Nigerian Newspapers Today : Wednesday 5th February 2020
Here are some of the Nigerian Newspapers Today on Wednesday 5th February 2020 .
TUESDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 2020
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Revealed! Trilateral Agreement on Abacha Loot Obligates Nigeria to Repay Lost Funds on Returned Assets
More details of the trilateral agreement signed on Monday by the United States, Bailiwick of Jersey and Nigeria for the repatriation of $308 million Abacha loot have emerged as a clause in that agreement obligates Nigeria to repay any funds lost as a result of any new corruption or fraud to the account established to
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Buhari, Akeredolu Meet over Amotekun
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday met with the Ondo State governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja THISDAY gathered that the meeting was to enable Akeredolu, who is the chairman of South West Governors, to formally brief the president on the South-west regional security outfit, Amotekun. Details later…
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Ortom Expresses Worry over Increasing Security Challenges
George Okoh In Makurdi The Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has expressed worry over the increasing security challenges in the country, even as he said with the establishment of Operation Agro Rangers in the state, the fight against crime will be complemented. The governor stated this Tuesday at the launch of Agro Rangers at the
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World Cancer Day: FG Puts Number of Deaths from Cancer at 72,000 Annually
* NMA laments poor execution of action plan against cancer Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said that the number of deaths caused by cancer in the country annually is 72,000 while about 102,000 new cases of cancer are recorded annually. The frightening statistics came just as the Nigerian
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Address Rising Insecurity Now, NLC Tells Buhari
By Onyebuchi Ezigbo Organised Labour has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently take necessary steps to check the upsurge in killings, abductions, kidnappings and other crimes in the country. Apparently lending support to the move by the governors from the South West zone to set up a security outfit known as Amotekun, NLC said the
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Lagos Airport Customs Command Intercepts $8m
Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) on Tuesday disclosed that the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Command intercepted $8.06 million from the airport. Ali during a media briefing held in Lagos, said that the dollars loaded in six big `bagco’ bags were packed in a coaster bus belonging to the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company and
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Rivers has Taken Steps to Combat Lassa Fever, Says Gov’s Chief of Staff
By Ernest Chinwo The Rivers State Government has said it has taken concrete steps to combat the further spread of Lassa fever in the state. The Chief of Staff to the Rivers State governor, Chukwuemeka Woke, while declaring open a one-day sensitisation seminar on Lassa fever for the staff of Government House, said in the
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Coronavirus: Drama as House Kicks against Evacuation of Nigerians from China
?*Diaspora Commission denies receiving letter from Nigerians demanding urgent evacuation Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja There was a mild drama on the floor of the House on Tuesday when the lawmakers vehemently kicked against the evacuation of stranded Nigerians in Wuhan Province, China, the epicentre of Coronavirus. The Chinese government had on Monday said that no
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17 States Commence Payment of Minimum Wage, Says NLC
By Onyebuchi Ezigbo The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that 17 states have so far commenced the implementation of the N30,000 new minimum wage for civil servants in their employment. The labour movement also said that negotiations on the payment of the new minimum wage are still on-going in 16 states. According to detailed
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