Nigeria
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:13:03 GMTHow 'Supercop' Abba Kyari Ran His Drug Syndicate
[This Day] More facts have emerged on how suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, was working in cahoots with drug dealers in the country for several years until his recent arrest.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:35:55 GMTVP Osinbajo to Be in Charge While I'm Away - Buhari
[Premium Times] Mr Buhari said Mr Osinbajo would be assisted by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, and the Chief of Staff.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:30:17 GMTCountry Witnessed Fewer Killings Last Week Than Any Other Week in 2022
[Premium Times] At least 10 people were killed last week, with the killings occurring in two states of the federation.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 05:12:40 GMTPressure Mounts On VP Osinbajo to Declare for President
[This Day] Pressure has continued to mount on the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to declare interest to contest for president in the 2023 general elections.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:37:04 GMTGender Bills - Nigerian Women Set to Hold 'Mother of All Protests'
[Premium Times] The protest is aimed at calling on the federal lawmakers to reconsider all the gender bills that were rejected during the Constitution amendment last week.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:31:47 GMTAnother Trouble Looms in All Progressives Congress
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Less than three weeks to its March 26 national convention, the ruling All Progressives Congress APC may have been enmeshed in another crisis of leadership following attempts by certain stakeholders to orchestrate the convening of ...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:02:48 GMTBanks Cut Borrowing From CBN By 47%
[Vanguard] Banks' borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, fell for the second consecutive month in February, by 47 percent to N666 billion, driven by further improvement in the level of liquidity in the interbank system.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:37:04 GMTCovid-19 - Nigeria Records 17 Infections Sunday
[Premium Times] NCDC said the number of discharged cases in Nigeria now stands at 249,199 nationwide.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:37:04 GMTRussia-Ukraine War - Nigerians in Sumy May Benefit As Russia Agrees to Humanitarian Corridor
[Premium Times] The corridors will include the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and cities like Kharkiv, Mariupol and Sumy, where PREMIUM TIMES reported that hundreds of Nigerians are held up.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:37:03 GMTOne Dead, Five Injured in Lagos Auto Crash
[Premium Times] "The accident involved a black Toyota Highlander Jeep with registration number BDG 654 DC and driven by one Akinola Sulaimon."
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:37:03 GMTMinisters and Their Report Cards
[Premium Times] Last week this column focused on the legacy of elected political office holders as we wind up a political era and transit to a new one. This week, we will focus on political appointees. After nearly three and seven years respectively ...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:37:03 GMTActivists Fume Over Amaechi's 'Illegal' Directive to Construction Frm
[Premium Times] The campaigners call on relevant regulatory agencies to look into the matter and address the concerns raised in the procurement process.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:53:48 GMTGovt Happy Over N15bn Oil Firm Funded Lagos-Badagry Expressway
[Vanguard] The Federal Government, weekend, expressed satisfaction over the progress of work done by the contractor handling the Lagos-Badagry expressway, which is funded by Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, under tax credit funding to the t...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:53:45 GMT39 Miscreants Arrested for Terrorizing Motorists in Lagos
[Vanguard] The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offenses Unit (Taskforce) has arrested 39 miscreants who were known for terrorizing motorists and dealing in illicit drugs.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:53:42 GMTDrug Trafficking - Abba Kyari, 6 Others for Arraignment Today
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, will today arraign the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, following his alleged involvement in drug traffickin...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:53:38 GMTGovt Moves to Rescue Nigerian Students Still Trapped in Ukraine
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has concluded plans to rescue Nigerian students trapped in Sumy, in the north eastern part of Ukraine.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:53:25 GMTAbba Kyari - Why We Don't Parade Suspects - Anti-Drug Agency
[Vanguard] The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on its Twitter handle has said it has not physically paraded the suspended former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force, Deputy Commissioner of Police...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:53:12 GMTHarrowing Experience of 368 Nigerian Students Still Trapped
[Vanguard] No fewer than 368 Nigerian students are still trapped in Sumy State University (SumDU), Ukraine.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:16:41 GMTAgriculture Remains Backbone of Nigeria's Economy, Says Central Bank
[This Day] Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, says agriculture remains a strong pillar and saving grace for the Nigerian economy. Emefiele said this at the weekend while addressing journalists during an inspection tour of...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:13:04 GMTNigerian Students in Ukraine Cry for Help, Demand Safe Exit From War-Torn Country
[This Day] Students of Sumy State University in Ukraine have cried out against the ill-treatment being meted to them in the European country, demanding that the authorities should provide a safe exit route for them to leave the country.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:13:03 GMTPeoples Democratic Party Denies Releasing Timetable for 2023 General Elections
[This Day] The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied releasing any election time table, describing a schedule of election in social media as fake.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:13:02 GMTAir Peace Kicks Off Direct Flight to Dubai
[This Day] Nigeria's leading airline, Air Peace, has commenced direct flights to Dubai.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:13:00 GMTCoalition of Northern Youth Groups Want Emefiele to Run for 2023 Presidency
[This Day] A coalition of 40 social cultural groups across the north, under the umbrella of: "The unified Northern Nigeria Youths Forum", have called on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele to contest for the 2023 Pr...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:57:09 GMTRussia-Ukraine War - Nigeria to Begin Evacuation of Students in Sumy
[Premium Times] Mr Onyeama noted that a major challenge to the evacuation is how to transport the students out of Sumy.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:53:50 GMT2023 - EU Election Observation Mission Meets With Political Parties
[Vanguard] Ahead of the 2023 general elections in the country, the European Union Election Observation Mission, EU EOM, at the weekend met with the various political parties under the aegis of Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, where it emphasized o...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:53:46 GMTAbandoned Govts' Properties - Sanwo-Olu Tasks Reps' Committee On Return of Lagos Properties
[Vanguard] Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee, investigating abandoned Federal Government properties across the country to view Lagos with compassion in ensuring that properties owne...
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:53:40 GMTHow Central Bank Agric Interventions Saved Nigerian Economy - Emefiele
[Vanguard] The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has said that the institution's interventions in the agricultural sector saved the Nigerian economy and gave a boost to productivity in the last six years.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:53:37 GMTWe Have Uncovered Plot to Abduct, Repatriate Top Biafra Agitators Abroad
[Vanguard] The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, alleged that it has uncovered plot by the Federal Government to abduct and rendition top Biafra agitators from outside the country to Nigeria.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:53:36 GMTPolice Raid Black Spots, Arrest 39 Suspected Miscreants in Lagos
[Vanguard] The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offenses Unit (Taskforce) has arrested 39 suspected miscreants during a raid of black spots at Maruwa Beach, around Brassal Mall on Admiralty Road and other adjoining areas in Lekki phase 1, Lekki.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:53:32 GMTPope Appoints Ugorji As Archbishop of Owerri
[Vanguard] His Holiness, Pope Francis, has appointed Most Revd (Dr.) Lucius Ugorji, as the Catholic Archbishop of Owerri in Imo State.