Nigeria
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:35:18 GMTDevastated Delta Oil Community Begins Protest #AfricaClimateCrisis
[This Day] Omon-Julius Onabu in Asaba
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:35:19 GMTDaniel Blames Neglect of LGs for Mounting Pressure On State Govt
[This Day] James Sowole in Abeokuta
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:35:19 GMTThe Menace of Child Soldiers
[This Day] Breaking the mould is possible when the authorities prioritise child protection in addition to incentivised education
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:35:19 GMTN53.3tn Banking Sector Contribution Excites Osinbajo
[This Day] Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has lauded the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) for its contribution to the growth of the Nigerian banking sector and the private sector.
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:35:18 GMTNew Police Dress Code Illegal, Says Adegboruwa
[This Day] A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has faulted the new dress code approved for policewomen by the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Usman Baba Alkali.
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:35:14 GMTVat - Hotel Owners, FIRS Head for Showdown
[This Day] The directive by the Lagos chapter of the Incorporated Trustees of the Hotel Owners and Managers Association to its members to reject a request by the Federal Inland Revenue Services or its agents for collection of Value Added Tax from the...
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 10:05:45 GMTFG Threatens to Prosecute Nigerians Bribing Immigration Officers for Passports
[Daily Trust] The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has warned Nigerians not to pay any officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) or touts for passports.
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:35:19 GMTNNPC Safeguards Nigeria's Oil Assets Through Pre-Emptive Rights
[This Day] Energy
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:35:19 GMTGowon - How Successive Govts Slowed Nigeria's Development
[This Day] Oghenevwede Ohwovoriole in Abuja
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:35:19 GMTAdamu's Lack of Empathy for Students
[This Day] Notes for File
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:35:19 GMTElectoral Act Unsettles
[This Day] Political Appointees
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:35:18 GMTApapa Gridlock - It's Never Been the Bad Roads After All
[This Day] Of all, the notorious Apapa gridlock has never really been about the bad roads. Olawale Olaleye reports
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 10:10:43 GMTCourt Jails Complainant for Sending 'Misleading Petition' to EFCC
[Premium Times] EFCC had charged Mr Eyibio with misleading the commission by concealing crucial information in a petition.
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:41:57 GMTBye-Elections - APC, PDP Restate Dominance Ahead 2023 General Elections
[Premium Times] APC won four seats while PDP picked two in last Saturday's bye-elections conducted in four of Nigeria's six geo-political zones
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 10:10:42 GMTImpunity Fuels Illicit Financial Flows, Terrorism - UNODC
[Premium Times] The UNODC said it will support Nigeria in implementing its laws on drug control, transnational organised crime, corruption and terrorism.
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 17:37:21 GMTUpdated - Russia-Ukraine War: Second Batch of Nigerian Evacuees Arrive Abuja
[Premium Times] The second batch of Nigerian evacuees from Poland have arrived this evening in Abuja.
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:40:12 GMTNigeria to Supply Equatorial Guinea With Natural Gas
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigeria has agreed to supply natural gas to Equatorial Guinea at Nigeria's International Energy Summit in Abuja. African energy experts are urging quick implementation of the gas deal amid high demand and supply disruptions ca...
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:13:16 GMTFor Persons With Disabilities, It Takes a 'Special Initiative' to Get Vaccines
[African Arguments] Seeing that getting access to COVID-19 vaccines was such a tall order, one polio survivor decided to do something about it.
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:44:44 GMTPolice Approve New Dress Code for Female Personnel
[Premium Times] According to the new dress code, female police are permitted to wear stud earrings, and headscarf under their berets or peak caps as the case may be while in uniform.
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 10:10:38 GMTAppeal Court Upholds Forfeiture of Kola Aluko, Diezani's Associate's $18m Mansion
[Premium Times] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) valued one of the forfeited properties linked to Mr Aluko, an ally of Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former petroleum minister, at $18 million.
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 07:23:08 GMTObesity in Africa a 'Ticking Timebomb'
[DW] Many African parents wrongly believe that having overweight children symbolizes affluence in society. Nutritionists are now seeking to educate them on the health risks posed by obesity and being overweight.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:32:56 GMTInside Nigeria's Shocking Wildlife Crimes and How Culprits Escape Justice
[Premium Times] Our analysis of wildlife crimes data, supported by numerous interviews, finds evidence of systematic failure by Nigerian law enforcement and the judicial system to hold wildlife poachers and traffickers accountable.
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:42:56 GMTAedc Gives Reason for Poor Electricity Supply to Customers
[Premium Times] The company says the current low and unstable supply of electricity to homes and businesses is as a result of low power generated to the national grid.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:19:16 GMTBuhari Appoints Retired Permanent Secretary, Echono, As Tetfund Boss
[Premium Times] Mr Echono will take over from the incumbent, Suleiman Bogoro, whose five-year tenure ends on March 18.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:18:19 GMT2009 Agreement - Academic Union Kicks As Nigerian Govt Appoints Briggs to Lead Fresh Negotiation
[Premium Times] The 2009 FG-ASUU agreement has been a source of the protracted industrial dispute between the government and the lecturers' union.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 10:46:37 GMTEndSARS Panel Summons Police Officers, As Woman Recounts Her Husband's Killing
[Premium Times] A woman narrated to the Abuja #EndSARS panel how some of the summoned police officers allegedly kidnapped her husband and eventually killed him in 2013.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 10:46:34 GMTI Am Leaving PDP - Kwankwaso
[Premium Times] BBC Hausa Service reported an unnamed associate of the former governor saying that he is leaving the PDP due to a crisis in the Kano chapter of the party.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 10:05:39 GMTRussian Invasion - 411 Nigerians, Consular Staff Arrive Abuja Airport From Ukraine
[Vanguard] The first set of 411 Nigerians, escaping the ongoing war in Ukraine, have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 04:49:28 GMTSubdued in Nigeria, Boko Haram Shifts Attacks to Neighbouring Countries - Report
[Premium Times] The GTI report said Boko Haram was responsible for only 69 deaths in Nigeria in 2021, a decrease of 77 per cent from the previous year.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 04:49:21 GMTLawmakers Reject Bill to Regulate Foreign Education for Public Officers' Children
[Premium Times] The bill seeks to make it mandatory for public officers to secure the approval of the Minister of Education before sending their children or wards to foreign schools.