Latest News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 1st October 2019
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target=_blank>From Abacha comes Vision-2010
Vision 2010 was one of the legacies of the regime of late General Sani Abacha through which he tried to change the narrative of Nigeria’s socio-economic woes.
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target=_blank>Independence: PDP hails Nigerians’ resilience, calls for patriotism
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended Nigerians for their resilience in standing up for the unity and survival of the nation in spite of the daunting challenges.
The party gave the commendation in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan on Monday in Abuja to commemorate the 59th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria.
Ologbondiyan urged Nigerians to keep hope alive and not surrender to challenges seeking to undermine national cohesion, freedom of citizens and the will of Nigerians.
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target=_blank>Teachers’ Day: NUT calls for introduction of education trust fund
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos State Chapter, has called for the introduction of an education trust fund in Lagos State.
The Chairman of the union, Mr Adedoyin Adesina, said this at a news conference on Monday in Lagos ahead of this year’s ‘World Teachers’ Day’, slated for Oct.5.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme for the 2019 World Teachers’ Day was: “Young Teachers: The Future of The Profession”.
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target=_blank>Bayelsa Assembly leadership crisis: Gov. Dickson recognises new Speaker
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has endorsed the election of a new Speaker for Bayelsa House of Assembly which took place under chaotic circumstances on Monday.
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target=_blank>Contributory pension enrolment rise to 8.79m in Q2’19
There are indications that more workers are embracing the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, as enrolment rises by 1.78 per cent Quarter-on-Quarter, QoQ, to 8.79 million in the second quarter of 2019, Q2’19. Enrolment was 8.63 million in Q1’19.
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target=_blank>Nigeria News Today: 10 news you might have missed
Below are 10 news we think you might have missed today (30/09/2019).
1. Spiritual battle has become necessary to end terrorism, says Buratai
As the military intensify efforts to end terrorism in the country, the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has said a combination of physical and spiritual battle had become necessary to end the menace.
Noting that ideology was the main driver of terrorists’ activities, Buratai insisted that spiritual warfare must be deployed immediately against the enemy forces
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target=_blank>Trump salutes Nigeria @59, says he wants to see Boko haram wiped out
As Nigeria turns 59 tomorrow, the US President Donald Trump, has on Monday congratulated its people, urging them to unify in their quest for peace, unity and success.
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target=_blank>Saudi Arabia ‘sent messages’ to Iran’s president
Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran’s president through the leaders of other countries, an Iranian government spokesman said on Monday, at a time of heightened tensions between the regional rivals.
“Messages from the Saudis were presented to (Iran’s President) Hassan Rouhani from the leaders of some countries,” spokesman Ali Rabiei said, according to the semi-official ILNA news agency.
“If Saudi Arabia is really pursuing a change of behaviour, Iran welcomes that,” he added.
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target=_blank>12 communities in Zamfara get N98m grants for projects
A total of 12 communities are to receive over N98 million for the execution of various projects in Zamfara under the Community and Social Development Projects (CSDP) programme.
The CSDP General Manager, Alhaji Garba Muhammad disclosed this in Gusau on Monday at the project implementation training for Community Projects Management Committees (CPMCs) drawn from the benefitting communities.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CSDP is being funded by the World Bank, Federal and Zamfara Government.
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Artificial Intelligence could lead to humanity ‘barbarism’, says Pope Francis
Pope Francis urged Silicon Valley giants on Friday to make sure technological advances such as artificial intelligence do not lead to a new “form of barbarism” where the law of the strongest prevails over the common good.
Francis made his comments in an address to participants at a Vatican conference attended by executives from companies such as Facebook, Mozilla, and Western Digital as well as Nobel laureates, Catholic ethicists, government regulators, internet entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists, Reuters report noted.
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