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Tue, 12 Apr 2022 04:41:50 GMT
35 Contenders Jostle for Buhari's Job
[Vanguard] With the declaration of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to vie for the presidency, 35 aspirants have officially joined the race to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 04:27:48 GMT
Nigeria, 12 Other African Nations Yet to Surpass 10% Covid-19 Vaccination - WHO
[This Day] Nigeria and 12 other countries in sub-Saharan Africa are yet to surpass 10 per cent fulll vaccination of their populationagainst the COVID-19 pandemic, a report released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) ...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 04:18:17 GMT
Police Deploy to Villages in Plateau State After Attacks Kill 70
[VOA] Abuja -- Police in Nigeria's central Plateau state say they have sent extra officers to nine villages where gunmen on Sunday reportedly killed more than 70 people and burned down houses. Police and locals say hundreds of villagers have fled the...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:47:34 GMT
MTN Nigeria Diversifies Into Banking, Gets Final Approval for Momo Bank
[Premium Times] The approval gives the firm the leave to operate virtually all the services offered by conventional commercial banks except granting credit and processing foreign exchange transactions.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:06:16 GMT
Academic Union Urges Nigerians to Rescue Dying University System
[This Day] The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Benin Zone yesterday pleaded with Nigerians to join the union in rescuing the dying university system.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:44:24 GMT
How Far Can VP Osinbajo Go in Quest for All Progressives Congress Presidential Ticket?
[Premium Times] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Monday declared his intention to run for the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress for the 2023 poll.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 04:54:50 GMT
Start-Up Sabi Doubles Funding Target to U.S.$125 Million
[Premium Times] Established in 2020, the firm reported transactions in the sum of $100 million in the first year of operation and now operates at an annualised rate of $350 million.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 04:49:25 GMT
Active Citizenship for Health Improving Malaria Prevention and Treatment Awareness
[Nigeria Health Watch] The Malaria vaccine is considered to be one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. However, in spite of this breakthrough, the battle against malaria is far from over. In the 2021 World Malaria report, Nigeria is sti...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:48:22 GMT
Police Arrest Late Gospel Singer, Osinachi's Husband
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Police have disclosed that they arrested the husband of popular Nigerian gospel singer, Mr Peter Nwachukwu in a case of suspected homicide noting that the brother of the deceased late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu reported...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:15:53 GMT
APC Wins 31 LG in Katsina Election, Results for 4 Pending
[Vanguard] The Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission (KTSIEC) has declared the All Progressive Congress APC, winner for all the chairmanship and councillorship seat in the 31 local governments so far announced for the April 11 local governme...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:15:52 GMT
2023 - There May Be No Elections If... - - Can, Sultan, Ohanaeze, Nef, Others
[Vanguard] Eminent Nigerians including the President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Samson Ayokunle, and the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa'ad Abubakar, have warned that widespread insecurity across the country is the greatest threat to the forthcom...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:15:50 GMT
Shiites Protest in Abuja, Demand Release of El-Zakzaky's Travel Documents
[Vanguard] The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has asked the National Human Rights Commission to prevail on the Federal Government to release the international passports of their supreme leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:15:46 GMT
Drop Your Aspiration, Support South Eastern Candidate - COSEYL to Osinbajo -
[Vanguard] The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, an umbrella body of youth groups in the South East region have urged Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to drop his presidential aspiration and support a candidate from the South East in ...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:15:44 GMT
Govt Not Against New Welfare Package for ASUU, SSANU, Others
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Federal Government said yesterday it was in support of renegotiation of the welfare package for university workers in line with current realities.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:15:41 GMT
Nigerian Breweries to Pass On Excise Duty On Non-Alcoholic Drinks
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Breweries, NB Plc, has said that it will pass on to consumers, in the most optimal way possible, the recently introduced Excise Duty on non-alcoholic drinks

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:15:38 GMT
