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Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:44:51 GMT
Nigeria: Nigerian Officials Question UNESCO Data On Country's Out-of-School Children
[Premium Times] "It is not fair on the countries, we should interrogate, let's start questioning these data from international organisations," an official said.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:31:08 GMT
Nigeria: Nigerian Senators Question Parameters in 2023 Budget
[Premium Times] The lawmakers also suggested ways to improve revenue generation and garner more money to fund the budget.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:30:09 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria Exploring Debt Restructuring, Says Finance Minister
[Vanguard] Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed said that the Federal Government, FG, has commenced discussions with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on debt restructuring for the country.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:05:10 GMT
Gambia: Police Preliminary Findings Reveal 50k Bottles of Contaminated Baby Syrups
[The Point] According to a statement on the Police preliminary investigation report into the death of 69 children in The Gambia, investigations so far revealed that Atlantic Pharmaceuticals Company was granted permission to import medicines and medic...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 04:53:47 GMT
Gambia: India Halts Production At Medicine Factory Linked to Children's Deaths
[DW] Indian authorities have stopped production at a factory near Delhi after its cough syrups were linked to the deaths of some 69 children in Gambia.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:48:12 GMT
Liberia: Kamara Admits Falsifying Travel Documents to Escape Europe
[FrontPageAfrica] Paris -- It didn't take long for prosecutors to catch Kunti Kamara in multiple traps in day two of his war crimes trial Tuesday. The former colonel with the United Liberation Movement of Liberia insisted repeatedly that he had not b...

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:06:56 GMT
Nigeria: 500 Dead, 90,000 Homes Damaged by Floods Across Nigeria - Official
[Premium Times] Some of the states where deaths from floods have been reported include Kogi, Jigawa, Kebbi and Bayelsa

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:29:05 GMT
Liberia: TRH, Owners' Accounts Frozen Amidst Drug Busts
[New Dawn] As FIU digs deep into tax evasion amidst drug busts

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:03:14 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria to Loan Seven Benin Bronzes to U.S. Museum
[Premium Times] In August, the Horniman Museum and Gardens in London announced that it would transfer a collection of 72 Benin Bronzes to the Nigerian government.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 04:32:36 GMT
Nigeria: Nigerian Election - 'Obidient' Movement Sparks Youth Frenzy
[DW] Young Nigerians who say they have grown tired of older politicians are mobilizing behind a candidate they consider more youthful and who promises real solutions to their problems. DW takes a closer look at Peter Obi.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:53:54 GMT
Nigeria: NAFDAC DG, Adeyeye Dumps Facebook, Linkedin, Others
[Vanguard] The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has alerted the public of the activities of some fraudsters whom she said, hacked into her social media accounts to d...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:53:53 GMT
Nigeria: U.S. Consulate Hosts 100 School Girls, Harps On Access to Education
[Vanguard] The U.S. Consulate General in collaboration with the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Alumnae Association of Nigeria hosted 100 schoolgirls from across Nigeria to mark the International Day of the Girl Child, highlighting the importance of ...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:53:50 GMT
Nigeria: Govt Has No Plan to Sell TCN - Power Minister Insists
[Vanguard] The Minister of Power Abubakar Aliyu, has insisted that the Federal Government has no plan to privatize the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:53:47 GMT
Nigeria: National Honours - Mele Kyari's Award'll Encourage Outstanding Leaders to Work Harder - Group
[Vanguard] Pan Nigeria Professionals (PNP), a group of professionals in all walks of life across Nigeria, has said that the conferment of the National Award on Malam Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Com...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:53:42 GMT
Nigeria: Bandits, Boko Haram - CSO Flays National Honours Conferred On Security Chiefs
[Vanguard] A civil society group, Coalition of Civil Society on Integrity in Nigeria, CCSIN, has criticized the conferment of national awards on some service chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying "the action devalues and lowers the esteem, int...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:44:55 GMT
Nigeria: Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, Chigul for Stage Play, 'Ada the Country'
[Premium Times] Produced by Doyenne Circle, the acclaimed stage musical highlights the power of the Nigerian woman; her autonomy, resourcefulness and might.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:44:54 GMT
Nigeria: 'We Must Separate Acquisition From Asset-Grabbing', Kogi Replies Dangote - Obajana
[Premium Times] "Which money or consideration did Dangote provide in 2002 for the alleged acquisition of the 90 per cent equity in Obajana Cement Plc, which used to be vested in the Kogi State Government?

