The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Thursday 2nd January 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 02/01/20
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Keystone Bank partners Medplus on healthy living
By Collins Nweze Keystone Bank Limited has announced its partnership with Medplus Pharmacy, Nigeria’s leading health and beauty retailer to offer its PINK Network card holders who purchase health and beauty products from the pharmacy, a discount ranging from 5 to 10 percent. In a statement by the lender, the bank said it’s partnering
Lagos unveils tech roadmap
By Lucas Ajanaku The Lagos State Government has unveiled its roadmap in the area of technology, promising to use technology to drive all the facets of life of the over 21 million residents to make business and life easy. The Babajide SanwoOlu-led Lagos government is hoping to reposition the state to further make it more
Google Doodle honours Amaka Igwe on 57th posthumous birthday
Late veteran Nollywood filmmaker, Amaka Igwe, has been honoured with a Google Doodle on her 57th posthumous birthday. A Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google’s homepages intended to commemorate holidays, events, achievements and notable historical figures. The doodle went live on Thursday as an honour of late Igwe’s contributions
TEF, UNDP list entrepreneurship scheme beneficiaries
Our Reporter The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), in collaboration with United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) has released the names of 2,100 entrepreneurs to benefit from the inaugural TEF-UNDP Entrepreneurship Programme. A statement explained that the programme targets small business owners in rural communities across the seven Sahel countries of Africa – Nigeria, Niger, Chad,
Poultry body calls for hatcheries
Our Reporter Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has called for the establishment of hatcheries across the country to reduce the risk of conveying day old chicks from one destination to the other. The President of PAN, Mr. Ezekiel Ibrahim, who made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on
PIB passage for mid year, says Sylva
Our Reporter The review of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is at an advanced stage and the full passage is expected in by the middle of 2020, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said. Sylva, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos yesterday while reviewing
Father of two hacks mother-in-law, kills self in Delta
Okungbowa Aiwerie, Asaba An unidentified father of two has reportedly committed suicide after hacking his mother-in-law to death around the Arubaye area of Warri, Warri South L.G.A The Nation learnt that the assailant was having issues with his wife and reportedly stormed the mother-in-law’s residence where he committed act. It was gathered that shortly
NNPC records N13.23b trading surplus in October
By John Ofikhenua, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) registered N13.23 billion trading surplus in October 2019. This represented an increase of 54 per cent against the N8.59 billion surplus posted in September 2019. The Corporation’s Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Samson Makoji, said the figures were gleaned from the
Expensive renovation
Our Reporter Insensitivity! This simply describes the mere announcement that N37bn has been budgeted for the renovation of the National Assembly (NASS) complex. The question that comes into mind immediately is whether the National Assembly members know what is happening out there. At a time when Nigerians are being told that there is no
Memories of 2019, outlook of 2020
By Femi Kusa I ATE chicken on CHRISTMAS DAY 2019, the first time in about 20 years. For people who know my aversion for poultry chicken and turkey, I would like to quickly say that no witch doctor has anything to do with it. Simply, it was the handiwork of two women…Mrs Sola Sowemimo and
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