Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 17th March 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 17th March 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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IWD: A renewed demand for gender equality
The debate on the place of women in society is one that has been on for ages In this report, REGINA OTOKPA captures the thoughts of some women and men recently at the Abuja City Toastmasters Club I n the last one week, women dominated the topic in different fora across the globe, as Nigeria joined over 100 countries to celebrate the International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8. IWD was first celebrated on March 19, 1911 as inspired by America’s National Women’s Day declared by…
Sanwo-Olu updates Buhari on Lagos explosion
L agos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday’s explosion which rocked Abule-Ado area of Lagos, leaving many dead and others injured. Several properties, including schools, churches, hotels and others were destroyed in the explosion. The Lagos State governor, who stayed back for a brief meeting with the President after a joint one with other All Progressives Congress (APC) governors told newsmen that: “I had very rear opportunity to brief Mr. President about the very unfortunate gas/pipeline explosion in Lagos State on Sunday. “Mr.…
Military released 3,599 Boko Haram suspects in four years – UNICEF
T he United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund ( UNICEF) has disclosed that the Nigerian military released over 3,500 suspected Boko Haram terrorists from custody in the last four years. According to a statement released by UNICEF’s Communications Officer, Sam Kaalu, a total of 223 children including 10 girls were among the latest released from Nigerian Army administrative custody and Maiduguri Maximum Security Prison after they were cleared of suspected ties with armed groups. Kaalu said the suspects were released to the safe custody of Borno State Ministry of…
‘CBN’s tough stance’ll bolster naira this week’
T he threat by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to deal with persons and foreign exchange dealers speculating on the naira will boost the local currency against the dollar this week, analysts at Aza Finance have said. In a note obtained by New Telegraph yesterday, the analysts predicted that naira’s recovery, as a result of the statement issued by the CBN last Thursday, would continue this week. Following breakdown in talks between Saudi Arabia and Russia, aimed at ensuring that oil prices are not adversely affected by the…
Borno gov invites stakeholders for strategic meeting on Boko Haram
B orno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has invited stakeholders in the fight against insurgency in the state for a strategic meeting on how to henceforth tackle the menace of Boko Haram. Some of those invited for the meeting were citizens of the state who retired as generals and similar ranks in the Air Force and Navy; those who retired as senior officers in the police, state security services and paramilitary services. Governor Zulum announced this on Sunday when he hosted the first in a series of…
Covid 19: Zenith Bank suspends acquisition of risks
Z enith Bank Plc. has foreclosed acquisition of new risks until the raging pandemic Coronavirus is substantially contained. The bank’s Group Managing Director/CEO, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, made the bank’s position known yesterday in Abuja at the bank’s 29th Annual General Meeting. This is as shareholders of the bank unanimously approved final dividend of N2.50 per share, bringing the total dividend payment for the 2019 financial year to N2.80 per share with a total value of N87.9 billion. In the face of COVID-19 outbreak, Onyeagwu said the bank was looking at…
2023: A different form of ailment – Tinubu
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, speak on the crisis rocking the ruling party D ue to alert responses of Lagos and Ogun state governments, actively supported by the federal machinery, Nigeria was able to quickly identify and isolate the two cases of the novel Coronavirus 19. This action, thus far, has stopped the spread of the disease into the wider community as has been seen in other nations. We are grateful to God and to all those involved in the response effort, particularly…
Ortom: Herdsmen using guerrilla tactics to kill, attack Benue people
…as fire razes 1,000 shops in Benue market B enue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, yesterday expressed worry that marauding armed Fulani herdsmen have now adopted guerrilla tactics to attack and kill innocent people in the state. Besides, the governor hinted of the propensity for governors of the North-Central to establish a powerful security outfit that would take the shape of ‘Amotekun’ in the South-West to check the excesses of Fulani herdsmen in the region. Governor Ortom, who spoke with journalists at the Government House,…
Lagos Assembly: The price of ruptured peace
Intrigues over suspension of Lagos Assembly members The once serene Lagos State House of Assembly is in the midst of the storm, following the manner four members of the House were ousted in the form of suspension. In this report, WALE ELEGBEDE writes on the political intrigues rocking the state legislative arm I f there is a state House of Assembly in Nigeria that has had the luxury of cordiality and stability between its leadership and members over the last 10 years, it is the Lagos…
SSANU: Our experience of IPPIS shocking, different from initial presentation
T he Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) yesterday said contrary to an agreement with the Federal Government to capture the peculiarities of its members in implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), all the concerns raised by the union were disregarded in the payment of their February 2020 salaries. The union lamented that given government’s breach of trust and the shocking experience of its members who had been forced into great hardship, the resistance of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the IPPIS was…
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