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:43:26 GMT
Nigeria: 2023 Presidency - Nigeria Needs Genuine Patriotic Leaders - Group
[Vanguard] A group, The Patriots Roundtable, on Thursday, urged Nigerians to choose a leader who is ready to govern with a total detribalized vision adding that they must not be stampeded by religion or tribe.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:43:24 GMT
Nigeria: Germany to Return 1,130 Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria - Govt
[Vanguard] Nigeria's Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed, said Tuesday Nigeria has signed an agreement with Germany for the repatriation of over 1,130 looted Benin Bronze artifacts back to the country.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:43:23 GMT
Nigeria: Govt Approves N202.8bn Repairs of Enugu-Onitsha Road By MTN Under Tax Credit Scheme
[This Day] The federal government has approved the reconstruction of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway by one of the telecommunication service providers, the MTN, at the cost of over N202.8 billion under the road Infrastructure tax credit scheme.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:43:21 GMT
Nigeria: Dangote's 650,000bpd Refinery 97 Percent Completed, Says NMDPRA
[This Day] The 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery in Lagos is now 97 percent complete, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), said yesterday.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:43:18 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria Seeks Debt Restructuring From IMF, World Bank
[This Day] The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed yesterday disclosed that the Nigerian government was in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to restructure the country's debts.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:43:16 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria's Oil Production to Get Boost As Shell Resumes Export At 400,000bpd Forcados Terminal Month End
[This Day] After months of under-production and heavy dip in foreign exchange earnings from oil export due to crude theft and vandalism, Nigeria's oil production is set to rise again as Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) hinted yester...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:43:13 GMT
Nigeria: CJN to Politicians - Stop Mounting Pressure On Judiciary
[Daily Trust] The new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, yesterday took the oath of office with advice to politicians in the country to stop mounting pressure on the judicial arm of government.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:43:10 GMT
Nigeria: Govt Hasn't Replaced Pap With Pipeline Surveillance Contract - Scholarship Students
[Daily Trust] The Association of Presidential Amnesty Students worldwide has denied the rumoured replacement of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) with a pipeline surveillance contract recently awarded to some persons in the Niger Delta region ...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:43:08 GMT
Nigeria: Govt's Special Projects Spending to Rise 68 Percent to N7.7trn in 2025
[Vanguard] THE Federal Government's spending on special projects targeted at stimulating economic growth is projected to rise to N7.7 trillion by 2025, about 68.1per cent from N4.58 trillion in 2021.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:01:46 GMT
Nigeria: Federal Govt Approves N225.2bn for Roads, Aviation, Others
[Leadership] Federal government has approved N225.247 billion for projects in Ministries of Works and Housing, Aviation, Police Affairs and Health.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:53:11 GMT
Nigeria: Senator Writes Court Over Delayed Judgement in Suit Against Ex-Deputy Governor
[Premium Times] Mr Tofomowo lamented the delay in delivering judgement despite the conclusion of all the relevant processes.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:53:05 GMT
Nigeria: Police Arrest 23-Year-Old Who Allegedly Faked Own Kidnap
[Premium Times] Police said they also arrested four others who participated in the alleged fake kidnap.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:52:58 GMT
Nigeria: Senator Writes Court Over Delayed Judgment in Suit Against Ex-Deputy Governor
[Premium Times] Mr Tofomowo lamented the delay in delivering judgement despite the conclusion of all the relevant processes.



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