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Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:40:10 GMT
Nigeria's NNPC Funded Chevron Asset Purchase With Aid of Family Firm - Report
[This Day] One of Nigeria's wealthiest families, Sayyu Dantata, funded the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) purchase of oil blocks from Chevron Corporation, offering an insight into how the firm could back its ambitious expansion pl...

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:46:20 GMT
Nigerians Warned Against TikTok Video Challenges
[Premium Times] The WASP stealer, which is high in probability with critical damage potential, is a persistent malware hosted its developer claims are undetectable.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:09:39 GMT
Expanding Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Rights to Vulnerable Populations
[Nigeria Health Watch] Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) underpins the rights women and girls have to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. However, women and girls, especially in fragile, conflict-affecte...

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 04:23:18 GMT
Contempt of Court in Nigeria - What the Cases of Three Convicted Security Officials Tell Us
[The Conversation Africa] Three security chiefs in Nigeria were convicted of contempt of court in November 2022 after failing to comply with various court orders. This is the first time that officials at this level have been held to account in this w...

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 09:41:51 GMT
Governorship Candidate Dances At Rally Hours After Supporters' Death in Road Accident
[Premium Times] The PDP flagged off its campaign in Dutse, the state's capital, on Tuesday.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:00:02 GMT
Jigawa PDP Governorship Candidate Dances At Rally Hours After Supporters' Death in Fatal Road Accident
[Premium Times] The PDP flagged off its campaign in Dutse, the state's capital, on Tuesday.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:46:21 GMT
Buhari Honoured in Guinea Bissau, Pledges Commitment to Democracy
[Premium Times] President Embalo assured President Buhari that he will follow in his footsteps in ensuring free and fair elections in his country.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:46:10 GMT
2023 - Our Party Has Been Reduced to a Laughing Stock - APC Chairman
[Premium Times] The APC state chairman writes the party's national chairman to complain about the activities of some leaders of the party.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:56:35 GMT
Buhari Pledges Commitment to Strengthen Democracy in Africa
[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed the commitment of Nigeria to work with Guinea Bissau and other countries to sustain and strengthen democracy and good governance in the sub-region and the entire African continent. President Buha...

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:56:26 GMT
Nigeria Loses Billions of Naira As Customs E-Auction Platform Collapses
[Leadership] Seized vehicles worth several billions of naira are currently rotting away at various Customs commands across the country, LEADERSHIP can report.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:56:17 GMT
International NGOs Dismiss Terrorism Financing Allegations
[Leadership] International non-governmental organizations in Nigeria have denied reports that some of its members were being involved in terrorism financing. The body of NGOs complained of violent attacks on its workers.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:56:07 GMT
We've No Preferred Presidential Candidate in Nigeria - UK
[This Day] The United Kingdom government has declared that it has no preferred presidential candidate amongst those contesting to replace President Muhammadu Buhari in next year's election.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:39:55 GMT
Fallout of Naira Redesign, Analysts Back CBN's Cash Withdrawal Policy
[This Day] Analysts yesterday threw their weight behind the latest decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to limit cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate organisations following the currency redesign programme.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:39:46 GMT
African Airlines May Record $638m Loss in 2022, $213m in 2023
[This Day] The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that African carriers are expected to post a loss of $638 million in 2022, narrowing to a loss of $213 million in 2023 and projected that passenger demand growth of 27.4 per ...

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:39:35 GMT
How Technology Can Impact Oil, Gas Trading - Expert
[This Day] Given the newly inaugurated Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), local oil and gas traders/operators have been advised to leverage technology if they truly desire to join the global oil and gas community.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:46:21 GMT
Minister Laments Plight of Juvenile Inmates in Borstal Centres
[Premium Times] The minister spoke at a national stakeholders' meeting on a review of the borstal institutions and remand centres Act 2004 in Abuja.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:46:21 GMT
2023 - I'll Start 'Restructuring' Nigeria From My First Day in Office - Atiku
[Premium Times] Atiku says he will fight insecurity and other challenges facing Nigeria with his restructuring agenda.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:46:20 GMT
Airtel Nigeria Emerges Sole Bidder in Second 5G Licensing Round
[Premium Times] Airtel applied alongside Standard Network & Connections Limited, but only Airtel made the initial payment required.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:46:20 GMT
Nigeria's Oil Production Rises to 1.6 Million Bpd As Theft Reduces - NNPC
[Premium Times] The NNPC says it has managed to force down the rate of theft, but says problems remain.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:15:11 GMT
Amid Fuel Scarcity, Customs Intercepts 85,300 Litres of Petrol
[Leadership] The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Thursday, said it intercepted 85,300 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol in Ogun State.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:15:01 GMT
N-Power - D'Banj's Arrest Is Misconceived, Malicious - Lawyer
[Premium Times] D'banj was arrested and detained Tuesday after ICPC operatives closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency's headquarters in Abuja.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:09:31 GMT
Police in Northwest Nigeria Probe Killing of 4 Officers, 2 Locals
[VOA] Abuja -- Police in northwestern Nigeria have launched a manhunt for gunmen who killed six people, including four police officers, at a market near the border with Niger.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:09:23 GMT
Seun Kuti 'Not Shocked' Over D'Banj's Detention On Alleged N-Power Fraud
[Vanguard] Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti has reacted to the detention of his colleague D'banj by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:09:14 GMT
Nigeria Remains Champion in Aviation Safety, Security in Africa - Buhari
[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria, over the years, has continued to champion the cause of aviation safety, security and facilitation throughout the continent.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:09:06 GMT
Oxlade, Peter Obi, Asake, Black Sherif Are Most-Searched Persons in Nigeria in 2022 - Google
[Premium Times] AFCON, Oxlade, Casemiro, Will Smith, Queen Elizabeth, Finesse lyrics, Anikulapo and Buga lead trends on Search.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:08:51 GMT
Senate Threatens to Cut Budgets of Over 100 MDAs for Ignoring Summons
[Premium Times] The MDAs have repeatedly failed to appear before the Senate Public Accounts Committee to respond to queries raised in the Auditor General's report.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:08:44 GMT
I'll End Incessant Strikes in Universities If Elected President - Peter Obi
[Vanguard] Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has vowed to end incessant strikes in Universities if given the chance to rule the country come 2023.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:08:32 GMT
'Why Niger Delta Stakeholders Reject Planned Scrapping of Amnesty Programme'
[This Day] Ijaw elders under the aegis of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) have offered reasons for Niger Delta stakeholders' rejection of the federal government' plan to scrap the Presidential Amnesty Programme(PAP), declaring that the scrapping of ...

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:08:25 GMT
Osinbajo Woos Vietnamese Investors, Says Nigeria Natural Investment Destination
[Leadership] Vice president Yemi Osinbajo, has spent the second day of his official visit to Vietnam asserting the view that for foreign investors and businesses looking at Africa, Nigeria is the straightforward choice in the continent.

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:08:13 GMT
2023 Elections Will Be Free, Fair, Credible - Buhari Assures West African Elders
[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured that the 2023 general elections would be free, fair and credible, saying manipulations would not be condoned.



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