Nigeria
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:20:47 GMTU.S., UK Warns Citizens of Possible Terror Attacks in Nigeria's Capital
[Premium Times] According to a security advisory by the US embassy in Nigeria, there is "an elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja."
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:56:17 GMTBorno, Adamawa, Yobe Recorded 5,623 Sexual Violence in Four Years - Report
[Daily Trust] A report by the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) has said that no fewer than 5,623 cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) were recorded in Nigeria's Northeastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, in the past four years. ...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:33:09 GMTNigeria's 2023 Budget Is a Plan of Despair and Won't Change the Tempo of the Economy
[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria's 2023 budget, recently presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly, has generated a furore.
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 15:17:07 GMTNavy Provides Humanitarian Services to Flood Victims in Rivers, Bayelsa
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Navy says it is providing security and ferrying stranded commutters across the flooded East-West Road linking Port Harcourt, Rivers and Yenagoa in Bayelsa.
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:13:54 GMT542 Stranded Nigerians Evacuated From UAE
[Daily Trust] No fewer than 542 stranded Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been evacuated by the Federal Government.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:20:38 GMTAisha Buhari Speaks On Future After Husband's Presidency
[Premium Times] "People were expecting so much from us. And maybe after seven years, we haven't performed to their expectation. Only God knows what is in somebody's mind."
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 15:56:40 GMTNigeria Floods - Govt's Mismanagement of Dams Is a Major Cause
[The Conversation Africa] There has been severe flooding in Nigeria - the worst in a decade. Earlier this month, Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency warned of catastrophic flooding for states located along the courses of the Niger and Benu...
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 15:20:45 GMTAtiku Eager to Serve Nigerians - PDP Chieftain
[Vanguard] A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta, Chief Fred Majemite, on Sunday threw his support behind the Presidential Candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:55:53 GMTCrowds At PDP Rallies Sign of Victory in 2023 - Campaign Organisation
[Vanguard] The Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation says huge crowds that received its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in Edo and Niger were signs of victory at the 2023 general elections.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:55:44 GMTNiger Delta Groups to Buhari - Resend NDDC Nominees Approved By Senate
[Vanguard] The 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience, 21st CYNDAC, and Network for Grassroots Development, NGD, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resend to the Senate the names of the Governing Board of the Niger...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:55:30 GMT2023 - Northern APC Christian Forum Asks Lalong, Others to Resign From Tinubu Campaign Council
[Vanguard] THE Northern APC Christian Forum, NACF, has asked Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, and other Christians faithful inaugurated as members of the party's presidential campaign council to resign their respective positions.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:55:22 GMTInsecurity Fueling Malnutrition in Nigeria - UNICEF
[Vanguard] The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, has identified insecurity as one of the major factors fueling malnutrition in Nigeria.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:55:12 GMTWHO Hails Nigeria's Active Roles in UN Peace Keeping Efforts
[Vanguard] Abuja -- THE World Health Organization,WHO,lauded Nigeria over its active roles in the United Nations' peace keeping efforts.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:54:55 GMTI'm Okay, Presidential Race Not Wrestling Bout - Tinubu
[Vanguard] The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, weekend declared he was not sick but hale and hearty.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:20:47 GMTNational Flood Disasters - Why We Need to Act Proactively
[Premium Times] No amount of relief materials from NEMA or consolation can bring back the 603 lives lost to this deluge.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:09:03 GMTAttack On Apostle Suleman - Buhari, IG Tasked to End Gunmen Menace
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force(NPF), led by Inspector General (IG) of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, have been tasked on finding quick and lasting solutions to the increasing menace of gunmen in the c...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:08:53 GMTNAFDAC Targets Attainment of Who Maturity Level Four Certification
[This Day] The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said it would work to attain the World Health Organisation (WHO) Maturity Level Four certification.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:08:39 GMT3 Justices Who Sat On Nnamdi Kanu's Appeal Transferred
[Leadership] Three justices of the Appeal Court who sat on the panel that dismissed the 15-count terrorism charge against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, have been transferred from their various divisions...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:07:58 GMT2023 Presidency - in Supremacy Contest for Kano, Atiku, Tinubu Go Dirty
[Leadership] In what promises to be one of the fiercest verbal encounter in the electioneering season leading to the 2023 polls, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpa...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:07:22 GMTDSS Confirms U.S. Security Alert, Tells Nigerians to Be Watchful, Remain Calm
[Leadership] Following the security alert by the United States Embassy in Nigeria to US citizens in Abuja on planned terrorists attack, the Department of State Services (DSS) has called on citizens to be at alert and remain calm.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:52:12 GMTPolice Launch Manhunt On Ex-Convict Who Allegedly Raped 12-Year-Old Girl to Death
[Premium Times] The suspect had earlier been convicted for assaulting a Point of Sale operator last year.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:20:47 GMTOoni to Marry Sixth Wife, Temitope Adesegun, On Monday
[Premium Times] Ooni's spokesperson, Moses Olafare, says the new Olori is an Ijebu Princess.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:04:15 GMTI Will Not Be Part-Tme President or Run Nigeria From Dubai - Tinubu
[This Day] The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asíwájú Bola Tinubu has declared that he won't be a part-time President who will share his time between living in Dubai and Nigeria.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:04:07 GMTBuhari, AfDB, Others to Launch N234bn Special Agro-Industrial Zones Scheme Today
[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari, jointly with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will launch the $538 million (about N234 billion) Special A...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:03:59 GMTPay Foreign Airlines' Funds to Crash Int'l Fares, Govt Told
[Daily Trust] Foremost travel expert and chairman of African Tourism Corporate Travels (ATCT) Group, Chief John Adebanjo, at the weekend appealed to the federal government to pay foreign airlines their blocked funds, saying that would ease the pressu...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:03:51 GMTAtiku's Outings in Edo, Niger, Katsina Show Nigerians Have Rejected APC - Spokesman
[Daily Trust] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has said that the crowd of supporters that greeted the recent outing of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, shows that Nigerians have rejected the ruling All...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:03:42 GMTAfter Eight-Month Prolonged Strike, Here Are Nigerian Govt's Positions Against ASUU's Demands
[Premium Times] As of the time ASUU asked its members to return to their duty posts, Nigerians were unsure of the status of the resolutions on each of the agreements with the government.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:03:34 GMTHURIWA Tasks Buhari, IG On Ending Menace of Gunmen
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force, led by the Inspector General (IG) of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, have been tasked on finding quick and lasting solution to the increasing menace of gunmen in the cou...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:03:27 GMTKing Charles Sympathizes With Buhari Over Floods in Nigeria
[Premium Times] "... our most heartfelt sympathy is with all those who have suffered so much, and our thoughts are with those working to support the recovery efforts," he said.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:03:20 GMTTravel Ban - Federal Govt Evacuates 542 Nigerians Stranded in UAE
[Leadership] Following the ban on Nigerians seeking to visit Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the federal government has evacuated back to Nigerua a total of 542 Nigerians stranded in UAE on Sunday