Nigeria
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:35:30 GMTNDLEA Intercepts 2 Boats With Illicit Drugs, Arrests 6 Ghanaians, Beninese
[Leadership] Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, the Marine Command, at 2:30 am on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, intercepted two boats loaded with 1,960 kilograms of Ghanaian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, at the...
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:35:25 GMTNAFDAC Destroys Over N120bn Worth of Fake Products in 6 Months
[Leadership] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the seizure and destruction of over N120 billion of substandard and falsified medicines (SFs) and unwholesome food products between July and December...
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 07:29:11 GMTIllegal Gypsum Mining in Yobe Denies Govt Revenue, Harms Humans, Animals, Environment
[Premium Times] Mining pits are left unfilled, turning farmland into dangerous wastelands.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:18:12 GMTFederal Government, Stakeholders Move Against Kidnapping in Nigeria
[Leadership] The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) under the office of the National Security Adviser at a recently concluded Multi-Agency Kidnap Fusion Cell (MAAKFC) launched in Abuja said Nigerians will feel safer in 2025.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:18:12 GMTHow Court Verdicts, Off Cycle Polls, PDP Crisis, Others Shaped 2024 Politics
[Leadership] Year 2024 which runs out in a few days was shaped by some major political events, especially as it followed immediately after Nigeria's general election in 2023.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:18:10 GMTEconomic Sabotage - Army Arrests Eight Oil Thieves, Recovers 90,000 Litres of Stolen Products
[This Day] Port Harcourt -- Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in conjunction with other security agencies have arrested eight suspects allegedly involved in illegal bunkering and oil refining in parts of the Niger Delta region.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:18:09 GMTAllegations Against Nigeria - More Knocks for Niger Military Ruler
[Daily Trust] Some border communities have countered the allegations against the Nigerian government by the Nigerien ruler, Abdurrahman Tchiani.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:18:09 GMTSERAP Wants Tinubu, Shettima, Governors to Disclose Declared Assets
[This Day] Abuja -- The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to instruct the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to publicly disclose his declared assets.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:18:08 GMT72-Hour Shopping Festival, Boost to Lagos Economy - Sanwo-Olu
[Daily Trust] The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has identified the 72- hour non stop shopping Festival (LSF) as a major boost to the state's festival economy.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:45:47 GMTArmy Destroys 20 Illegal Refinery Sites, Recover 90,000 Litres of Fuel
[Daily Trust] The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, says its troops have dismantled 20 illegal refining sites, deactivated 21 boats used for the crime and recover over 90,000 litres of stolen petroleum products in the ongoing anti bunkering o...
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 07:29:12 GMTCHAN Qualifiers - Adeyinka Adeboye Delivers Presidential Accolades to Super Eagles B Team
[Premium Times] Nigeria's qualification marks their return to the CHAN after a six-year absence.
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 07:16:17 GMTCAR Stun Cameroon for Historic Qualification - Nigeria, Burkina and DRC Advance
[CAF] The second leg of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers delivered dramatic moments on Saturday as Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal and DR Congo booked their places in the final pha...
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:46:13 GMTNigerian Govt Pledges to Investigate Airstrike That Killed Civilians in Sokoto
[Premium Times] At least 10 civilians were killed during the airstrike.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:08:42 GMTSustaining HIV Aids Intervention in Nigeria Towards Achieving the 2030 Global Target
[Nigeria Health Watch] The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a leading public health and development challenge globally. With an estimated 2 million adults and children currently living with the virus, Nigeria accounted for 1,400 new HIV inf...
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:46:17 GMT'We're Sorry,' Shettima Admits Killing of Civilians in Sokoto Airstrike
[Daily Trust] Vice President Kashim Shettima has extended his condolences to the government and people of Sokoto State over the killing of about 10 civilians in airstrike targeted at the Lakurawa terrorist group at Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities ...
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:46:15 GMTHow to Make Measles-Rubella Vaccine Roll Out Effective in Nigeria - Experts
[Daily Trust] Stakeholders in the health sector have identified strategies to ensure an effective introduction of the Measles-Rubella vaccine in Nigeria in 2025.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:08:45 GMTTaka Lafiya Community Calls for Emergency Intervention for Its PHC Centre
[Nigeria Health Watch] Taka Lafiya Primary Healthcare (PHC) in Lapai, Niger state, offers a range of services, including immunisation, antenatal care (ANC), labour support and health education, not only to their community but to other communities whi...
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:09:31 GMTFierce Rivalries and High Stakes As TotalEnergies CHAN 2024 Qualifiers Reach Climax
[CAF] The stage is set for an electrifying weekend as the second-leg matches of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers unfold.
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 09:25:07 GMTAmnesty International Demands Investigation of Sokoto Military Airstrikes
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported how the Christmas Day airstrike also killed dozens of livestock in the affected villages.
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:03:02 GMTNigeria, China Renew $2 Billion Currency Swap Deal
[Premium Times] "The agreement is valid for three years and can be renewed upon mutual consent."
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:30:46 GMTTinubu, a President in Denial?
[Vanguard] There is no denying the fact that for many Nigerians, this is their bleakest Christmas ever. It is not because they have lost the zeal to celebrate. No! They simply cannot afford to even contemplate, not to talk of actually making merry in...
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 09:25:42 GMT'I Won't Stop Kissing in Movies, Leave My Wife Alone,' Frederick Leonard Tells Critics
[Premium Times] "Y'all should leave us alone! Since we married, y'all have been sniffing like hungry dogs, looking for what you will never find..."
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:19:49 GMT'No Foreign Base in Sokoto', Border Communities Counter Nigerien Military Leader
[Daily Trust] Some border communities have refuted claims by the Nigerien Junta leader, Abdurrahman Tchani, that there was a forest called 'Gaba', where foreign military established their base in Sokoto state.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:19:49 GMTAllegation of Nigeria, France Collusion to Destabilise Niger Baseless - Presidency
[Leadership] The Presidency has again rejected accusations by Niger's military leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, alleging collaboration between President Bola Tinubu with France to destabilise his country.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:19:47 GMTNigeria, China Renew N3.28trn Currency Swap Deal
[Leadership] Nigeria has renewed its bilateral currency swap agreement with China, a move that underscores the deepening financial and economic cooperation between the two nations.
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:17:39 GMTBurna Boy - 'I've Exhausted My Connections, No One Wants to Help Speed Darlington'--Lawyer
[Premium Times] "I've reached out to my political friends here in Abuja. I've reached out to everyone. I wonder why people are trying not to get involved in this case".
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:31:08 GMTLagos Yet to Appeal Judgment Nullifying Olaleye's Rape Conviction
[Vanguard] Despite strong outcry from civil society organisations, CSOs, the Lagos State Government has yet to file an appeal against the Court of Appeal's judgment that nullified Dr. Femi Olaleye's rape conviction.
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:29:46 GMTAgain, Nigeria Denies Colluding With France Against Niger
[Premium Times] "Any attempt to blackmail Nigeria over ECOWAS's principled stance against the unconstitutional seizure of power in the Niger Republic is both disingenuous and doomed to fail."
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 09:21:38 GMTYuletide - Abuja Residents Defy Hardship, Throng Recreational Centres
[Premium Times] "The country is hard, but I just have to do this for my family because the holiday is a very long one and my children are at home."
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:03:18 GMTNCC Gives Approval for MTN to Disconnect Exchange Telecommunications
[Premium Times] The notice of disconnection dated 27th December was signed by the Director, Public Affairs of NCC, Reuben Muoka