Thisday Newspaper News Today Wednesday 24th July 2019
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target=_blank>No Land for Ruga in Edo, Obaseki Insists
•Says grazing reserve appropriate in Sambisa Forest Shola Oyeyipo in Abuja The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday ruled out the state making available land for the federal government to set up its proposed Ruga Settlement for herders. He said in a lecture titled: ‘The Challenges of Pastoralism and International Migration for Sustainable Peace
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target=_blank>US Imposes Visa Ban on People Suspected of Undermining Nigeria’s Democracy
Chineme Okafor and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The United States, yesterday announced it will officially impose visa restrictions on individuals or groups suspected of undermining democratic processes in Nigeria. The US in a statement from the State Department, which was obtained by THISDAY, explained that while its decision on this was not specifically targeted at
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target=_blank>NWFL Thanks Obaseki for Lifting Edo Queens as League Kicks off Today
The National Women Football League (NWFL) has thanked Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki for lifting the state’s women football team, Edo Queens, who will begin their campaign in the 2018/2019 season today in Lagos. The NWFL will kick off today in centres across the country with teams drawn in four groups of four teams each.
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target=_blank>Investors Want VAT Exemption in Stock Market Extended
GoddyEgene Some investors in the Nigerian capital market have called on the federal government to extend the exemption of Value Added Tax (VAT) charges on transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) so as to attract more patronage to the market. The federal government, had in 2014 exempted brokerage commission and transactionsfees charged by Securities
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target=_blank>Report: How Nigeria Can Tackle Poverty
Obinna Chima The structural impediments in the Nigerian economy continues to hinder free-market principles, stifling the incentive to invest and constraining economic growth, analysts at the Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC) have stated. These, according to a report, the latest economic bulletin of the Lagos-based research and financial advisory company, are some of the factors
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target=_blank>Insecurity: Senate Asks FG to Mop up Arms in Circulation
Seeks capacity status of NNPC’s four refineries Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Senate has called on the federal government to ensure that all security agencies mop up all small arms and light weapons in circulation with a view to addressing the rising wave of insecurity in the country. This is coming as the Senate yesterday
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target=_blank>Air Peace Flight Experiences Emergency Landing in Lagos
Chinedu Eze Nigerian major carrier, Air Peace, yesterday morning declared emergency landing when its flight operated by Boeing B737-500 with registration number 5NBQO encountered harsh weather when approaching the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. The Pilot-in-Command of the flight, Captain Simisola Ajibola, demanded a Runway 18R, which is a longer runway, and the aircraft
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target=_blank>Buhari Commends NAF Officer Who Returned Lost €37,000
Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commended Aircraftman (ACM) Bashir Umar of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) who reportedly returned lost €37,000 Euros to the owner. The president’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statement, said Buhari described such honesty by ACM Umar of the NAF Mobile Air Defence Team at the Hajj
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target=_blank>Kemi Adekoya Gets Four-Year Ban for Dope
Nigerian-born Bahraini athlete, Kemi Adekoya, will be stripped of the two Asian Games gold medals she claimed in Jakarta last year after she was given a four-year doping ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Adekoya, who previously competed for Nigeria before switching allegiance to Bahrain before the 2014 Asian Games, will lose her 400
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DHQ: GOC under Investigation over Alleged Missing N1bn
Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday officially confirmed that the former General Officer Commanding (GOC), 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Major General Hakeem Otiki, was under investigation for alleged theft of N1 billion by soldiers under his command. The disclosure came as the Nigerian Army said some recently procured anti-mine […]
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