Come to Our Rescue, Kidnapped Train Victims Cry Out to Govt in New Video
[Vanguard] In what appeared to be a fresh video released by terrorists, who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound train two weeks ago, some of the abductees were seen pleading with the government to come to their aid.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:15:35 GMT
Akwa Ibom New Airport Terminal, Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Ready Soon - Gov Emmanuel
[Vanguard] Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facility (MRO), Terminal Building and Taxi Way ongoing construction at Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, will all be inaugurated this year, Governor Udom Emmanuel said, yesterday.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:15:33 GMT
2023 - I've No Son Grown Enough for Presidency - Tinubu
[Vanguard] National Leader of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has feigned ignorance of yesterday's presidential declaration of his erstwhile 'political godson', Vice President Yemi Osinbajo...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:00:45 GMT
94 Killed By Terrorists, Assassins in Plateau, Kaduna, Osun Within 24 Hours
[Vanguard] No fewer than 94 persons have been killed in Plateau, Kaduna and Osun states by rampaging terrorists and assassins in the last 24 hours.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:59:32 GMT
Over 5,000 Debtors Owe Govt N5.2trn - Finance Minister
[Vanguard] Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has said the Federal Government will enforce recovery of N5.2 trillion debt owed by over 5,000 debtors through various Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:59:30 GMT
Ban On Cows Outside Ranches Takes Effect April 27 - Biafra Group
[Vanguard] The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, said it will commence the enforcement of the ban on cows outside ranching places on April 27 this year, saying that no cow including those owned by Hausa, Yoruba, Fulani, Igbo or any tribe ...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:59:28 GMT
Fire Destroys Goods, Shops At Lagos Market
[Vanguard] Goods worth millions of naira and shops were razed by an early morning inferno at Ayoka Plaza in the popular Iyana-Iba market.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:59:25 GMT
Saraki, Tambuwal, Bala Mohammed Meet Diri, Say 'We're Pushing for a Consensus Candidate'
[Vanguard] Three presidential aspirants on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP-- former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki; Governors of Sokoto and Bauchi States, Aminu Tambuwal and Bala Mohammed-- yesterday, met with Governor Douye Di...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:49:23 GMT
Riot in Rivers Prison Leaves One Dead, Many Others With Bullet Wounds
[Vanguard] One person reportedly died, yesterday, following a fight between some inmates in the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers State while many of the inmates sustained injuries.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:06:31 GMT
Imam Blames Govt's Weak Handling of Terrorists for Persistent Insecurity
[This Day] An Imam of the Kaduna Branch of the Ansar-ud-Deen Society, Alhaji Hussain Makanjuola, has said that the security challenges in the country have persisted because the leadership has been reluctant to wield the big stick against the terroris...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:06:29 GMT
No Amount of Intimidation Will Stop Ekweremadu, Supporters Insist
[This Day] Ahead of the 2023 governorship election in Enugu State, the campaign organisation of former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has stressed that no amount of intimidation and court processes would deter him from contest...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:06:25 GMT
Collaborations Key to Ensuring Stability, Containing Humanitarian Crisis in Lake Chad Region - Osinbajo
[This Day] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has that international collaborations, cooperation and synergy among Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger are key actions that would determine the speed and effectiveness of the delivery of economic stability, pea...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:06:22 GMT
Relations of Kidnapped Kaduna Train Passengers Issue 72-Hour Ultimatum to Govt
[This Day] Relations of kidnapped victims of the March 28, terror attack on Abuja-Kaduna train, have given the federal government a 72-hour ultimatum to ensure the safe rescue of their beloved ones from the terrorists, else, they would take initiativ...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:06:19 GMT
Nigeria Receives Three Million Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine From Italy
[This Day] The Nigerian government yesterday received over three million doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Italian government.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:06:09 GMT
Tinubu Disowns Osinbajo, Says He Has No Son Grown Enough to Declare for President
[This Day] Obviously not expecting one of his political mentees to challenge him to a presidential contest, former Lagos State governor and frontline presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday, denied Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as a polit...



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