[Premium Times] Recent revelations about powerful individuals appropriating what is supposed to be for the protection of all of us, specifically money supposedly earmarked to fight the Boko Haram insurgency and allegedly shared by individuals, reminds me of one of those tales by moonlight. The story was told about there being a famine on earth… Read More
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Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello Sworn in W...
[Premium Times] Kogi State on Wednesday made another usual history as its fourth democratically elected governor, Yahaya Bello, was sworn in without a deputy. Source: Niger feed
Nigeria's President Buhari to Jo...
[Nation] Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will join his Kenyan host President Uhuru Kenyatta in Eldoret on Wednesday to receive bodies and attend a requiem service in honour of Kenyan soldiers killed in Somalia. Source: Niger feed
Underlying Cause of the Lassa Fever O...
[Nigeria Health Watch] Strange deaths in a community in Niger State in 2015 left the community confused, this was followed by a period of uncertainty and anxiety, and they reached out to the only rational explanation they could imagine – the supernatural. Source: Niger feed
Govt Rejects MTN's Settlement Of...
[Daily Trust] The federal government has disowned the out of court settlement offer by telecoms firm MTN over the $3.4 billion fine slammed on it in December last year. Source: Niger feed
Bayelsa Stream That Abhors Dead Bodie...
[Vanguard] Immiringi -NOT many villagers at Immiringi, an oil-rich community in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, could explain the air of mystery, but all they know is that it is a taboo to carry a corpse across the revered Iye Creek in the town and those, who disobeyed the command in the past had… Read More
Sun International 'Grateful'...
[News24Wire] Sun International was “extremely grateful” that four of its employees had been released from detention in Nigeria, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Source: Niger feed
Corruption Undermining Fight Against ...
[Daily Trust] The military campaign against Boko Haram is being undermined by high systemic defence corruption, a new report by Transparency International and Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has said. The “very high risk” of defence corruption category ranks Nigeria in the ‘E’ position, according to the findings which showed that lawmakers failed to… Read More
President Buhari Expresses Concern on...
[Guardian] President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over low ranking of the country’s universities. The president expressed the concern on Saturday in Bauchi at the 19th to 22nd convocation ceremony of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. Source: Niger feed
Pension Funds Can Be Invested in Buil...
[Leadership] The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola says accumulated pension funds can be invested in the provision of infrastructure in the country. Fashola gave this suggestion in Abuja while delivering a keynote address at the Nigerian pension industry retreat. Source: Niger feed
Army to Establish True Dentity of Sus...
[Leadership] The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that it had put in place machinery to establish the true identity of a suspected leader of the Boko Haram sect, Jarasu Shirawho was apprehended last week in Borno. Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, the Deputy Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this in an interview with the News… Read More
My Pikin – Long Road to Justice
[Daily Trust] The long-drawn legal battle between the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), and manufacturers of My Pikin Teething Mixture, – Barewa Pharmaceutical Limited, will finally be determined on March 18, 2016 by the Supreme Court. Source: Niger feed
Group Donates Hostel to College of Ed...
[Guardian] The Mothers’ Union and Women’s Guild of the Anglican Communion, Nnewi Diocese, last week, dedicated a 96-bedroom off-campus students’ hostel it built and equipped to Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe, (NOCEN), Anambra State. Source: Niger feed
Simmering Issues in Senate Re-Run Ele...
[Guardian] Heavyweights Battle For Benue South, Abia North, Anambra Central Source: Niger feed
Laspotech Matriculates 2000 Students
[Guardian] The Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) on Friday, January 21, matriculated over 2000 students at its Ikorodu campus for the 2015/2016 academic session. Source: Niger feed
Full Plate Awaits Nigeria's Buha...
[Nation] Trade between African countries, regional security, United Nations reform agenda, climate change and economic development will form the fulcrum of discussions between President Uhuru Kenyatta and President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria when the latter jets into Nairobi on Wednesday for a three-day state visit. Source: Niger feed