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Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:22:46 GMT
Nigeria: Buhari's Unkept Promises, Failures and Bungled Subsidy Policy
[Premium Times] President Buhari has missed opportunities to address the multi-faceted problems of the petroleum industry, and the outcome is seen in the continuing fuel scarcity.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:13:05 GMT
Nigeria: U.S. Begins Construction of Largest Consulate Globally in Lagos
[This Day] The United States Government yesterday commenced the construction of a new Consulate office, which would be the largest globally, to be situated at the iconic Eko Atlantic City in Lagos.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:24:57 GMT
Mali: Post-Coup Mali Plagued By Self-Censorship, Fake News
[VOA] Bamako -- Mali's military government this month banned popular French radio and TV broadcasts after Radio France Internationale reported on alleged rights abuses by the Malian army and Russian mercenaries. The restrictions come as press freedom...

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:52:15 GMT
Liberia: "ArcelorMittal Liberia Concerned About Status of Third Amended MDA"
[Observer] ArcelorMittal Liberia has disclosed that it "has learned through unconfirmed media reports" that the House of Representatives has made appointments to the conference committee and some other decisions over the past few days regarding the c...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:45:45 GMT
Nigeria: How Women Are Mobilising Grassroots Support for 2023 General Elections - Official
[Premium Times] Despite the rejection of gender bills, Nigerian women are working en masse to get support to secure more political seats.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:32:44 GMT
Nigeria: From Nigeria to the World - Afrobeats Is Having a Global Moment
[The Conversation Africa] Another Grammy Awards season and there is a growing list of African nominees. For African music enthusiasts, it is heartwarming that recognition is being accorded to practitioners in the Afrobeats space.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:25:00 GMT
Ghana: Opposition File Lawsuit to Block Government's Controversial E-Tax
[VOA] Accra -- The political opposition in Ghana has filed a lawsuit with the country's Supreme Court after lawmakers passed a controversial tax despite the party's walk-out from parliament. Ghana's government says the new tax on electronic transacti...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:45:29 GMT
Nigeria: Fresh Crisis in Tuface's Home As Annie's Brother Claims She Ruined His Life
[Daily Trust] Wisdom Macaulay, brother of Nollywood actress, Annie Macaulay Idibia, has accused her of introducing him to drugs.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:32:53 GMT
Nigeria: Who Is Nigerian Music Star Wizkid - and Why Is He Taking Over the World?
[The Conversation Africa] The global appreciation of West Africa's Afrobeats music has grown significantly in the last decade. Afrobeats stars are touring the world, racking up record sales, winning awards and collaborating with big-name internationa...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:32:49 GMT
West Africa: 2022 Grammys - What Fela Kuti Has to Do With West Africa's Growing Pop Fame
[The Conversation Africa] There are a record number of African nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards and they are almost all from West Africa - Angelique Kidjo (Benin), Rocky Duwani (Ghana), Femi Kuti, Made Kuti, Wizkid, Burna Boy and Tems (Nigeria).

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:22:01 GMT
Nigeria: Eguavoen Resigns, Amuneke, Yobo, Others Sacked After Nigeria's World Cup Miss
[Premium Times] It is not yet clear if Eguavoen will remain as the Technical Director with the NFF, a post he held before he was drafted to handle the national team

