Nigeria
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:05:50 GMTUK Suspends Student, Work, Family Visa for Nigerians
[This Day] The UK has announced that it has suspended priority visas for student, work and family applications for Nigerians amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:03:01 GMTCountry's Inflation Rises to 15.70% As Fuel Scarcity Effects Prices
[Premium Times] Nigeria has faced fuel shortages since February after importing substandard fuel, resulting in weeks of severe scarcity and long queues at filling stations.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 04:31:18 GMTThe Coronavirus in the Country Has Its Own Family History - Keeping Track Is Vital
[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria recorded its first case of SARS-CoV-2 on 27 February 2020, and within five months at least one case had been reported in all states across the country.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:38:40 GMTConcerns As Wildlife Trafficking Continues
[Daily Trust] Amidst the growing devastating impact of climate change on the Nigerian environment, conservation efforts are being threatened by many factors, especially the trafficking of wildlife.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:27:21 GMTMinister - Govt Committed to Repositioning Power Sector
[This Day] Minister of Power, Mr. Abubakar Aliyu, has said that Nigeria is willing to welcome more investors into Nigeria in a bid to reposition the sector.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:50:41 GMT2023 Presidency - Dele Momodu Vows to Fight Nigeria's "Power Sector Cabal" to Standstill
[Premium Times] Mr Momodu says Nigeria is failing because those in top positions lack experience in managing people and scarce resources.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:21:40 GMTCost of Diesel, Electricity - Industrialist, Mbisiogu, Sends SOS to Govt
[Vanguard] A renowned industrialist and Chief Executive of Shanghai Engineering Works and Industrial Limited (SEWIL), Mr. Festus Mbisiogu, has sent a Save-Our-Soul to the federal government over the threat posed to industries because of irregular pow...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:21:38 GMTLabour Congress, Organised Private Sector, Lawmakers, Others Warn on Energy Crisis
[Vanguard] The Organised Private Sector, OPS, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, the House of Representatives and analysts yesterday painted a gloomy picture of the economy, following the current energy crisis in the country.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:18:34 GMTOil Prices Plunge Below $100 As Nigeria Fails to Meet Opec Quota
[Vanguard] Oil prices continued to crash, yesterday, as speculators abandoned the volatile market, while Russia claimed it wants the Iranian nuclear deal to be signed as soon as possible.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:35:14 GMTContrary to Authorities' Claim, Junior Police Officers Planning Strike
[Premium Times] Police authorities on Monday attempted to debunk stories that junior officers were planning to down tools, describing the reports as "fake news."
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:26:24 GMTLagos Taskforce Averts Unrest On Lekki-Epe Expressway
[Premium Times] The statement quoted witnesses as saying that the rider drove against traffic and was rammed into by the moving truck.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:26:24 GMTHow Nigeria Can Record More Successes On Gender-Based Issues With VAPP Law
[Premium Times] The VAPP Act was signed into law in 2015 by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:26:24 GMTFour Years After Buhari's Promise, Sokoto Primary Health Centres Still in Ruins
[Premium Times] When PREMIUM TIMES visited the PHC in Katanmi in September 2021 during the rainy season, the reporter's first sight was a four-year-old boy carrying a black bucket on his head as he meandered through a large pool of stagnant water fro...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:26:23 GMTWest African Examinations Council Presents Awards to Outstanding Students, Schools
[Premium Times] Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo also congratulates WAEC on its 70th anniversary.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:26:19 GMTAtiku Says Party Can't Afford to Lose 2023 Presidential Poll
[Premium Times] "I am worried and you should be worried too that if we do not win, it means we will be in opposition again for the next eight years."
