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  1. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Obaseki Insists on Zero-tolerance to Thuggery in Edo – Thisdaylive

    The Edo State Government has condemned attempts by some unscrupulous elements to cause a resurgence of thuggery in Edo State, insisting that the state government will not tolerate acts of hooliganism in any form or guise in the state. The state government also urged the National Chairman of...
  2. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Cheers as Saraki meets Osinbajo, Tinubu in Lagos – Legit.ng

    Photos of Senator Bukola Saraki exchanging pleasantries with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu have gone viral on social media. The immediate past President of the Senate was all smile in the photos with the vice president and the former governor of Lagos state.... Read...
  3. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Femi Falana Accuses Moghalu Of Dumping YPP For APC Over Appointment – Nairaland

    Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has accused The presidential candidate of Young Progressive Party (YPP), in the 2019 Presidential election, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, of dumping his party to take up an appointment from Buhari’s led administration. The human rights activist made the...
  4. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Ex-Militants Urge Akpabio To Develop Niger Delta – Nairaland

    Niger Delta ex-militants have called on the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to drive the development of the region the way he transformed Akwa Ibom State as governor. They also appealed to him to extend his supervisory roles to the … Read more via Nairaland –...
  5. Nigeria Political News

    Politics 2023 presidency divide North, South – Newtelegraph

    Onyekachi Eze reports on the festering war of attrition between political leaders of northern and southern extractions over where the next president of Nigeria will come from Though the next presidential election is about three years and four months away, the debate on where the next...
  6. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro National ID Card Renewal Costs N5,000 – NIM – Leadership Newspaper

    The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said the renewal of National Identity Card will cost five thousand naira (N5,000) payable through remita. This was disclosed by its tweeter handle (@nimc_ng) monitored in Abuja, yesterday, and confirmed by a staff of the Corporate...
  7. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro $665bn Lost To Economic Disasters In 3 Years – NEMA – Leadership Newspaper

    The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has decried the effects of disasters, noting that about $665 billion has been lost in the last three years due to disasters in the world. NEMA director general, Engr Mustapha Maihaja, who revealed this during the celebration of International Day...
  8. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro 22 Die From Yellow Fever In Bauchi – Leadership Newspaper

    The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency has recorded six new deaths since the Yellow Fever outbreak in the State bringing the total number of deaths to 22. The executive chairman of the agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed stated this while giving an outbreak on the … Read more via...
  9. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Man, 35 Docked For Raping 10-year- old Girl – Leadership Newspaper

    Benue State police command has arraigned a 35-year-old mechanic of Obarike- Ito in Obi local government area of Benue state before a Makurdi Magistrate court for criminal trespass and rape of a 10-year-old girl. Police prosecution officer, Michael Iorundu told the court that one Justina Ope …...
  10. Nigeria Business News

    Business We Are Committed to End Use of Pre-registered SIM Cards, Says NCC – Thisdaylive

    Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday in Enugu reaffirmed its commitment to end the sale and usage of pre-registered SIM cards in the telecommunication industry. NCC through its South-east Zonal Controller, Mrs. Emilia Nwokoro, made the disclosure during a courtesy visit to the …...
  11. Nigeria Business News

    Business Budget: FG Allocates N2bn to 3,050MW Mambilla Power Project – Thisdaylive

    The federal government would part-fund the construction of the 3,050 megawatts (MW) Mambilla hydropower generation project with N2 billion in its 2020 budget cycle, details obtained from the 2020 budget document have shown. The government would also invest … Read more via Thisdaylive –...
  12. Nigeria Political News

    Politics CUPP slams APC’s ‘one-party state’ claim – The Guardian Nigeria News

    The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has described the statement credited to the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the weekend that the country was sliding into a one-party state as “uncharitable.” In a statement yesterday by CUPP’s … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...
  13. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Labour Braces for Strike as Talks with FG Collapse – Thisdaylive

    The threat by the organised labour to embark on a strike tomorrow gathered momentum yesterday as the meeting between the federal government and workers failed to agree on the terms for the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage signed … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2OObrfp...
  14. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Four feared killed as cult gangs clash in Rivers – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Four persons have been feared killed and several homes torched following a clash between two rival cult gangs in Etche Local Council of Rivers State. It was learnt yesterday that the crisis began on Sunday when a member of the Degbam … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and...
  15. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Less than 300 psychiatrists treating 30m patients in Nigeria — Dr. Nubi Peter – Vanguard Nigeria

    Despite the rise in suicide cases in Nigeria, the country is still faced with a dearth of psychiatrists as less than 300 psychiatrists serving a population of over 200 million, a Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr. Nubi Peter has disclosed. Peter who is also … Read more via Vanguard Nigeria –...
  16. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro ‘23 girls still missing, four years after Zaria massacre’ – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Families of the people that got missing on December 12, 2015 in Zaria, Kaduna State, are yet to be united with some of their relatives, with 23 girls still missing, almost four years after. The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) lamented … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria...
  17. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro ECOWAS Court Awards N10m to Nigerian Soldier Dismissed for Losing Rifle – Thisdaylive

    The ECOWAS Court of Justice has awarded N10 million against the Nigerian government for dismissing a soldier, Barnabas Eli from the army over the loss of his rifle in 2012. According to Premium Times, the court which awarded the judgement fine to the complainant as compensation ordered the...
  18. Nigeria Business News

    Business Airlines make gains as traffic surges by 3.8 per cent – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Airlines have recorded a marginal rise in gains as passenger traffic surged by 3.8 per cent in August. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in the global passenger traffic data for August 2019 released yesterday, showed that demand climbed 3.8 … Read more via The Guardian...
  19. Nigeria Business News

    Business ‘Non-passage of PIB hurts oil industry investment’ – The Guardian Nigeria News

    From the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, came yesterday a disclosure that the non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill ( PIB) has discouraged investments in the oil sector, resulting in the stagnation of the oil reserves at 37.5billion barrels since 2007.... Read more via...
  20. Nigeria Business News

    Business Mele Kyari: Poor Maintenance Culture Crippled Nigeria’s Refineries – Thisdaylive

    The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Mele Kyari, has blamed the moribund state of the country’s refineries on lack of proper maintenance of the facilities over the years. He acknowledged that Nigeria has one of the highest numbers of … Read...
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