Nigeria
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:57:26 GMTLassa Fever Kills 132 in Four Months, Says Govt
[This Day] The federal government has said it will begin the enforcement of environmental sanitation to reduce the increasing prevalence of Lassa fever across the country.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:52:56 GMTMinister Rejects World Press Freedom Index, Says Govt is No Threat to Press
[This Day] The federal government has rejected the characterisation of Nigeria by the 2021 annual World Press Freedom Index as a country not conducive to the practice of journalism.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:45:48 GMTMore Attacks On Infrastructure Occurred in Kaduna Than Elsewhere - Report
[Premium Times] Of the six geopolitical zones in the country, the north-west is the most violent in terms of the frequency of attacks on infrastructural installations.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:33:47 GMTWhy VP Osinbajo's Presidential Declaration Got It Wrong On So Many Levels
[Premium Times] Mr Oladokun reviews the presidential declaration by Vice President Osinbajo and underlines the importance of communication and branding in campaigns.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:31:00 GMTOver 100 Killed in Attacks On Plateau Communities
[Premium Times] The fresh attacks were carried out in some communities in Kanam and Wase LGAs of the state.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:24:33 GMTThe Real Housewives of Lagos Sets Social Media Alight
[allAfrica] The Real Housewives of Lagos started streaming on Showmax on April 8, 2022 - a night after its grand and glamorous launch in Sandton, South Africa. Hosted by South Africa's television personality Bonang Matheba, the event saw South Africa...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:26:14 GMTSouth Africa's President Criticizes Vigilante Groups for Attacking Migrants
[Premium Times] Last week, a 43-year-old Zimbabwean man, Elvis Nyathi, was attacked by a mob and set alight by a group of vigilantes.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:45:45 GMTWhat Inflation Really Means for Poor Nigerians
[Daily Trust] Inflation is a general increase in the prices of goods and services, leading to a decrease in the purchasing value of money. It is what happens when a loaf of bread that used to sell for N300 steadily surged to N500 within a given perio...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:45:35 GMTNigeria, South Africa Renew Partnership On Drug War
[This Day] The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and South Africa's Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), popularly called HAWKS have agreed to collaborate in tackling the menace of drug trafficking between the two countries...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:21:23 GMTNigerian Police - Why Improving Public Trust Has Proven Difficult
[The Conversation Africa] Policing plays a vital role in maintaining law and order in any society. Public trust and confidence in the police is a concern in many parts of the world.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:29:47 GMTNigeria's Women Shopkeepers Forced to Scale Back As Prices Soar
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The freezers at Mama Tee's frozen food shop used to be brimming with chicken, turkey cuts and the fish varieties popular with her mainly student clientele in the city of Ilorin in western Nigeria.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:52:16 GMTWe're No Threat to Media - Govt
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The federal government yesterday said it does not in anyway pose a threat to the media, and was not about to stifle press freedom or deny anyone his or her constitutionally-guaranteed rights.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:52:13 GMTNigeria's Oil Production Dips to 1.24m Bpd, Lowest This Year
[Vanguard] All is not well in Nigeria's oil industry as the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) stated that oil output dropped to an average of 1.24 million barrels per day (bpd) from 1.25 million recorded in February 2022.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:52:11 GMTNURTW Crisis - No Forceful Take Over of Parks, Garages, Oluomo Tells Lagosians
[Vanguard] Lagos -- CHAIRMAN of the newly constituted Parks Management Committee, PMC, Mr. Musiliu Aknisaya, popularly called MC Oluomo, yesterday, assured Lagosians that there was no cause for alarm in the process of taking over parks and garages in...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:52:05 GMTPlateau Massacre - Bandits Shot, Beheaded Victims in Their Homes - Survivors
[Vanguard] Following the massacre of 78 persons in some Plateau communities on Sunday, the residents have fled the affected areas to homes of relations in safer communities in Garga area of Dengi, headquarters of Kanam Local Government Area.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:30:25 GMT132 People Died of Lassa Fever in 4 Months - Minister
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, who disclosed this during his ministry's bi-weekly press briefing in Abuja yesterday, said while 132 persons have so far died of Lassa fever this year, 3, 746 suspected and 691...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:18:58 GMTBoko Haram/Bandits Cells - Kaduna Govt, DSS Tango Over Intelligence Report
[Vanguard] Claims by the Department of State Services, DSS, that Kaduna State government failed to act on intelligence that Boko Haram and bandits were working in collaboration to set up cells in the state has pit the agency with the state government...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:18:53 GMTJonathan Condoles With Senator Wabara Over Death of His Wife
[Vanguard] Ex-President, Doctor Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has commiserated with former President of the Senate, Adolphus Wabara over the death of his wife, Mrs Felicia Wabara.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:14:39 GMTGovt, World Bank-Assisted Solar System Installation for 5m Households Begin in Abia
[Vanguard] The World Bank in collaboration with the Federal Government through the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, has commenced the installation of solar systems in 5000 households in Abia.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:14:37 GMTPeoples' Democratic Party's Aspirants Ready to Accept Consensus Candidate - Saraki
[Vanguard] Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has said that presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples' Democratic Party, PDP, were ready to drop their personal ambition for a consensus candidate to rescue the country from its pres...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:14:34 GMTWe Stopped Shipment of 80 Fake Drugs From China, India - Adeyeye
[Vanguard] THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, said yesterday it stopped more than 80 fake drugs manufactured in China and India shipped into the country by fraudulent importers.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:14:31 GMTNiger Delta Group Cautions Sen Akinyelure, National Assembly for Misleading Report of Unpaid Contracts
[Vanguard] Movement for Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta, MSDND, a Niger Delta peace advocacy group, has cautioned the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions over the claims of unpaid contractual debts for executed jobs...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:14:30 GMTUmahi Has Not Dropped Out of Presidential Race - Ebonyi Govt
[Vanguard] Ebonyi State Government has clarified that Governor David Umahi is still very much in the presidential contest for 2023 contrary to reports trending in the social media that he has dropped and joined the race for Ebonyi South Senatorial se...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:08:07 GMTKanu Sues Govt, Insists On Wearing Igbo Attire, Isi-Agu to Court for Trial
[Vanguard] The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu,yesterday, lodged fresh suit before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, insisting that preventing him from wearing his native Igbo attire, Isi-Agu, for his ongo...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:18:56 GMTUnable to Fund Existing Institutions, Nigerian Govt Establishes Three New Polytechnics
[Premium Times] The proliferation of poorly-funded public tertiary institutions has been of concern to lecturers and other workers in existing ones.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:18:56 GMT2023 - Saraki, Tambuwal Other PDP Presidential Aspirants Agree On Consensus Arrangement
[Premium Times] "If this is the sacrifice that we will make to turn things around in Nigeria, we want to let Nigerians know that we are willing to make it."
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:18:56 GMTI Contested Governorship Election Four Times Before Winning - Atiku
[Premium Times] "I started in my late 30s. During our time, our direction was to fight the military and return the country to civil rule," Atiku Abubakar says.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:18:56 GMTElectoral Commission Publishes Details of Candidates for Osun Governorship Election
[Premium Times] A total of 15 governorship candidates are taking part in the Osun governorship election.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:18:56 GMTSecurity Operatives Foil Attack On Kaduna Village - Official
[Premium Times] The police said one of the attackers was killed in a shootout with the security operatives.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:00:20 GMTOsinbajo Seeks Senate APC Caucus Support Over Presidential Bid
[This Day] The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo yesterday formally briefed the Senate All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus over his presidential ambition and sought their support.