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:09:42 GMTOPL 245 - UK's Anti-Fraud Agencies Gave Us Go-Ahead to Pay Malabu, Says JP Morgan
[This Day] JP Morgan Chase Bank (JPMC) says it sought and got the approval of UK anti-fraud agencies before transferring funds to Malabu Oil & Gas Ltd from the sale of OPL 245 to Shell and ENI in 2011.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:05:51 GMTHouse Moves to Recover $6.479bn Debts Owed By Oil Companies
[This Day] The House of Representatives has begun moves to recover the $6.479 billion debts owed federal government by oil and gas companies operating in the country as they commenced investigative hearing on the matter.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:05:50 GMTEni - Force Majeure On Vandalised Oil Facilities to Be Lifted This Week
[This Day] Italian oil major, Eni, has promised to lift the force majeure on the Ogoda/Brass 24 oil pipeline in Bayelsa State this week.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:05:50 GMTI Didn't Run Against Obasanjo in 2003 to Sustain Zoning Policy - Atiku
[This Day] A former Vice President and presidential hopeful, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, said the reason he did not run against his principal's re-election, former president Olusegun Obasanjo in 2003, was because he wanted to keep the zoning po...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:05:50 GMTCash-Strapped Govt to Utilise Part of Eurobond, Domestic Borrowing to Finance Fuel Subsidy
[This Day] The federal government plans to tap ?2 billion ($2.2 billion) this month or next of the money it raised through Eurobond sale last year and target more local borrowing in 2022 to help fund its costly petrol subsidies as oil prices rise, th...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:05:50 GMTYouths Threaten Attack On Oil Installation in Delta Over Marginalisation
[This Day] Aggrieved Isoko youths, under the aegis of the United Coalition Front Emancipation Movement (UCFEM) in Delta State have threatened to launch coordinated attacks on oil facilities in their land over the alleged refusal of oil companies to e...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:05:43 GMTPower Outage Cripples Appeal Court in Lagos
[This Day] Activities at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, were yesterday paralysed as the generator supplying electricity to the court suddenly packed-up.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:48:11 GMTOsinbajo Rates Nigerian Scientists High, Urges More Support
[Leadership] Due to their centrality, especially in the age of technology, Nigerian scientists should get adequate support in the drive towards national development.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:48:10 GMTNigerian-British Chambers to Unlock Trade Through Technology
[Leadership] The Nigerian-British Chambers of Commerce (NBCC) has stressed the need for Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SMEs) operators and other managers to leverage technology tools to digitise their structures.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:48:10 GMTDonor Funding for Family Planning Declines By $10m in 3 Years
[Leadership] Donor contribution to the family planning fund basket in Nigeria declined from $14.03 million in 2018, $8 million in 2019 to $4 million in 2020, even as the federal government allocation has not exceeded $4 million, LEADERSHIP checks rev...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:48:10 GMT45% of Mothers in Nigeria Exposed to Formula Milk - WHO, UNICEF
[Leadership] A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has showed that 45 per cent of post-partum women in Nigeria had received a recommendation from a health professional to feed formula prod...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:48:10 GMTAmaechi Opposes 12 Percent Nimasa Revenue for Maritime Varsity
[Leadership] Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has kicked against the proposal to provide not less than 12 per cent of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency's (NIMASA) revenue for the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, De...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:48:09 GMTInside Governor Inuwa Yahaya's Education Reforms
[Leadership] It was around late October 2020 when I met the charismatic Gombe State Governor in his Maitama residence in Abuja for the first time since his victory. While I would go on to meet him again in November of the same year, that particular m...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:48:06 GMTNigeria's 2022 Budget Deficit May Hit N10trn As Oil Export Drops
[Leadership] With a sharp decline in Nigeria's oil export opportunities, there are indications that the country's 2022 budget deficit might go up to about N10 trillion while petrol subsidy is likely to rise to N4 trillion.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:42:34 GMTPresidential Race - We're Not Troubled By Osinbajo's Ambition - Tinubu's Camp
[Daily Trust] The Asiwaju Bola Tinubu presidential campaign has said it is not bothered by the rumoured presidential ambition of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.