Nigeria Breaking News Today Headlines Tuesday 12th March 2019
Here are some of the Nigeria Breaking News Today Headlines on some of the newspapers.
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target=_blank>53-year-old businessman in court for alleged N1.7m theft
A 53-year-old businessman, Aci Blackson, yesterday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged theft of N1.7 million. Blackson, who resides at Ikeja area of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of obtaining under false pretences and stealing. The prosecutor, ASP Peter Nwangwu, told the court that the defendant committed the offence sometimes in
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target=_blank>Nigerian passenger dies on Delta Air Lines Atlanta-Lagos flight
A Nigerian passenger on Delta Air Lines Flight DL54 travelling from Atlanta, United States to Lagos was yesterday afternoon found unresponsive before landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The 54-year-old passenger (name withheld), who was ill before boarding the flight, died three minutes before the aircraft touched down at the airport. The
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target=_blank>Woman arraigned for alleged N1.1m Qatar visa fraud
A woman, Amarachi Ogbuchi, who allegedly defrauded a man, Mr. Ikechukwu Onuoha, of N1.1 million over Qatar visa, was yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, on a three-count charge. Ogbuchi, 37, who claimed to be a travel agent, allegedly duped Onuoha on the pretext of procuring a Qatar visa for him. The prosecutor, Inspector
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target=_blank>$1bn Ogoni clean up faces fresh threat
…as PH refinery delays $23m share to StanChat’s account The $1 billion Ogoni clean-up is facing fresh threat as the delay by Port Harcourt refinery, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to remit its $23 million share of the process lingers. The fee was expected to be remitted to London’s
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target=_blank>No going back on date to sync NIN with passport – FG
The Federal Government yesterday said there was no going back on the April 29 date for the integration of the National Identity Number (NIN) with the new passport. The Comptroller-General (C-G), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Muhammad Babandede, made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General, National Identity Management Commission
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target=_blank>Stakeholders seek integration of entrepreneurship into school curriculum
Following the growing rate of unemployed graduates in the country, stakeholders in the education sector have called for the integration of entrepreneurship into the curriculum of tertiary institutions. This, according to them, would go a long way in helping students to nurture their personal businesses while undergoing their various courses of study. The call was
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target=_blank>Commonwealth: Nigeria seeks disbandment of visa among member countries
The Federal Government yesterday called for some urgent reforms in the Commonwealth, especially the disbandment of visas, to allow citizens of the 53 member countries inter travel without passing through too many hassles. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made this known during a formal ceremony to mark the 70th Commonwealth Day celebration with the
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target=_blank>A First Lady’s promise
Mrs. Betsy Obaseki is the first lady of Edo State. During the campaigns for the governorship election in 2016, she interfaced and had robust interactions with musicians across the state. Being from a family that made it compulsory for every child to play musical instruments, she is familiar with the terrain and the trade. Desirous
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target=_blank>Smoking in pregnancy doubles risk of sudden infant death
Scientists in the United States (US) have raised the alarm over unnecessary death arising from cigarette, saying smoking during pregnancy could double the risk of a baby dying from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). A new report published online March 11 in the journal ‘Pediatrics,’ revealed that although 55 per cent of the women
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Local bourse partners Meristem on new indices
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and Meristem Securities Limited have launched two new style indices, the NSE-Meristem Growth Index and NSE-Meristem Value Index. According to a statement from NSE, the indices will be available real-time on NSE’s website from today. The style indices were designed in response to demand for customized indices to support product […]
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