Thisday Newspaper News Today Thursday 2nd January 2020
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Nigerians’ Incomes will Shrink in 2020, Says Rewane
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has said the disposable incomes of Nigerian consumers will be squeezed by the proposed increase of Value Added Tax (VAT) and electricity tariff this year. He said the VAT hike from five per cent to 7.5 per cent would lead to
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Boko Haram, ISWAP Holding Nigeria to Ransom, Says Archbishop
Henry Onyeka The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Reverend Alfred Martins, wednesday lamented that “jihadist groups, Boko Haram, Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) and other gangs are holding Nigeria to ransom.” He appealed to the federal government to intensify its counter-offensive to crush the groups and restore normalcy to end fear among citizens. Martins
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20 Nigerians Who Will Shape Nigeria’s Policy and Politics in 2020
Yemi Ajayi, Davidson Iriekpen, Nseobong Okon-Ekong and Obinna Chima Given the zero some nature of politics in Nigeria, opinions are divided on the nation’s political and economic performance last year. However, many Nigerians believe that despite the challenges, including large-scale insecurity and sluggish economic growth, this year offers an opportunity for the nation’s leaders to
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You’ve No Option But to Go in 2023, PDP Tells Buhari
Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wednesday criticised President Muhammadu Buhari over his New Year message to Nigerians and faulted his announcement not to contest election in future. It called on him to withdraw what the main opposition party described as his unnecessary remark about “standing down” in 2023, saying he and
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Buhari Has Restored Workers’ Morale, Says Ngige in New Year Message
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration inherited a demoralised and restive workforce in 2015 but has succeeded in renergising Nigerian workers and boosting their morale. In a New Year message to the workers issued on his behalf by his Special Adviser
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Arewa Youths Advocate Power Shift to South-south in 2023
John Shiklam in Kaduna The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) wednesday declared that the South-south region should be allowed to produce the president in 2023 to complete its eight-year slot. Addressing a news conference in Kaduna, the leader of the group, Mr. Mohammed Danlami, also called for a generational change of leadership come 2023. Danlami, who
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MC Oluomo is Coming For Us All
– David Hundeyin During the bad old days of General Sani Abacha, a group of Nigeria’s political and economic elites formed a pro-democracy political action organisation called NADECO (National Democratic Coalition). Among them were some of today’s most recognisable political names including John Kayode Fayemi and Bola Ahmed Tinubu. While these elites were working out
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Expectations for the Health Sector in 2020
Still in the spirit of the New Year celebration, Nigerians, including health experts, want government to prioritise healthcare in 2020, as this will improve the country’s health indices and address issues in the sector, Martins Ifijeh writes While the beginning of every year comes with celebrations and stocktaking on successes and challenges made in the
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Umenwa: Steady Power Supply Can Reduce Cost of Drugs by 40%
Emmanuel Umenwa is the Chairman, Geneith Pharmaceutical Limited. In this interview with journalists, Umenwa, who said constant power supply will ensure cost of drugs is drastically reduced, also spoke on the activities of the company, especially the recently concluded campaign to create awareness on how to use malaria drugs to achieve maximum efficacy. Martins Ifijeh
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‘Over 60 Children with Severe Malnutrition Admitted Weekly in Bauchi CMAM Centre’
Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi As a result of EU- UNICEF intervention to shore up the health status of children and women in Bauchi State, over 60 children with severe malnutrition are being admitted weekly at the Community -Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) site at Aisha Isah Yuguda Under five Clinic, Darazo in the state.
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