Nigeria
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:03:51 GMTExplosives Have Killed 789 Civilians in North-East, Injured 1,356 Others, UN Reveals
[This Day] The United Nations (UN) has decried that 789 persons have been killed by explosive in the ongoing insurgency in the north-eastern part of the country.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 04:43:01 GMT9,000 Doctors Moved to UK, U.S., Canada in 2 Years - Report
[Vanguard] Over 9,000 medical doctors of Nigerian origin left the shores of the country in search of greener pastures in the United Kingdom, United States of America and Canada in two years, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has said.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 04:31:39 GMTGovt Cracks Down On Digital Loan Sharks
[DW] Nigerian authorities are shutting down illegal online lending firms that use deceptive schemes to hook consumers.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:13:57 GMTUnpunished Crimes, Poverty Fuel Banditry in Nigeria's Northwest - Report
[Premium Times] About a hundred groups of bandits with over 30,000 militants are operating in the northwest, killing, maiming, and kidnapping innocent citizens and residents of the region.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:52:02 GMTGovt Bars Outgoing Calls On SIM Cards Not Linked to National Identification Number
[This Day] The federal government has barred all outgoing calls on every SIM card that is not linked to the National Identification Number (NIN) of the SIM card owner.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:42:53 GMTNigerians Say Yemi Alade Is Next Angelique Kidjo After 2022 Grammy
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Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:38:19 GMTRamadan, the Most Anticipated Islamic Month, Is Here Again
[Vanguard] Muslims across the globe will be immersed in 29 or 30-day fasting, devotion and reflection.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:54:45 GMTAfter Many Deadlines, 73 Million Unlinked Subscribers Barred From Making Calls
[Leadership] A total of 73 million active mobile lines in Nigeria will not be making calls from today.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 04:49:23 GMTAbuja Mosque Sacks Imam for Criticising Buhari
[Premium Times] The mosque committee said Mr Khalid did not show remorse after his suspension for making what it described as anti-government comments
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:23:13 GMTTrain Attack - Nigerian Railway Corporation Reiterates Commitment to Rescue Hostages
[Premium Times] The NRC said that the corporation was working assiduously with security agencies to ensure that the abductees were rescued and reunited with their families.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:23:12 GMTConsumer Protection Commission to Institute Criminal Prosecution Against Money Lenders
[Premium Times] "As a condition to acceptance into the cooperation framework, some of the moneylenders have been required to desist from contacting, including by text messages, people on contact lists/third parties of borrowers or defaulters."
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:14:20 GMTYou Can't Fight Insecurity Keeping Students At Home, Academic Union Tells Govt
[Vanguard] The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has told the federal government it cannot fight ongoing insecurity in the country so long as it continued to keep students at home.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:14:18 GMTSultan, Catholic Bishops Lambast Govt On Insecurity
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Leader of the Jama'atu Nasril Islam, JNI, and Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa'ad Abubakar III, said yesterday that any government that cannot provide security for its citizens had no moral justification to exist.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:14:13 GMTExchange Rate Pressure, Economic Recovery to Continue in 2022 - Experts
[Vanguard] Experts have predicted that Nigeria's currency, Naira, will further depreciate while the Gross Domestic Product, GDP will further grow by almost three percent.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:14:10 GMTBandits Kidnap 22 in Community Near Kaduna-Abuja Road
[Vanguard] Twenty-Two persons were reportedly abducted by bandits in Jere town by the Abuja-Kaduna Highway, a day after the Inspector General of Police, Mr Usman Alkali Baba, toured the highway and assured that it was secured.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:14:07 GMTMy Life, That of My Subjects Under Threat - Enugu Monarch
[Vanguard] Nsukka -- The traditional ruler of Iggah community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, Igwe Herbert Ukuta, yesterday, raised the alarm over an alleged threat to his life and some of his subjects by those suspected to be sell...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:07:16 GMTPeoples Democratic Party Governors Slam Garba Shehu Over Comment On Communique
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have taken strong exception to comments credited to Mallam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, which d...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:58:25 GMTOhanaeze Disagrees As Soludo Offers 'Amnesty' to Agitators in Anambra
[Vanguard] Sequel to the spate of violent attacks and weekly Monday sit-at-home in Anambra, Governor Charles Soludo, Sunday, said his administration has offered "amnesty" to agitators in the state.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:58:22 GMTAnti-Govt Sermon - Why We Sacked Abuja Imam - Mosque Committee
[Vanguard] The Management Committee of the National Assembly Legislators' Quarters Mosque, Apo, Abuja, has sacked Sheikh Nuru Khalid, the Chief Imam, who was accused of criticing the government of President Muhammadu Buhari in his sermon on Friday.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:58:20 GMTKaduna-Abuja Train Attack, Troubling Times for a Nation
[Vanguard] Each passing day, terrorists and bandits are getting bolder and more strategic in their attacks in Nigeria. Nigerians are so used to the terror that it takes a terrorist's act of great intensity and maximum impact to get our attention. Rec...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:58:17 GMTNursing Mother, 5 Other Suspected Kidnappers Arrested in Ondo
[Vanguard] Akure -- A nursing mother and five others, who specialised in abducting toddlers, have been arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, in Ondo State.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:26:56 GMT2023 - Oshiomhole Declares for Senate
[Premium Times] "I have resolved to contest and I am sure to get the ticket and become the candidate to represent Edo North senatorial district come 2023."
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:26:55 GMTPolice Chief Approves Appointment of New Deputy Inspector-General for Research, Training
[Premium Times] Until his posting, the new Acting DIG, John Amadi, was a Directing Staff at the NIPSS, Kuru, Jos.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:26:55 GMTShun Unlicensed Financial Operators Offering Mouthwatering Returns On Investments - Central Bank
[Premium Times] Many Nigerians have fallen victims to such firms that offer up to 100 percent return on investments to unsuspecting people.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:26:55 GMTState Security Service Arrests Nursing Mother, Five Other Kidnap Suspects
[Premium Times] "They have been terrorising the state, kidnapping children between the ages of two and four years."
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:26:55 GMTDespite Policy Review, Fully Vaccinated Travellers Made to Pay for Covid-19 Test
[Premium Times] "It is a terrible feeling, having been out of the country and wanting to come back to your home country. It is highly insensitive that no one is here to explain to us why we need to pay," a passenger lamented.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:26:55 GMTHollywood Dominates As Nigerian Cinemas Record N347 Million Revenue in March
[Premium Times] The amount generated by the cinemas represented a 45 per cent increase compared to 189 million realised in March 2021.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:26:52 GMTKemi Afolabi, Lupus, Bianca Ojukwu, Others Top Google Nigeria Search in March
[Premium Times] Many Nigerians also searched for the meaning of lupus after actress Kemi Afolabi said she had been diagonised with the disease.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:03:55 GMT16 Months After, Govt Bars Unlinked SIM Cards, Begins Enforcement
[This Day] The federal government, yesterday, barred all outgoing calls from every SIM card not linked to the National Identification Number (NIN) of the telecom subscriber.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:03:55 GMTAgain, Central Bank Tells Nigerians to Shun Unlicensed Financial Operators
[This Day] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday advised members of the public to refrain from dealing with unlicenced or Illegal Financial Operators (IFOs), who lure and defraud unsuspecting members of the public by offering extra-ordinary ret...