2015-11-05 Nigeria Health

Vanguard   

First Consultant celebrates Ebola survivor baby delivery   
Vanguard
LAGOS — It was celebration galore, yesterday, at the premises of First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, Lagos as management of the hospital took time out to celebrate the safe delivery of one of its own, Dr. Ada Igonoh, the female doctor who ...
Why Ebola survivor was delivered of baby in US, by First Consultant's CMD   The Nation Newspaper
Ebola Survivor, Ada Igonoh Welcomes Baby Girl   CHANNELS TELEVISION
Ebola disease survivor gives birth, baby virus-free   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
TheCable   
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Daily Times Nigeria   

Over Im unsafe abortions occur in Nigeria annually – Research   
The Eagle Online
Reports from a recent study on the incidence of abortion in Nigeria has revealed that over one million women of reproductive age underwent unsafe abortion and further develop complications. Dr. Olutosin Awolude, a lecturer at the University of Ibadan, ...

2015-11-05 Nigeria Science

National Accord   

African countries parley over environmental degradation menace   
National Mirror
At least 28 African countries are currently brainstorming in Calabar, Cross River States, on how best to adopt effective policies and measures to tackle deforestation and environmental degradation challenges in the African continent. National Mirror ...
International Financing For Forests And Climate Moves From Capacity Building ...   Ecosystem Marketplace
Calabar Hosts The United Nations REDD Academy   Celebrating Progress Africa
United Nations' REDD academy takes off in Calabar   National Accord
Mongabay.com   
Business Green   
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IBNLive   

NASA is hiring astronauts   
IBNLive
NASA issued a hiring call on Wednesday for space explorers that may fly on future missions aboard commercially built spacecraft or NASA's deep-space Orion capsule. The agency will begin accepting applications from December 14 through mid-February.
Calling all wannabe astronauts. NASA's hiring for first time in 4 years (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
Wanted: Astronauts. Got the right stuff?   USA TODAY
Got the right stuff? NASA is hiring astronauts   Inquirer.net
Pulse Headlines   
WDJT   
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The Weather Space   

Will We See an Aurora Tonight?   
The Weather Space
The Met Office has said the Northern Lights could dazzle over Britain tonight - just a month after the last sighting of the incredible natural phenomenon over the UK. This has prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to ...

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Wall Street Journal   

Poorer Nations' Demand for Climate-Change Aid Weighs on Paris Talks   
Wall Street Journal
Poorer nations' demand that wealthier countries help bankroll their transition to cleaner energy has emerged as the biggest obstacle for world leaders seeking to reach an agreement on emissions at a summit that begins this month. World leaders arrive ...
International negotiations aren't the main game in the climate change fight ...   The Age
UN chief calls on member states to increase ambition ahead of climate conference   Xinhua
California revs up for Paris climate change summit   Los Angeles Times
UN News Centre   
Fox News   
Huffington Post   
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Stuff.co.nz   

Diamonds may actually be really common   
Stuff.co.nz
Could the $2 million Mouawad Victoria's Secret Fantasy Bra, set with thousands of diamonds, really be worth just a few hundred bucks? New research on diamond formation suggests that the valuable stones might actually be a dime a dozen – but good luck ...

2015-11-05 Nigeria Sports

Vanguard   

Siasia faces selection headache   
Vanguard
TWO weeks of contrasting fortunes for U-23 National Team Head Coach, Samson Siasia, has ended with sheer headache on which players he should pick for the pre-Africa U-23 Cup of Nations camp in Morocco. Siasia. Last week, it was a frustrated Siasia ...

2015-11-05 Nigeria Entertainment

Daily Sun   

Chimamanda Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun wins 'best of the best' Baileys prize   
Daily Sun
HALF of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named 'Best of the Best' of the winners of the second decade of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. The announcement was made on Monday, at the Piccadilly Theatre in London. The 'Best of ...

2015-11-05 Nigeria Technology

THISDAY Live   

Nigeria Needs Full Implementation of Broadband Plan, Says Ndukwe   
THISDAY Live
Optimistic that Nigeria will meet and even surpass the projected 30 per cent Broadband penetration by 2018, as contained in the National Broadband Plan, a former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Ernest ...

