Nigeria Breaking News Today Headlines Thursday 7th November 2019
Here are some of the Nigeria Breaking News Today Headlines on some of the newspapers.
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Danbatta: NCC to drive local investment in telecoms
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has reaffirmed the commission’s mandate-driven commitment to always promote any initiative capable of stimulating local and foreign investment in the Nigerian telecommunications sector. Danbatta stated this when he played host to executive members of the Association of Mobile Phone and Accessories
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China installs satellite TV in 1,000 villages
The Chinese Government has announced the successful completion of satellite TV installation in Nigeria’s 1,000 villages, bringing to a close the project it began in 2017. This was made known during a completion ceremony held in Abuja to present certificate to StarTimes for executing the project. Speaking at the ceremony, the Chairman, House Committee on
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Digital economy: Beyond ministry’s renaming
At the behest of the minister in charge of technology, the Federal Government recently changed the name of Ministry of Communications by adding Digital Economy to it. Stakeholders, however, see this as mere wall painting, given the on-going efforts of Nigerian Communications Commission to build a digital economy. SAMSON AKINTARO reports The Ministry
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Border closure: Investors’ exit signals growth decline
Based on the new report by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), that re-opening closed borders would not be anytime soon, the multiplier effects are already becoming obvious with some investors gradually relocating to other West African countries. Taiwo Hassan reports. As more controversies surrounds Federal Government’s border closure policy, the fate of some manufacturers
Newtelegraph.
FG to generate N1.5bn monthly from PoS stamp duties
Stakehoders worry over impact on cashless policy With the implementation of N50 stamp duty charges on transactions carried out via Point of Sales (PoS)) terminals, the Federal Government is to realise at least N1.5 billion monthly from the electronic payment channel. This is based on data released so far by the Nigeria Interbank Settlement
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Experts advocate healthy lifestyle to prevent stroke
In order to reduce the high incidence of stroke among Nigerians, experts have urged Nigerians to avoid western diet and sedentary lifestyle as part of the general measures to prevent stroke. The Medical Director of the General Hospital, Ifako Ijaiye, Lagos, Dr. Olusola Amure who observed that four in 10 Nigerians have a risk for
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9mobile backs fusion of arts, tech
Telecommunications service provider, 9mobile, has reaffirmed its commitment to novelty by partnering with Lasmara, promoters of contemporary African arts, to host the maiden ‘Impart Artists Fair’ in Nigeria. This collaboration saw 9mobile provide complimentary internet access support at the fair which had as its theme ‘Art Meets Tech’. As first arts meets tech fair in
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A brewing storm at Yaba Neuropsychiatric Hospital
For some time now, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos State, Dr. Oluwayemi Cecelia Ogun, has been in the eye of the storm based on allegations from some of her traducers. The allegations include misappropriation of the hospital funds and a retirement mess. OLUWATOSIN OMONIYI writes on the bickering
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Exercise boosts blood vessels health
Researchers in the United States (US) said that engaging in exercise could result in improved health of blood vessels in the heart, even for those who had experienced heart failure. These are the findings of a new study published in ‘Journal of Applied Physiology’. The finding is based on a study looking at swines, which
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Nigeria’s health sector, a work in progress – Ehanire
Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said the nation’s health sector, especially the primary and secondary levels of health care delivery, were still a work in progress. Ehanire who made this known during the weekend in Abuja, when the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ), paid him a congratulatory visit on his appointment as […]
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