour the agreements it freely entered into with the union in December 2020, saying Nigerians should hold...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:27:16 GMT
Naira Loses Further At Official Market
[Premium Times] The currency hovered within an intraday high of N410.00 and a low of N444.00 before closing at N416.67 on Tuesday.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:27:16 GMT
14 Parties Sign Peace Accord
[Premium Times] INEC will conduct election into the six Area Councils of Abuja on Saturday.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:39:17 GMT
Central Bank's Naira Support Dips Foreign Reserves Despite Rising Oil Price
[Leadership] Nigeria's external reserves continued its depletion as the Central Bank of Nigerian (CBN) maintained its support for the naira, dropping by $537.45 million between January 4 and February 4, 2022 according to latest data on the website of...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:39:15 GMT
Communal Clash - Niger Court Sentences 11 to Death By Hanging
[Leadership] A High Court in Minna, the Niger State capital, has sentenced 11 people from Anfani community in Lavun local government area of the state to death by hanging following their conviction for last year's attack on Gaba community.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:39:14 GMT
Why Electoral Bill Has Not Been Signed - Osinbajo
[Leadership] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the Electoral Act Amendment Bill now in progress is a testament to the current administration's commitment towards improving Nigeria's electoral system.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:39:12 GMT
1 Dead, Another Rescued in Kano Gas Explosion
[Daily Trust] The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that one person died in a gas explosion in Ijara Gawa Village in Bichi Local Government Area of the state.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:17:49 GMT
Bishops Alarmed By Frequent Government Borrowing
[CISA] Owerri -- Catholic Bishops of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province have during its first plenary of 2022, expressed concern at frequency of borrowings by federal and state governments to finance budget shortfalls.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:27:16 GMT
Senate Approves Six New Law School Campuses
[Premium Times] The Senate says the creation of the six new campuses is a legislative intervention to address the exponential increase in the number of law graduates from the nation's universities and foreign ones.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:27:16 GMT
Lawan, Agencies Meet Over Alleged School Fees Increase
[Premium Times] Some students had recently drawn the attention of the Senate to a planned hike in school fees in some tertiary institutions in the country.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:27:16 GMT
Amid Scarcity, Nigerian Lawmakers Commence Investigation Into Petrol Consumption
[Premium Times] The committee is to ascertain the volume of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, consumed in Nigeria.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:27:14 GMT
Buhari Confers Merit Awards On Three Nigerian Scholars
[Premium Times] Mr Buhari said the nation would continue to celebrate and trumpet the scholars' achievements as a shining example worthy of emulation by the upcoming young men and women in the country.



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