Nigeria news today headlines : Monday 16th March 2020
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Middle Belt Forum Worried Over Fresh Plot To Cause Bloodshed In Benue
ABUJA – The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) on Sunday expressed shock and bewilderment over an alleged plot to disturb the peace of the people of Benue State and throw the state into yet another round of bloodshed. The Forum, therefore, called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to checkmate
Kwara Partners French Govt On Dairy, Beef Production
ABUJA – Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazak of Kwara, may have begun a most audacious plan on import substitution for the country’s annual importation of beef and dairy products put at close to $9.3 billion, if information reaching DAILY INDEPENDENT over the weekend is anything to go by. The newspaper also reliably learnt that a recent trip by
Russia, Turkey Cut Short Joint Patrol After Protests Block Path
Sunday after rebels and civilians opposed to a ceasefire agreement cut off a main roadway to block its path, according to witnesses and Russian news agencies. The patrol on the M4 highway in Idlib province was the result of a 5 March ceasefire accord between Moscow and Ankara, which back opposing sides in Syria’s nine-year war. The
Oshiomhole: Travails Of APC’s National Chairman
When President Muhammadu Buhari visited Edo state in November 2016 during the twilight of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s tenure as governor of Edo state, he not only commended the ex- President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) for a job well done in his eight years stewardship as governor of Edo, he also assured him that
Okowa: A Leader And His Many Firsts
BY KEN UMUKORO In a bold move that caught many by surprise, the Delta State Government last week introduced the use of body cameras and use of breathalyzers for officials of Delta State Traffic Management Authority (DESTMA). Typical of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s inimitable style, it was done without the fanfare that should typically herald such
Few Disgruntled Elements Can’t Remove Oshiomhole From Office –Balogun
Alhaji Tunde Balogun, the Lagos state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on why the chapter is backing embattled national chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Lagos House of Assembly crisis and other issues. Excerpts: You went to court for last week where you prayed the
Encourage Local Vehicle Manufacturing, Okoli Urges Fed. Government
PERCY ONYEJEKWE NNEWI – The Chairman /CEO of Ezeaku Motors, Sir Christian Okoli has urged the Federal Government to initiate policy that would encourage manufacturing of cars and other vehicles locally. Okoli stated this in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State when he paid condolence visit on Honorable Ikechukwu Emenike who lost his mother recently.
PenCom Recovers N17.05bn From 655 Employers In Eight Years
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has in line with Section 11, subsection seven of the Pension Reform Act, 2014 (PRA, 2014), recovered a total of N17.05 billion as outstanding pension contributions from defaulting employers in the last eight years. Data sourced by DAILY INDEPENDENT from the apex pension regulator in Nigeria website, showed that the
ATC, Pilots Identify Funds, Bureaucracies As Impediments To Safety Projects
LAGOS – Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) and pilots in the Nigerian aviation industry have mentioned inadequate funding and bureaucratic bottlenecks as some of the factors hampering the execution of critical aviation safety projects in the country. The joint body, however, advised the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency establish a special intervention fund solely
WCRD: Danbatta Spotlights Centrality Of Consumers To Telecoms Industry
LAGOS – As the World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) was celebrated globally weekend, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has described telecoms consumer as the central factor in the organising principles of the Commission’s regulatory activities. Prof Danbatta, who spoke yesterday in Abuja, said through riding
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