Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 15th January 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 15th January 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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BVN: 4.07m customers enrolled in 2019
SLUGGISH Bankers’ Committee recently unveiled ‘BVN 2.0’ to target rural dwellers Tony Chukwunyem A total of 4.07 million customers were issued Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) by financial institutions in the country last year, findings by New Telegraph show. According to latest data released by the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), total BVN enrolment stood at 40.47 million as at January 6, 2020. With NIBSS’ Electronic Payments Fact sheet for January to December 2018 showing that total BVN enrolments stood at 36.4 million at the…
Osinbajo: Nigeria open to foreign investments
Anule Emmanuel Abuja V ice-President Yemi Osinbajo has promised that Nigeria is open to more investment from foreign companies in the areas of construction, manufacturing, and technology. The Vice President stated this yesterday when he received a Turkish business delegation led by Turkey’s Minister of Trade, Ruhsar Pekcan, at the presidential villa, Abuja. Nigeria and Turkey have had bilateral relations for decades, and maintained close cooperation in international organizations. According to Osinbajo, the country looks forward to greater cooperation between the two countries exploring other areas to…
Senate proposes establishment of National Agency for Control of Hepatitis
T he Senate is making efforts to draft and pass a bill for the establishment of National Agency for the Control of Hepatitis (NACH), Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Dr Ibrahim Oloriegbe, said. He made the disclosure at the 5th edition of Mike Omotosho Annual Lecture with the theme “Achieveing Zero Hepatitis” held on Tuesday in Abuja. Hepatitis refers to an inflammatory condition of the liver, commonly caused by viral infection, but there are other possible causes of the disease. These include autoimmune hepatitis and hepatitis that occurs…
Onazi happy to be back in action
…says Mikel, Nwakaeme make him feel at home Charles Ogundiya S uper Eagles midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi, has expressed his happiness over his return to action after his recovery from a career-threatening injury that kept him out of the game for more than a year. The former Lazio of Italy midfielder suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in his club, Trabzonspor’s 4-1 win against Rizespor in a Turkish Super Lig game in December 2018. Onazi said he was delighted to be back to fitness and playing…
50yrs after Biafra: Nigerians speak on lessons from civil war
In this interview, a cross section of Nigerians speak on lessons from the civil war, Felix Nwaneri and Temitope Ogunbanke report Gowon: Nigerians must avert another civil war General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) was Nigeria’s Head of State during the war I sincerely believe that my speech at the end of the civil war is still relevant today and on this occasion. I therefore urge us to always refer the speech as a reference point for entrenching national reconciliation, peace and unity of the…
CAF to decide 2021 AFCON host this week
Adeolu Johnson C onfederation of African Football CAF will decide this week whether Cameroon will host the African Nations Championship in April this year and the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. CAF officials led by President Ahmad Ahmad, arrived on Monday in the central African country for a three-day inspection visit. At the end of the visit “important decisions will be taken concerning the hosting of the CHAN and AFCON”, the country’s ministry of sports said in a statement Tuesday. Cameroon will have to convince…
Feast of creativity, performances as FODAF ends
Tony Okuyeme T he year 2019 did not end without the much anticipated Footprints of David Arts Festival (FODAF). From Christmas day to December 30, 2019, the habitants of Bariga and its environs were treated to a potpourri of performances in the various forms of arts including side attractions as games, the traditional Father Christmas visit on December 25th, cooking competition, masquerade dance displays to mention but a few. Footprints of David Arts Festival (FODAF), is the yearly community festival of performance arts, music, dance,…
Changing trend of kidnappers in Ondo
Recent activities of kidnappers in Ondo State took a new dimension following the abduction of victims from their residences. Adewale Momoh writes on the daring moves of the kidnappers and cries of residents W ith the yuletide celebrations still in the air, residents of Ondo State were ushered into the New Year with the rampaging menace of kidnappers. The activities of gunmen which are currently sending shivers down spines of residents took another alarming dimension few days ago following the abduction of victims from their residences. A…
Sorrow, tears trail Obosi market inferno
Okey Maduforo They call him G O D, a popular Chairman in Mgbuka Obosi market zone 11, had bid his family fare well hoping to come back home that fateful day. Little did he know that he would ultimately bid his family at about 1.30am on that Saturday morning when fire razed a section of the Mgbuka Obosi motor spear parts market in Idemili North local government area of Anambra state. Badam Okonkwo sells food close to the market and her relations have…
Kaduna govt seals 2 banks’ premises over N295m unpaid taxes
T he Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KDIRS) yesterday sealed the premises of Keystone Bank and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) in Kaduna over alleged unpaid taxes. The Executive Chairman of the Service, Dr. Zaid Abubakar told newsmen in Kaduna that the banks allegedly owed the state government to the tune of N294.85 million. Abubakar said that the amount accumulated from unpaid Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) and withholding tax since 2007. According to him, Keystone Bank owed unpaid taxes amounting to N222.8 million between 2007 and 2018, while…
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