Nigeria
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:12:13 GMTInsecurity Stretching Resources - Buhari
[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari has said the security challenges confronting the nation tend to stretch the deployment of security agencies, resources and national security apparatus.
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 07:53:37 GMTYou May Lose in 2023, Wike Tells Atiku
[Daily Trust] Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has asked Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to be mindful of those around him if he wants to win next year's election.
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:12:48 GMTKidnappers Targeting Women Arrested in Benue, Hideout Demolished
[Daily Trust] The Police in Benue State have arrested two suspected kidnappers who specialise in abducting females in Makurdi town and environs.
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:10:41 GMTTinubu Hails Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido
[Daily Trust] Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday hailed singers Davido, Burna Boy and Wizkid for taking Nigerian music to the global level.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:00:03 GMTEnhancing Aeronautical Services in Nigeria's Airspace
[This Day] There is no doubt that the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has contributed immensely in safe flight operation in Nigeria.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:51:34 GMT'Hijab Not an Obstacle to Female Muslims'
[Daily Trust] The Executive Director of Hijab Right Advocacy, Mutiat Orolu Balogun, has said the use of Hijab does not constitute an obstacle to female Muslimahs to achieve greater things in life.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:48:39 GMTAlleged U.S.$5 Million Fraud Charges - U.S. Extradites Three Nigerians From UK
[Premium Times] The three Nigerians, who are resident in the UK, were extradited to the US to face charges of defrauding American universities to the tune of $15 million.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:47 GMTN3.2bn Looted Funds Recovered in 14 Months - Govt
[Daily Trust] The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Thursday said Nigeria recovered over N3.2bn (£6,324,627.66) of stolen monies from various jurisdictions globally from March 2021 to May 2022.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:44 GMTShooting Range - Residents Flee As Army Bullets Hit Homes in Ibadan
[Daily Trust] Some residents of the community around 2 Division Nigeria Army, Odogbo in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have fled their homes following the alleged constant shelling of their property during the training of men of the Nigeria Army.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:41 GMTCustoms Intercepts N308m Canabis, Hands Over Suspects to NDLEA
[Leadership] The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), on Thursday, handed over a total of 3,851kg of Indian Hemp known as Cannabis Sativa worth N308million to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:39 GMTU.S Experts in Nigeria to Boost Aba Power Project
[Leadership] A team of electricity experts from the United States has arrived Nigeria to start work as the technical partner of Aba Power Limited, a member of Geometric Power Limited founded by Professor Bart Nnaji, a former minister of Power and a g...
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:37 GMTExxonMobil Acquisition - Seplat Seeks Clarification, After Buhari's U-Turn On Approval
[Leadership] Seplat Energy has said it is seeking clarification on the reversal of approval by President Muhammadu Buhari for its acquisition of ExxonMobil Corporation assets.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:35 GMT12 States Owing Workers' Salaries - Survey
[Leadership] At least 12 states out of the 36 in the country are owing civil servants not less than one month salary as of July 2022 with some owing up to six months while some workers are yet to receive their pay for over three years.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:34 GMTCOEASU Suspends 2-Month-Old Strike
[Leadership] The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has suspended its two-month-old nationwide strike.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:28:41 GMTGov Lalong Visits Dariye, Nyame, Praises Buhari for Pardoning Thieving Ex-Governors
[Premium Times] Messrs Dariye and Nyame recently released from Kuje prison where they were serving jail terms for corruption.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:28:40 GMTLabour Party Names Leader of Peter Obi's Campaign Communication Team
[Premium Times] Mr Utomi said the team comprises media veterans who are professionals, passionate, and committed to the Nigerian people.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:28:39 GMTUniversity Workers' Strike - Group Tells NLC, TUC to Declare Nationwide Strike
[Premium Times] The Joint Action Front (JAF) berated the government for failing to reach an agreement with the union over 180 days after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) began its strike.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:28:36 GMTEl-Rufai to Buhari - Boko Haram Puts North-West At Risk of 'Total Darkness'
[Premium Times] Mr El-Rufai's letter, PREMIUM TIMES understands, is to rouse Abuja to come to grips with the enormity of the insecurity in the North-west region and deliver certain operational responses.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:22:41 GMTTailors Beg Abia Govt As Fire Destroys Machines, Fabrics Worth Millions of Naira in Aba
[Vanguard] Fashion designers along Jubilee road in Aba, Abia State, have urged the state government to assist them resume business after they lost machines and fabrics worth millions of Naira in a fire incident which gutted their workshops.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:13:36 GMTOsun Festival - Devotees Defy Govt, Drink Contaminated Water From River
[Premium Times] The river is said to have been heavily contaminated with mercury, lead, cyanide and other injurious elements that are poisonous to human health.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:13:32 GMTFire Outbreak At National Assembly Guts Documents, Office Equipment
[Premium Times] An official of the National Assembly said the fire is suspected to have been caused by an electrical fault.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:21:17 GMTMuslim-Muslim Setback for Nigeria, Bishop Kukah Kicks Over Tinubu-Shettima Ticket
[Vanguard] Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah has kicked over the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:19:42 GMTDiscos - Nigeria Yet to Generate Up to 6000mw Electricity Since Independence
[This Day] Since 1960 when Nigeria attained independence till date, Africa's most populous nation has not generated up to 6000 megawatts (mw) of electricity, the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has said.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:19:38 GMTFive Presidential Guards Killed in Gunfight With Terrorists Buried
[This Day] The remains of the five gallant presidential guards killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Bwari were buried yesterday in Abuja.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:19:36 GMTAfricar Ride-Hailing Service'll Provide Jobs, Reduce Costs - Minister
[Vanguard] THE Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo has described the newly launched Africar Ride-hailing brand as a platform that has the potentials to transform the transportation industry in Oyo State and the country ...
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:02:36 GMTAIB-N Boss Commends Improved Safety in Nigeria's Airspace
[This Day] The Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N), Mr. Akin Olateru, has said Nigeria had the best aviation safety record in the world in the last six years because the agency and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) ...
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:01:52 GMTTime to Rethink and Reset Aviation
[This Day] Anthony Kila proffers solution to the problems facing the nation's aviation sector which has resulted in the grounding of two local airlines
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:49:37 GMTPolice Arrest Three Suspected Kidnappers in Osun
[Premium Times] The suspects allegedly attempted to abduct the businesswoman at her home.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:31:47 GMTLagos Govt Disbands Taskforce
[Premium Times] The government urged the public to report unauthorised officials operating with the MOT tags to the Ministry of Transportation, for prosecution.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:19:32 GMTFederal Govt Frowns At NFF Over Aiteo Cup Crisis, Domestic Leagues
[Leadership] The federal government has expressed dissatisfaction over the football crisis generated by the Aiteo/FA Cup imbroglio, as well as degradation of domestic league football in the country, due to inconsistent calendaring and other attendant...