Nigeria Breaking News Today Headlines Friday 16th August 2019
Here are some of the Nigeria Breaking News Today Headlines on some of the newspapers.
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target=_blank>Forex ban on food import’ll worsen scarcity, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday said the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) not to finance food importation into the country would worsen food scarcity and exacerbate the already harsh economic situation. The party through its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the directive was ill-timed and should
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target=_blank>Hajj 2019: Airlift of 65,000 Nigeria’s pilgrims begins
2.5m pilgrims performed 2019 Hajj – Report MAGNIFICENCE Nearly 2.5 million people fill a site the equivalent of 80 football pitches through the pilgrimage The airlift of about 65,000 pilgrims from Nigeria has been slated to begin this weekend in about 93 flights from major airports including the King Abdul Aziz International
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target=_blank>Sallah: Sanwo-Olu, wife charge Lagosians on peaceful co-existence
Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo- Olu and his wife, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu organised party for Muslims across the state, with a charge to them to embrace togetherness and mutual cooperation at all times. Speaking at a special Eid-El-Kabir celebration held at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja put together by the State Government, the governor’s wife,
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target=_blank>Bayelsa 2019: Sylva holds the ace in APC
As the race to Creek Haven, the Bayelsa State seat of power, gathers momentum ahead of the 16th November governorship election, the focus of Bayelsans is firmly fixed on how the main opposition party in the state, the All Progressives Congress (APC), can create a major upset at the governorship polls. Bayelsa, the oil rich
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target=_blank>Of Akume’s ministerial voyage and Benue leadership question
Joseph Tarka lived for only 48 years. His life and times were eventful. He defined his eon with the magnitude of his individuality and politics. He produced and offered to the Benue people a visionary, pragmatic, inspiring and focused leadership. Since his demise on March 30, 1980, no Benue politician of Tiv ethnic stock after
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target=_blank>EU to Nigeria: Dried beans ban not lifted
A trade officer at the Dutch Embassy has refuted the claims by some agricultural stakeholders in the country that the European Union ban placed on Nigerian beans export has been lifted. The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Yetunde Oni, allegedly made one of these claims in
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target=_blank>State varsity workers mobilise for strike over debt
Following the state government’s failure to pay an accumulated debt of N4.6 billion, workers of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) have begun mobilization for strike. The workers, under various academic unions within the institution, said in a statement that the debt covered monetization arrears, promotion arrears, CONTISS and CONUASS arrears, earned allowance arrears, non-remittance of
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target=_blank>Trade worries plague European shares as FTSE underperforms
European shares hit six-month lows in a volatile session on Thursday, with London stocks losing more than 1 per cent, as China warned of retaliation against US tariffs, heightening fears of the continued impact of their trade war on global growth. But the pan-European STOXX 600 index made up for some losses after U.S. stock
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target=_blank>Africa’s biggest fund manager sees gold boom ahead
A frica’s largest money manager sees “significant investment opportunities” in West African gold mining as the industry at the southern end of the continent declines, Bloomberg reported yesterday. Investor-friendly policies can help Ghana and other countries in the region drive the next “gold-mining boom,” said Lebohang Sekhokoane, a mining research analyst at South Africa’s Public Investment
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Mouka partners Supa Strikas in strategic business deal
Nigeria’s foremost foam manufacturing company, Mouka Limited, is partnering Supa Strikas in a business deal geared towards projecting Mouka’s Dreamtime baby mattress to the public. The mattress which was designed with children in mind would now feature in Supa Strikas comic magazine. Supa Strikas’ platform would be designed to showcase Mouka’s innovative children product monthly, […]
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