Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Friday 20th December 2019
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Expert urges CBN to enhance domestic capacity to hedge inflation
An economist, Mr Moses Igbrude, has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to enhance domestic capacity to hedge the rising inflation. Igbrude, the Chief Executive Officer of Ogu Investment, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos, advised the monetary authorities to improve domestic capacity by supporting the real
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Finally, Sanusi bows to Ganduje, accepts Kano council of chiefs chair role
Desmond Mgboh, Kano The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi has accepted his appointment as the Chairman, Kano State Council of Chiefs, thereby ending days of uneasy speculations over his fate under the provision of the Kano State Emirate Councils Law 2019 In a letter to the Secretary to the State Government, dated 19th December 2019
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Buhari approves appointment of new CMD for Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Abba Sheshe as the new Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) Kano, Kano State. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, announced the appointment in a statement signed by Mrs Enefaa Bob-Manuel, Head, Media and Public Relations of the ministry in Abuja.
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Edo APC crisis: It will be well soon, Shaibu tells Journalists
Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, yesterday, urged members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Edo State Council, not to be disturbed by the happenings within the All Progressives Congress in the state, saying they will fizzle out within the shortest time. He gave the assurance during his annual get-to-gether breakfast party
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Oil declines but set for third weekly rise
Oil prices fell slightly on Friday but were still set for a third straight weekly gain after easing U.S.-China trade tensions lifted business confidence and the outlook for global economic growth. Brent LCOc1 was down 7 cents at 66.47 dollars a barrel by 0954 GMT, equivalent to a weekly rise of around 2 per cent.
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Ethiopia launches first satellite into space
Ethiopia launched its first satellite into space on Friday, as more sub-Saharan African nations strive to develop space programmes to advance their development goals and encourage scientific innovation. Before dawn on Friday, senior officials and citizens gathered at the Entoto Observatory and Research Centre, just north of the capital Addis Ababa, to watch a live
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Court remands 46-year-old driver for allegedly defiling 11-year-old girl
A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered the remand of 46-year-old driver, Muhammad Sani, at the Kano Correctional facility for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl. The accused, who lives at Kurna Asabe Quarters, Kano, is facing a count charge of rape, which contravenes Section 283 of the Penal Code. Chief Magistrate Muhammad Jibril, who
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Road accident claims 3 lives in Niger
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger says 3 people have been killed in an accident on Thursday in Laboxhi village along Mokwa -Bida road of Mokwa Local Government Area of the state. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Joel Dagwa, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Minna that
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Stop using govt apparatus to oppress people, CDHR warns
Ben Dunno, Warri Delta State branch of Committee for Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), has frowned at the use of government apparatus, especially the police by some political leaders to oppress indigenes of Uzere kingdom in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. The body in a statement signed by its Chairman, Conrade (Dr) Kehinde
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Turkey says 110 ‘foreign terrorists’ deported since November
Turkey has deported 110 “foreign terrorist fighters” to their home countries since November, an Interior Ministry official said on Friday. Of the 46 Europeans deported, 21 were German citizens. The official confirmed a comprehensive count by state news agency Anadolu, which said 13 French, five British citizens and two nationals each from Belgium, the Netherlands,
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Court grants EFCC’s request to detain Adoke for 14 days
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama has granted leave to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to detain a former Attorney-general of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke for 14 days. Othman Musa, the judge, on Friday granted the ex-parte application filed by Fatima Musa, counsel to the EFCC.
Sanusi given two days to accept appointment as head of Kano chiefs’
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, has given Muhammad Sanusi II, emir of Kano, two days to accept or reject his appointment as head of the state’s council of chiefs. The directive was contained in a letter dated December 19, and signed by Musa Bichi, permanent secretary, special duties, on behalf of the secretary to the
Haaland boards plane to Manchester as United close in on transfer
Manchester United’s pursuit of Erling Haaland has ramped up a level after the Red Bull Salzburg striker reportedly boarded a plane for Manchester to hold talks over a transfer. The Red Devils are one of numerous European giants circling around the prolific teenager, who has scored an astonishing 28 goals in 22 matches for Salzburg
DPR bolsters attempt for N10.594trn 2020 budget benchmark’s surplus
. Roots for 3 m barrels production above 2.18m benchmark The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Thursday bolstered attempts to record surplus for the N10.504trillion 2020 budget as it launched new upstream guidelines to upscale production to 3 million barrels per day. This figure is about 820, 000 barrels per day above the
Chevron rallies workers as union threatens shut down of Nigeria’s operations
.We are in discussions with union to understand, seek amicable resolution of the issues – CNL The United States super oil major, Chevron said it had engaged worker union in its Nigeria’s operations in discussions to understand and seek amicable resolution to industrial action at the company’s headquarters in Lagos. The company’s 350,000 barrels
James Bond star dies at 78
Claudine Auger, the first French star to play a Bond Girl, has died aged 78 at home in Paris. The Time Art agency confirmed the news, stating that Claudine passed away last Thursday. Her cause of death is unknown. She was best known for her role as Dominique Derval, aka Domino, starring opposite Sean Connery
Australia PM apologises for US holiday amid fires
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for going on holiday in Hawaii this week while the nation’s bushfire crisis worsened. Crews are battling over 100 fires amid a heatwave which has produced the nation’s two hottest days on record. Two volunteer firefighters died in a road accident on Thursday while deployed to a huge
Three dead as thousands defy India protest ban
Three people have died in India and thousands have been detained amid demonstrations against a controversial new citizenship law. A protest ban has been imposed in parts of the capital Delhi and throughout the states of Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. The new law offers citizenship to non-Muslim illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, reports
Trump impeachment: Top Senate Republican slams House Democrats
US President Trump’s impeachment is the “most rushed, least thorough and most unfair” in history, the Senate’s Republican leader Mitch McConnell says. The Democrat-led House of Representatives had let its “partisan rage” create a “toxic precedent that will echo into the future”, he added. But Democrat Chuck Schumer said McConnell had offered no defence of
FG, govs target N2trn pension funds for road, power projects
The National Economic Council (NEC) is considering the investment of N2 trillion Contributory Pension Funds in the development of infrastructure including roads, rail and power. Nigeria’s Pension Funds has grown to N9.44 trillion, according to the pension monthly summary report for August released on October 15, 2019. Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, while briefing
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