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Nigeria

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:39:58 GMT
In Some South-West States of Nigeria, Primary Health Centres Prescribe Death
[Premium Times] "There are emergency situations that I would not know what to do because there is nothing to help patients inside the clinic. Any labouring pregnant patient that comes used to bring oxytocin, pad, cotton wool, spirit, and toilet roll ...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:25:04 GMT
Nigeria's Internet Speed Still Amongst World's Slowest
[Premium Times] Nigeria ranks 151st on fixed broadband internet speed assessment of 182 countries, according to a new report.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 04:34:50 GMT
Nigeria Set to Relaunch National Airline With Major Ethiopian Investment
[RFI] A consortium led by Ethiopian Airlines is the preferred bidder for shares in new Nigerian airline. The rebranded Nigeria Air is looking to take off nearly 20 years after its predecessor collapsed.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:21:54 GMT
Groovy, Sheggz, Hermes Evicted From #BBNaija
[Premium Times] Following the eviction of the trio, Adekunle, Bella, Phyna, Daniella, Chichi and Bryann have made the finale.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:25:13 GMT
Nigerian Agency Warns Against Too Much Use of Bleaching Cosmetics
[Premium Times] The NAFDAC boss says the majority of SPA outlets in the nation's cosmopolitan cities are culpable of the unhealthy practice of mixing chemicals and natural products like pawpaw, carrot and others to make creams, for the clients' use.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:56:14 GMT
High-Level Panel On Security, Development in Sahel Launched
[UN News] UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the situation in the Sahel and make recommendations on ways to foster international engagement and map out responses to the region's compl...

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:54:44 GMT
Thousands of Escaped Prisoners Still At Large
[Premium Times] Of the 4,369 inmates who escaped from various prisons in Nigeria between January 2020 and December 2021, only 984 were recaptured.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:28:53 GMT
Obasanjo, Okonjo-Iweala, Okadigbo Seek Increased Investment in Power Sector to Tackle Africa's Energy Poverty
[This Day] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the Board Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Dr. Margery Okadigbo have called for...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:28:50 GMT
Govt Warns Against Turning Nigeria to Dumping Ground for Substandard Tomato Paste
[This Day] The federal government through the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned nefarious businessmen who are bent on making Nigeria a dumping ground for tomato paste despite a ban on its importation to ...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:28:49 GMT
$23m Abacha Loot - Serap Sues Buhari, Malami Over Failure to Publish Copy of Agreement With Us
[This Day] The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over the failure to publish details of the agreement the federal government recently signed with the United States for the ...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:28:47 GMT
Oil Vandals Deceiving Nigerians With Job Offers in Modular Refineries, Alleges NNPCL
[This Day] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) at the weekend revealed that oil thieves were deceiving innocent artisanal Nigerians into taking jobs in illegal refineries by telling them that they were going to work in modular ref...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:28:45 GMT
Fuelled By Investors Appetite for Higher Returns, Firms Raise N553.9bn CPs in 8 Months
[This Day] As investors' appetite for higher returns continues to swell following rising interest rates, listed/unlisted companies are taking advantage raising a whopping sum of N553.8 billion Commercial Papers (CP) in the last months.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:41:54 GMT
NNPCL Spent 94.7% of August Oil, Gas Revenue On Petrol Subsidy
[This Day] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) spent 94.77 per cent of its revenue on petrol subsidy payment in August, latest data from the national oil company has affirmed.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:41:49 GMT
NNPC Debunks Claims of Operating Secret Account
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has said it does not operate a secret account.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:41:46 GMT
Govt Woos Investors, to Concession Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna Rail, Others
[Daily Trust] The federal government is seeking investors as it plans to concession the Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna and Itakpe-Warri standard gauge rail services.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:41:46 GMT
Controversy As LASG Auctions 134 Confiscated Vehicles
[Daily Trust] Emotions were high and there was shedding of tears in Lagos last week as the government conducted a public auction of 134 abandoned and confiscated vehicles seized at different times by a task force and the Lagos State Traffic Managemen...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:41:43 GMT
Despite High External Reserve, Forex Pressure Remains As MPC Meets Today
[Daily Trust] As the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets today and tomorrow, there are posers over a relief for the weakening naira or the speedy inflationary rise, which has prevailed despite a $38.7 billion external reserve.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:38:29 GMT
2023 - We Will Tackle Poverty in 18 Months, Create 30 Million Jobs - Adebayo
[Vanguard] Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, says he would eradicate poverty in 18 months, if elected, by curbing stealing of crude oil, cutting cost of governance, prioritising capital expenditur...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:38:28 GMT
2023 - Why Nigerians in Diaspora Are Rooting for Tinubu - APC UK
[Vanguard] SECRETARY of the Interim National Working Committee, NWC, of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the United Kingdom, Chief Momoh Obaro, weekend, said one of the reasons Nigerians in the Diaspora are rooting for the APC Presidential Candidat...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:38:24 GMT
I'm Optimistic About Nigeria, Says Osinbajo
[Vanguard] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said he foresees a better future for Nigeria, as the nation prepares to celebrate its 62nd independence anniversary.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:38:21 GMT
PDP Crisis - Atiku Moves to Break Wike's Ranks, Reaches Out to Allies
[Vanguard] Presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his team have perfected plans to break the ranks of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:17:26 GMT
Ogun 2023 - I Have No Deal With Adebutu, PDP - Amosun
[Premium Times] The senator said reports of him agreeing to a political deal were attempts to tarnish his reputation.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:17:25 GMT
$278 Million Cocaine Haul: Sustaining NDLEA's Fight
[Premium Times] With what Marwa and his men have achieved so far within their short time in office, they deserve improved institutional capacity building and financial support from government and Nigeria's global partners.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:03:39 GMT
#2022GlobalCitizenFestival Campaign to End Extreme Poverty Hits $2.4bn
[Leadership] World's largest movement of action takers and impact makers dedicated to ending extreme poverty now, Global Citizen, has said that its 2022 Global Citizen Festival campaign has culminated in over $2.4 billion in commitments to end extrem...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:38:25 GMT
At UNGA77, Buhari Again Vows to End Insecurity As He Salutes Military Onslaught On Criminals
[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week reassured Nigerians that with the renewed efforts of the Nigerian military, insecurity in the country would soon be a thing of the past.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:17:26 GMT
Taking Nigeria From Third to First World Through Its Diaspora (1)
[Premium Times] Chukwuemeka Ezekiel, Wale Adebayo, Ahmed Husain. Three very promising Nigerian talents, left the shores of the country 30 years ago in search of greener pastures. Years later Chukwuemeka became a renowned neurosurgeon in the United St...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:17:23 GMT
Passengers Burnt to Death in Lagos Auto Accident
[Premium Times] The official said 12 passengers were trapped in the bus.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:03:36 GMT
Passengers Burnt to Death Near Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos
[Daily Trust] It was a black Sunday in Lagos when a commercial bus caught fire, killing seven passengers while others were injured.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:03:32 GMT
BBNaija 7 - Grovy, Sheggz, Hermes Evicted As Chichi, Phyna, 5 Others for Finale
[Leadership] Three housemates of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show Season 7, were on Sunday night evicted from the House as the show enters its final week.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:51:47 GMT
Why Oil Theft in Niger Delta May Persist - Bayelsa Speaker
[Leadership] As the wanton theft of the nation's crude oil in the Niger Delta region continues to take its toll on the Nigerian economy, the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abraham Ingobere, has said the menace may be far fro...



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