Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 14th January 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 14th January 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Goodbye Mass Communication
NUC: Varsities to begin 7 new courses in communication department Admission into new curriculum commences in 2020 session CURRICULUM A new curriculum that will phase out Mass Communication programme in Nigerian universities has been approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC), with the emergence of seven courses under the Faculty/School/College of Communication Studies Kayode Olanrewaju T wo years after efforts to rejig the Mass Communication degree curriculum in universities in line with the global trend were conceived, stakeholders and communication professionals in the university system…
Nigeria pumps $3.9bn crude oil in 31 days
SHORTFALL Nigeria had proposed 2.3 million barrels daily crude oil production for 2019, but output remained below target and above OPEC quota Output balloons to 57.04m barrels Adeola Yusuf The crude oil and condensate productions from Nigeria hit $3.9 billion in December 2019. Data compiled by New Telegraph, using statistics from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for December, also revealed that Africa’s biggest crude oil exporter produced 57.04 million barrels in 31 days of the month. Nigeria, according to OPEC, pumped 1.84 million…
PS752: Dangerous flights across conflict zones
Conflict zone has become a buzzword. The shooting down of Ukranian flight reminiscent of MH17 flight has brought to the fore aviation safety concern, writes WOLE SHADARE Eyes on the ball Here is the level of inconsistency reached in international air transport. Take each passenger, scrutinize their booking, check the no-fly-list, watch them on CCTV, pull them apart at TSA, remove anything sharper than a pen, question them, x-ray the bags, run explosive trace detection tests, screen the hold baggage, background check every member of the crew,…
Dangote plans Arsenal takeover in 2021
‘I’ll buy Arsenal when I finish these projects’ T he richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, has revealed his plans to buy Arsenal in 2021, with the billionaire Gunners fan determined to oust absentee owner Stan Kroenke. The Nigerian boasts a net worth of more than £8.5 billion and made his fortune after founding Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest cement producer – with the 62-year-old also owning stakes in publicly-traded salt, sugar and flour manufacturing companies. He had promised a takeover bid in 2020 but, with his Dangote…
Tango over power tariff hike
From the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), power distribution companies to the customers, all major stakeholders in the power value chain remain sharply divided over implementation of the Multi-Year Tariff Order. Adeola Yusuf writes T he power sector was penultimate Monday enveloped by confusion. The simple reason for that bickering was the plan to hike tariff for electricity consumers across the country. The move earlier announced by the Federal Government sharply polarized the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the 11 power distribution companies (Discos). It also widened…
Hidden face of Gidan Wasar
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) is the acclaimed Centre of Unity to all Nigerians. But it is also fast becoming the centre of prostitution and drug cartels. CALEB ONWE reports A local theatre group called Gidan Wasar or Gidan Drama has been operating in several locations in Abuja. It is in the business of talent hunt for folk music rendered in Hausa language. Given the sociocultural and religious environment of Northern Nigeria, one would innocently conclude that ‘Gidan Wasar’, is not more than a night…
Giving a thought to IDP camp
A non-governmental organisation recently visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp, Kuchingoro, Abuja and donated food and non-food items for the upkeep of the inmates. EMMANUEL ONANI reports S ince 2009, when the Boko Haram insurgency reared its ugly head in the North East region of the country, the security situation therein has remained precarious, to say the least. The consequences of the menace, which has remained a threat to national security, have found wild expression in deaths, destruction, and displacement. Reports had indicated that…
Okwuosha: Govt did well to set-up Derivation Fund but…
Engr. Anthony Okwuosha is the Managing Director of the Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC). In this interview with STEVE UZOECHI, he speaks on the realities of oil producing communities in the state and how the commission is contending with multifarious challenges they are facing. Excerpts: Do oil producing communities in Imo State really suffer deprivations? Yes, they do and we cannot overemphasize that. They suffer several special kinds of deprivation to such extent that strange health issues and ailments that are uncommon in this part…
Nigeria’s broadband subscriptions slip to 71.9m
DECLINE Despite efforts by service providers and telecoms regulator, broadband penetration in the country declined in November, 2019 Samson Akintaro A midst increased efforts aimed at deepening broadband penetration in the country, the number of subscribers to fast-speed internet service declined by 307, 452 in November 2019. With this, broadband subscriptions in the country plunged from 72.2 million in October to 71.9 million. The latest industry statistics released by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) also showed that the reduction in number of 3G and 4G users led to a…
Outlook: Streamlining prospects for developers
From smaller housing units to mixed-use developments, student accommodation, hospitality, warehousing and office developments, real estate analysts foresee opportunities for investors in 2020. Dayo Ayeyemi reports N igeria’s real estate sector has witnessed some hiccups in the last three years due to instability from economic recession and unstable policies of government. What investors are focusing on currently is investment opportunities year 2020 holds for them. Based on the expectations, Northcourt Real Estate Group, at breakfast meeting in Lagos, released the “2020 Outlook of the Real Estate Market,” forecasting…
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