Latest News in Nigeria Today Monday 20th January 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Monday 20th January 2020 .
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UK signs African trade agreements before Brexit
The UK government says it has signed 11 trade agreements with African countries, just over a week before it officially leaves the European Union. It is expected to unveil a new strategy for development in Africa later on Monday, which will focus more on infrastructure and trade. At least a dozen African leaders are inRead More
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Prince Harry says he had ‘no other option’ but to step back from Royal Family
Prince Harry has revealed he and Meghan felt they had no option but to stand down from their royal family duties. In a speech to supporters of his Sentebale charity at a dinner in London on Sunday evening, he insisted he and Meghan are ‘not walking away’ but felt ‘great sadness’ over the new arrangement.Read More
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Akwa Ibom PDP protests Imo Supreme Court judgement
By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo Akwa Ibom State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Sunday joined its counterparts across the country to protest what it called unjust and unfair ruling of the Supreme Court on the governorship of Imo State. The protesters numbering thousands marched through the major Streets in Uyo, the state capital cladRead More
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Libya civil war: World leaders committed to peace, UN chief says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that major powers are “fully committed” to a peaceful resolution in Libya after a summit in Berlin. World leaders have pledged not to interfere in Libya’s ongoing civil conflict, and have vowed to uphold a UN arms embargo. The conflict pits powerful General Khalifa Haftar against the UN-backed GovernmentRead More
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Six die, 10 injured in autocrash on Ogbomoso road
Ola Ajayi, Ibadan Six persons including two females were killed on Sunday in an auto-crash at Abuduka area of Suurulere North Local Council Development Area (LCDA.) The accident involved a new truck belonging to a business tycoon and a commercial Mazda bus. Confirming the accident, the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Gbenga Fadeyi (SP),Read More
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Obaseki reels out impact of education, health, other reforms to Edo residents in Lagos
…Danjuma, other indigenes endorse gov for second term The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has rolled out the impact of his administration’s reforms in basic education, primary healthcare, infrastructural development and other sectors of the state’s economy to Edo indigenes resident in Lagos. Governor Obaseki spoke during a Townhall meeting themed, ‘Edo Okpa No’Read More
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Obaseki’s education reforms, infrastructural devt excite pupils, teachers in Edo
Pupils and teachers of public primary schools in Edo State have commended the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration for providing the needed infrastructure, instructional materials, and facilities for schools, noting that the development will further enhance teaching and learning across schools in the state. The excited pupils, who recently resumed academic activities for the secondRead More
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Sanitary Pads among 20 Basic Items Exempted From 7.5 VAT
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja Sanitary Pads are among the list of 20 basic food items in the Finance Act 2019 exempted from the new 7.5 Valued Added Tax, VAT expected to take effect from February this year. President Muhammadu Buhari had penultimate week signed the Finance Act to improve the revenue base of theRead More
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A new case for a Commonwealth based on trade
The United Kingdom’s exit of the European Union is now all but certain. Only the passage of time will reveal what their new relationship shall be. But with this new arrangement, I – like many other Commonwealth leaders – also seek a new settlement: not only of closer relations between the UK and my own nation, but of unleashing trade within the club in which we together shall remain.
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Focus on access to power, Sahara Group urges investors in UK, Africa
Leading energy conglomerate, Sahara Group has urged participants at the UK-Africa Investment Summit to explore committing resources towards addressing the energy needs on the continent that is home to about 1.3 billion people. The Summit which holds on January 20, 2020, in London, will be hosted by the Prime Minister, bringing together businesses, governments andRead More
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