2015-11-05 Nigeria Business

Vanguard   

Buhari, bring back our roads!   
The Punch
Of late, passing through the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has become a very excruciating experience. For those who work in Lagos but reside along the area, journeying daily along the route is akin to sojourning through hell. With recent developments along ...
Commuters groan as Lagos-Ibadan expressway is abandoned   Vanguard
Amosun fixes Lagos-Ibadan expressway   Daily Sun
Repair work begins at Arepo   The Nation Newspaper
The News   
Information Nigeria   
CHANNELS TELEVISION   
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Vanguard   

DPR shuts 50 filling stations, fines six   
The Punch
As fuel shortage bites harder in Ibadan and other towns across Oyo state, the Ibadan Field Office of the Department of Petroleum Resources has sealed off about 50 filling stations across the state for various offences. The affected filling stations are ...
DPR undertakes research on refineries   The Nation Newspaper
Fuel scarcity: DPR seals up 50 filling stations in Oyo   Daily Trust
Fuel scarcity: DPR seals 50 filling stations in Oyo   Vanguard
The News   
WorldStage   
National Mirror   
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TechCabal   

Whither Nigeria's economic direction?   
The Punch
It is not in doubt that Nigeria is in crucial economic times. Any keen observer must therefore be concerned about the prospects of Lagos State which controls the largest share of the Nigerian economy. Lagos is, in many ways, the nation's gateway to ...
Tech Startups in Lagos: A Scot's Perspective   TechCabal

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Daily Sun   

NDLEA Impounds two vans with cannabis in Ogun   
Vanguard
ABEOKUTA-Men of Ogun State National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have impounded two purposely-built bullion vans and a Ford bus loaded with bags and parcels of suspected Cannabis Sativa popularly known as Indian hemp. The State Commander ...

2015-11-05 Nigeria World

CBC.ca   

South Sudan cargo plane crash kills at least 36   
CBC.ca
A cargo plane carrying an added load of unregistered people crashed Wednesday morning along the banks of the Nile River after taking off from South Sudan's capital of Juba. The crash killed 36 people and left an infant clinging to life, South Sudan ...

2015-11-05 Nigeria Africa

The Star   

I won't resign, says Waiguru   
The Star
Besieged Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru yesterday defiantly told off those calling for her resignation over graft allegations, insisting she is innocent. Waiguru instead passed the blame to junior officers, whom she said were responsible for ...

2015-11-05 Nigeria Nigeria

Vanguard   

Hunger knows no party — Team Kogi warns against politicisation of bailout fund   
Vanguard
An interest group working for the re-election of Gov. Idris Wada of Kogi State, Team Kogi has said the people of the state know the forces holding on to the bailout fund approved for the payment of salary arrears of civil servants in the state ...
Kogi Civil Servants Protest Non-release Of Bailout Funds   CHANNELS TELEVISION
'Workers are dying in Kogi…'   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Police warn Kogi workers against blocking roads   DailyPost Nigeria
The Punch   
Information Nigeria   
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The Punch   

Wada, Audu take campaign to the social media   
The Punch
Ahead of the November 21 governorship election in Kogi State, the gladiators have taken to the social media to plead their case before the electorate. Major contenders in the electoral battle include the incumbent governor of the state, Idris Wada, who ...
Sustain the change mantra, Middle Belt group charges Kogites   Vanguard
Kogi decides: APC accuses PDP of buying voters' cards   Daily Sun
Kogi in safe hands with Wada   National Mirror

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Vanguard   

Buhari, look your front   
Vanguard
MY people have a saying which I will tell in my “inner” Igbo dialect and then translate. We say: “leruo enya akala nari zuru ife”. When you visit someone and you are about to depart, he will usually tell you: “fare well” or “take care” or “be careful ...
The fight over Nigeria   The Nation Newspaper
Bayelsa decides: Yenagoa communities back Dickson   Daily Sun
Dickson disagrees with PDP, says Buhari is a honest man   P.M. News
The News   
Daily Times Nigeria   
The Eagle Online   
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DailyPost Nigeria   

Enugu: Plot against Ugwuanyi uncovered   
Vanguard
A plot by some political opponents of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State to stage a campaign of calumny against him and his administration, has been uncovered. At the centre of the plot is a politician from the state. It was alleged that the ...
Enugu warns against rights abuse   National Mirror
Enugu partners RAMP on roads   Daily Times Nigeria
Enugu: ESWAMA denies abuse allegations by civil rights group   The Eagle Online

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Daily Trust   

Saraki shuts Senate as trial resumes today at CCT   
Daily Trust
Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki has again shutdown the sitting of the Senate as his case at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) comes up today. At the end of yesterday's sitting, Saraki said the sitting has been adjourned to November 10.
Saraki asks Supreme Court to halt corruption trial   Premium Times
Saraki Begs Supreme Court To Stop Corruption Trial   NAIJ.COM
Saraki moves to stop CCT trial at Supreme Court   The News
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Daily Trust   

…Benue wants Suswam probed – Ortom   
Daily Trust
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom says the people of his state want a thorough investigation of the administration of former Governor Gabriel Suswam. Ortom said this in an interview with State House correspondents after meeting with President ...