Latest News in Nigeria Today Saturday 17th August 2019
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target=_blank>Women participation in governance should start from local level — Fajemirokun
Just approaching her mid thirties, Simi Fajemirokun’s political career is already intimidating. An educationist, entrepreneur and politician, she is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and was appointed to work on the Presidential Campaign Council while serving as a member of the Election Planning and Monitoring (EPM) Directorate under the leadership of Babatunde Fashola.
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target=_blank>It’s a shame FG’s tolerating killer herdsmen — Fani-Kayode
By Marie-Therese Nanlong
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has described as a national shame, the refusal of the federal government to proscribe killer herdsmen despite what he termed their evil activities, stressing such travesty happen due to absence of good governance.
Kayode lamented the persistent killing of innocent Nigerians in different parts of the country, noting that in the last four years, Fulani herdsmen had killed Nigerians more than the Boko Haram insurgents had done stating that over 3, 400 deaths caused by herdsmen had been recorded.
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target=_blank>Edo maintains 3rd position in 2019 WAEC performance ranking
…as govt restrategises to lead pack in future
Edo State has retained its 3rd position in the performance ranking chart of the 2019 West African Examination Council (WAEC), coming behind Anambra Sate which occupied the second position and Abia State, which took the first position in the ranking.
Reacting to the state’s performance in the national examination, Governor Godwin Obaseki, commended the efforts of all stakeholders in the education sector and assured that his administration has commenced the review of the result and is restrategising to lead the pack of best performing states in subsequent national examinations.
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target=_blank>Nigeria’s future depends on reduced population growth
With 21 children, Mustafa says, had he learnt about family planning and its benefits earlier, he would have had fewer. His oldest child is 33 years and the youngest is nine.
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target=_blank>2020 budget to be passed before December — Senate President
The Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Friday assured Nigerians that the 2020 national budget will be passed by December.
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target=_blank>Governor Obiano and the care of former sports stars
Nigeria’s past sporting heroes have no greater supporter than Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State. This uncommon testament comes from no less a personage than the former captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Kanu Nwankwo.
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target=_blank>Out of School Children: Oyo govt gets $6M grant to fund education
THE Oyo State Government is to receive a sum of $6 million grant under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme facilitated by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) with the support of the World Bank to fund education in the state.
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target=_blank>Build police observatory posts on highways to halt attacks – Prince Mamah tasks govt
The spate of insecurity in the country has now become worse, taking its tolls on travellers plying our highways. Unlike in the past when they had to contend with armed robbers, the emerging scenario is that of kidnappers holding sway. They have invaded our expressways and their modus is as precarious as it is beastly. The gun-toting marauders have killed, kidnapped and wounded many commuters and drivers on their way to their respective destinations. The situation is so bad that many now prefer to travel by air or use trains.
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target=_blank>Fulanis back Ooni, Alaafin to flush out criminal herdsmen
SOME Fulani men under the aegis of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association have agreed to work with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Eniitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and security agencies to henceforth expose and flush out “criminal elements” among them.
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Why Nigeria airlines must go into partnership – Nick Fadugba
Former Secretary General of African Airlines Association, Mr Nick Fadugba has pleaded with Nigeria airline operators to form partnership and work together in operations, training of personnel , maintenance of fleet, in order to be able to compete globally. He also said the fleet size of Nigerian local operators and resources at their disposal is not enough to make them global players individually.
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