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:54:18 GMT
Nigeria: Inspector General of Police's Crime-Fighting Approach Has Improved Security in Rivers - Wike
[Vanguard] Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said the approach adopted by the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman, in crime fighting has reduced insecurity in the state drastically.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:44:46 GMT
Nigeria: Nollywood Comedian, 'Dejo' Tunfulu Is Dead
[Vanguard] Nollywood has yet been thrown into mourning as Yoruba actor, Dejo Tunfulu is confirmed dead.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:44:43 GMT
Nigeria: 2023 - Govt Directs NBC to Clamp Down On Stations Airing 'Inciting Broadcasts'
[Vanguard] The Federal Government, yesterday, directed the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to go hard on television and radio stations airing inciting broadcasts, as politicking for the 2023 general election hots up.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:44:40 GMT
Nigeria: Govt Kicks At Plans By IOCs to Reduce Upstream Investments
[Vanguard] The Federal Government, yesterday, frowned at the decision by International Oil Companies, IOCs, in the country, to reduce or outrightly stop long term investments in the upstream projects in the country.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:28:05 GMT
Nigeria: 'We'll Surprise You' - Nigerians On Social Media React As Tolling Sets to Resume On Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge
[Vanguard] Nigerians have taken to social media to condemn, mostly in strong terms, plans by the Lekki concession company, LCC, to resume tolling on the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge, from April 1st, 2022.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:22:20 GMT
Nigeria: Covid-19, Russia-Ukraine War Stall Ajaokuta Mill Revival - Govt
[Vanguard] The Federal Government said, yesterday, that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine and outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic have thwarted efforts to revive Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:33:45 GMT
Nigeria: Tragedy Averted As Police Defuse Bomb in Kaduna
[Premium Times] Meanwhile, the Kaduna State government has dismissed as false, a rumour making the rounds that bandits attacked some travellers along Abuja-Kaduna Road.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:13:11 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria's 3.4% GDP Growth Shows Investment in Infrastructure Working - Buhari
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said that the recent data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that Nigeria's economy grew by 3.4 per cent in 2021 was a testament that his efforts at revamping the country's infrastructu...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:13:02 GMT
Nigeria: Again, House Invites Kyari, Others Over State of Refineries
[This Day] The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee investigating the state of refineries in the country has again invited the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari to give account of the tr...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:13:00 GMT
Nigeria: 13 Years After, Buhari Directs Return of East-West Road Construction to Works Ministry
[This Day] Thirteen years after it was taken away from the Ministry of Works and Housing, President Muhammadu has ordered the return of the problematic East-West Road to the ministry from the Senator Godswill Akpabio-led Niger Delta ministry which ha...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:12:55 GMT
Nigeria: Group Raises the Alarm Over Influx of Terrorists, Kidnappers From Niger to Kwara
[This Day] A pressure group in Kwara state, "Kwara for Kwara Movement" yesterday raised the alarm over the massive influx of terrorists and kidnappers to the state from the neighbouring Niger State.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:10:31 GMT
Nigeria: Reps Adjourn Plenary to Protest Incessant Killings
[Leadership] House of Representatives yesterday abruptly adjourned plenary and suspended all legislative activities till next week to register displeasure over the recent killings in Kaduna State.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:10:27 GMT
Nigeria: 2023 Time for Nigeria to Have First Female President, Says APGA Aspirant
[Leadership] An All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) presidential aspirant, Ms Angela Johnson, says that 2023 is the time for the country to have the first female President.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:10:22 GMT
Nigeria: Troops Kill 34 Terrorists, 45 Others Die in Boko Haram/ISWAP Clash
[Leadership] Military aircraft has intercepted and neutralized 34 terrorists at Mangoro Village, a border community between Kaduna and Niger states.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:10:20 GMT
Nigeria: We Can't Complete Ajaokuta Plant Before Leaving in 2023 - Federal Govt
[Leadership] The federal government has made a policy volte face on the Ajaokuta steel rolling mill, saying the Buhari administration can no longer complete the project in 2022 as earlier promised.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:08:02 GMT
Nigeria: Buhari Bags Africa Road Builders Award for Infrastructure
[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari has been honoured with the "Africa Road Builders Award" f his efforts in infrastructural development in Nigeria.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:37:30 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria Sustains Blitz On Drug, Fraud Cartels
[CAJ News] Airport workers, a lawyer and an alleged drugs cook are among individuals arrested in Nigeria's crackdown against drug cartels.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:59:01 GMT
Nigeria: Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge - Residents Reject Resumption of Tolling
[Vanguard] Residents of the Lekki area of the Lagos metropolis, under aegis of Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA), have called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to halt the proposed resumption of toll collection on the Lekki-Ik...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:33:28 GMT
Nigeria: CSOs Express Anger Over 1,545 Nigerians Killed, 1,321 Abducted Q1
[Vanguard] As Nigerians live at the mercy of terrorist groups, some Civil Society Organisations, CSOs -- Community of Practice Against Mass Atrocities, and the Joint Action Civil Society Committee -- on the auspices of Nigeria Mourns, Thursday, expre...



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