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President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja reiterated his commitment to creating more jobs, with particular focus on enabling the private sector, targeting more youthful population by streamlining priority on agriculture, arts, entertainment, mining and Information Technology. Speaking at a Presidential Parley with the Participants of Senior Executive Course 42 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies at the ...
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December, 2020
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3 December
Kidnappers abduct varsity student, sister •Demand N30m ransom after shooting mother
Two students, Endurance Bako of the University of Jos and Happy Bako, an SS1 student, have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Wulko, Nasarawa Eggon local government area of Nasarawa state. While the two sisters are still in custody of the kidnappers, their mother, who was shot twice on her leg by the kidnappers, is currently receiving treatment at the ...
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3 December
Opportunity!.. UK opens new visa routes for skilled workers
The United Kingdom (UK) has launched a number of immigration routes under its new points-based immigration system, including the skilled worker route (formerly known as the Tier 2 Visa). The British High Commission in Nigeria disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, stating that applications for the new skilled worker visa by the UK opened on Dec. 1. ...
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3 December
Some Nigerian carpets Obasanjo for ‘neglecting needs of Yoruba’
A social media user, Mr Odunlami has fired the salvo on how Obasanjo neglected the need of Yoruba Nation, when it mattered most. “OLUSEGUN OBASANJO can go to HELL. Am not particularly enamoured of Gani Adams, he has his crude sides but, if truth be told, he has been far Yoruba in need and indeed than Olusegun Obasanjo ever was ...
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3 December
SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Niger Delta creeks where the youth are raking in millions through crude oil theft
In the last decade, several unemployed and restive Niger Delta youth, who feel entitled to oil wealth in their domains, have taken to the creeks, puncturing pipelines carrying crude oil to Nigeria’s export terminal, and refining it using primitive methods. Though the proliferation of this business seems to be filling the gap left by the country’s dysfunctional refineries as well ...
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3 December
Police kick against ongoing judicial panels on SARS’ abuses, approach Court
The Police have initiated a move to stop various panels probing allegations of rights abuses and other acts of impunity against police officials, particularly operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). State governments have raised the panels to investigate alleged infractions by SARS operatives, following nationwide #EndSARS protests by youths. The panels have since been sitting in almost all ...
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3 December
COVID-19 vaccine roll out in UK
The United Kingdom (UK) has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for mass vaccination. Britain’s medicines regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), says the jab, which offers up to 95% protection against COVID-19 illness, is safe to be rolled out. The first doses are already on their ...
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3 December
Giroud equals Drogba, Ronaldo’s records as Chelsea thrash Sevilla 4-0
Olivier Giroud scored four goals as Chelsea romped to an impressive 4-0 victory at Sevilla on Wednesday to secure top spot in Champions League Group E. The 34-year-old striker is the oldest player to score a hat-trick in the competition since Hungarian great Ferenc Puskas in 1965 for Real Madrid against Feyenoord. He is also the only Chelsea player to ...
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3 December
Retired generals, others warn against hiring mercenaries to fight B/Haram
Nigerians were capable of defending themselves Some retired generals and socio-political organisations are saying, on Wednesday faulting the call for hiring of mercenaries to fight the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. An ex-Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyaro (retd.); a former General Officer Commanding, 1 Division, Major General Abiodun Role (retd.) and Corps Commander, Amotekun Corps in ...
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3 December
Nigerian military, overwhelmed, this is beyond them – Fayemi
Nigerian Governors’ Forum Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said that the nation’s security challenges were beyond the Nigerian military, insisting that they (military) were overwhelmed and could not single-handedly handle security challenges. Fayemi noted that the multitude of security situation affecting many parts of the country, including insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and armed robbery, had overdrawn the ...
