Thisday Newspaper News Today Monday 9th December 2019
Top Nigeria news Dailies Update from Thisday Newspaper News Today 09/12/19
Read also
Commitment to End Gender-based Violence
Chiemelie Ezeobi writes that the recent commitment by the federal government and stakeholders to end Gender-based Violence by launching a ‘S** Offenders Register’ is a step in the right direction According to World Bank, Gender-based violence (GBV) or violence against women and girls (VAWG), is a global pandemic that affects one in three women in
THISDAYLIVE.
House Minority Caucus to Ensure Monitoring of 2020 Budget
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has expressed its readiness to work out a monitoring strategy that would ensure effective implementation of the 2020 budget, while also curbing corruption, diversions and wastages. The Minority Leader of the House, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, in a statement yesterday said Nigerians had placed
THISDAYLIVE.
FG Decries Dire Consequences of Illicit Financial Flows on Devt of ACP Countries
The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has decried the dire consequences that illicit financial flows have on the progress and development of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. Speaking at the head of a Nigerian delegation to the 110th session of ACP Group of States’ Council of
THISDAYLIVE.
Presidency Backs DSS, Says Agency Entitled to Abort Security Threats
•Afenifere, IYC, others flay FG’s support for secret police •Stop denying the obvious, says Falana •US expresses concern over re-arrest of Sowore Deji Elumoye, Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja, Segun James and Martins Ifijeh in Lagos The presidency yesterday launched a pushback against attacks on it following the face-off between Sahara Reporters’ Publisher and Convener, #RevolutionNow,
THISDAYLIVE.
Capital Market Can Finance Nigeria’s Infrastructure, Says SEC
Goody Egene and Dike Onwuamaeze There is no better time than now for the federal and state governments to leverage opportunities provided by the capital market for sourcing infrastructure financing, the Acting Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms. Mary Uduk, said at the weekend. According to her, the capital market has
THISDAYLIVE.
FG Plans Strategy against Terrorists’ Use of Nuclear, Chemical Weapons
Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja The federal government has unveiled plans to develop strategies to counter the use of chemical, nuclear and explosive weapons by terrorist groups, notably, Boko Haram and the Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP), THISDAY’s investigation has revealed. Experts have raised concerns about the potential use of unprotected and unsafe chemical
THISDAYLIVE.
Tofa, Na’Abba, Others Oppose New Kano Emirates Law
•Accuse Ganduje of pursuing vendetta to destroy Dan Fodio’s legacy Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, came under more pressure at the weekend to recant on the creation of four new emirates in Kano by repealing the law giving legal backing to the balkanisation of the Kano Emirate. A non-partisan group
THISDAYLIVE.
AMCON Attributes Frequent Failure of Airlines to High Taxes, Charges
Chinedu Eze The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Ahmed Kuru, has attributed the frequent failure of Nigerian airlines and unstable domestic air travel market to inimical policies and self-destructive actions of the airlines and called for a review of the industry for improved performance. Besides, he
THISDAYLIVE.
ASUU to Sanction Members over IPPIS Enrolment
•Says union recorded over 90% boycott compliance •FG may extend enrollment deadline Our Correspondents The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is set to sanction its members in about seven universities who defied its directives and enrolled into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System(IPPIS). It, however, added that notwithstanding the defiance by some of
THISDAYLIVE.
Buhari, Ogun Gov, Thumb Anthony Joshua for Reclaiming Heavyweight Titles
Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed British- Nigerian Anthony Joshua, for reclaiming the WBA, WBO and IBF world boxing heavyweight beltson Saturday night after beating Mexican, Andy Ruiz Jnr by unanimous decision in a rematch in Diriyah Arena, Saudi Arabia. Buhari sent the congratulatory message in a statement issued on Sunday by
THISDAYLIVE.
Read also
You can also check
