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This recovery follows a decisive intervention by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which, on December 20, 2024, ordered banks to pay ₦212.5 billion—85% of a total ₦250 billion debt owed to telecom operators—by December 31, 2024.
A Nigeria Railways Corporation official said the train departs Ibadan for Lagos at 8am daily with a return trip scheduled at 4pm.
The Lagos-Ibadan expressway is notorious for heavy trucks and traffic gridlocks that can stretch for several kilometres.
The Lagos-Ibadan line is the first part of a new 2,733km Lagos-Kano standard gauge line. The total cost of the project was valued at $11.117bn.
[IPS] United Nations -- At the height of the Cold War back in the 1960s, a Peruvian diplomat, Dr. Victor Andres Belaunde, characterized the United Nations as a politically wobbly institution that survives only at the will- and pleasure- of the five big powers.
[Nigeria Health Watch] Editors Note: This week's Thought Leadership piece comes from Women in Global Health (WGH) Nigeria, an organisation that was established to bring visibility and recognition of Nigerian women, shape global health programming and advocacy, and reform policy and in communities in Nigeria and the diaspora. They analyse the reasons why more women are not seen in leadership positions in Nigeria's health sector, and proffer solutions for what the country must do to change this narrative.
[Africa Renewal] The Secretary-General welcomes the release on 17 December of some of the children who were abducted from a secondary school in Katsina State, Nigeria, on 11 December.
[Premium Times] The presidency accuses the PDP House of Representative Caucus of mischief
Analysis - Married is by choice but for Mariam (not her real name) it was as a consequent of abject poverty and the desire to be freed from bondage. She is married to a man who freed her from slavery in Libya as his third wife.
This is not a crisis that one country can solve alone, the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) says.
[The Conversation Africa] Demographic data are important for national development. They are useful in sectoral planning and should influence the direction of government priorities.
[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) and the Lilongwe and Blantyre Small Scale Business Operators are set to take to the streets beginning December 16, 2020, to protest the decision by President Lazarus Chakwera to ignore their call to take action on illegal immigrants who are plying trade in the country's strategic cities and towns.
[Daily Trust] The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that Nigeria's population has been estimated at 206 million for 2020.
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[This Day] The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to review the policies, protocols, and procedures for the purchase of arms, ammunition and related hardware by the by the security agencies in the last ten years.
[Vanguard] Some Nigerians on Monday lambasted the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President Muhammadu Buhari for saying that the farmers who were killed by Boko Haram did not obtain military clearance before going to the farm.
[Premium Times] An official says flooding affected 320 local government areas in 35 states, including Abuja.
[African Arguments] The press has remained resilient during the #EndSARS protests, but these hostilities have to end for the sake of the country's democracy.
[DW] Local vigilantes and police have rescued a group of children who were kidnapped by an armed gang. The release followed a shoot-out in northwestern Nigeria.
[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja ended a meeting with 36 state governors on the issue of security with a charge to them to work more with traditional rulers and community members to improve local intelligence gathering that will aid the work of security agencies.
[Leadership] Nigerian Afrobeats star, Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi, has paid his dues in the music industry.
[Premium Times] The Covid-19 pandemic and other economic challenges did not distract the petroleum resources ministry from its reform agenda
[Nairobi News] A section of Gor Mahia fans have promised to deliver 60,000 signatures for the BBI process if the government allows them to attend the return leg of the Caf Champions League preliminary round match against APR at the Nyayo National Stadium on Saturday.
[The Conversation Africa] Since the 1970s feminist movement for the support of abused women under the appellation \"Battered Women's Movement\", the struggle against domestic violence has continued. In Ghana, for example, national records reveal that one-third of women have been victims of domestic violence. In Nigeria, 33% of women aged 15-49 have experienced either physical or sexual violence in a domestic setting.
TOP model Malaika Mushandu has spread her wings to filmmaking and it appears she has already developed the Midas touch as the debut film she directed titled Mirage has been nominated for three awards at the Movie Academy Awards scheduled for December 20 in Lagos, Nigeria. BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO On the film, that is awaiting official world premiere likely to take place early next year, depending on the COVID-19 situation, Malaika worked with renowned filmmaker Joe Njagu as the producer. The film has been nominated for the Best Soundtrack (done by Prudence Katomeni Mbofana and Gwevedzi) Best Actress in a Supporting Role (for Charmaine Mujeri) and Best First Feature Film by a director categories. The film awards ceremony popularly known as the African Oscars will be streamed live via the organisers (AMAA) Facebook page and its other digital platforms due to the COVID-19 restrictions. In an interview with NewsDay Life & Style, Malaika said she was excited about the nomination of a women-dominated cast film where men came in as crew. “I am so excited and proud not only because the film got nominated, but also because it is the first that I have directed. I am happy that the purportedly male-dominated industry is opening up, bringing women to limelight,” she said. “I am a strong believer of equality and I tried to balance sexes during the production process. The film Mirage has a female driven cast, director and scriptwriter and the crew has males, thus, striking a balance.” Malaika said the script for the film, done by MMX Productions and Malaika Productions, was written by seasoned writer Virginia Jekanyika and followed the story of three women who escaped from prison, only to find out that the walls of life were much harder to deal with. “While serving a five-year jail term at one of Zimbabwe’s tightest prisons just outside of Harare, Tambu (Katomeni Mbofana) learns of the abuse of her daughter by her brother back home. Fuelled by the passionate anger of a single mother, Tambu convinces fellow inmates Memo (Chipo Bizure) and Zoe (Mujeri) to escape together with her,” she said. Malaika said the prisoners' plan to escape hanged on a thin thread as rumours of the escape fuelled an ongoing power struggle between one of the officers and the prison warden. “Tambu seizes the moment during a church service at the prison led by a popular pastor, and on the backdrop of the Zimbabwean coup in 2017, where late former President Robert Mugabe was ousted. The trio embark on a thrilling but dangerous prison break. As we follow the three young women’s journey to freedom, we ask ourselves, how do you escape yourself,” she said. Film producer Njagu said: “With her (Malaika) debut feature film Mirage, she makes an impressive entry into the film world. Lending her talent for storytelling to the film industry, she wants to give a voice to the often-under-represented half of the population — the woman.” Njagu described 2020 as a “fantastic” year for the film industry despite the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. “To end the year with a blast, M
Angola still ranks as the second largest oil producer in Africa, behind Nigeria.
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[Premium Times] Mr Maina is being tried by the anti-graft agency, EFCC, which closed its case on Wednesday after calling nine witnesses.
[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for another five-year term.
[Premium Times] Only 37 countries have so far committed to disclose some or all extractive contracts.
[Premium Times] Some APC governors recently held a private meeting with the ex-president in Abuja.
