The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Saturday 11th April 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 11/04/20
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Trump orders U.S. to help Italy combat coronavirus crisis
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his government to give support to coronavirus-hit Italy, in a memorandum published late on Friday. “(Italy), one of our closest and oldest Allies, is being ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Trump wrote in the memo. Although the U.S. government’s “first and foremost responsibility is to the American people,” helping Italy
E2%80%A8/ Katsina rescues 19 out of 20 kidnapped victims?
Augustine Okezie ?Katsina?? Katsina state government early Friday morning rescued two more kidnapped victims thus bringing the total to 19 out of the 20 kidnapped passengers of a Mina –Katsina bound commercial bus. It will be recalled that the passengers who were travelling to Katsina from Mina were flagged down at Maraba Kankara by gun
Babyface announces he and his family have recovered from COVID-19
Eleven-time Grammy award winner Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds announced that he and his family had been battling the novel coronavirus but are now “on our way back to full health”. “I feel so blessed to be able to celebrate another birthday,” Edmonds posted on social media channels on Friday, the day he turned 62. “I tested
Regulate land use activities, surveyors task FG
Our Reporter THE National Association of Surveying and Geoinformatics Lecturers (NASGL), has appealed to governments at all levels to regulate land use activities in order to mitigate possible negative impacts on natural resources for the implementations of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In a communiqué issued at the end of its second annual general meeting/
No decision yet to provide free electricity – Power Ministry
Our Reporter The Federal Government is yet to take a decision on providing free electricity for Nigerians to mitigate the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic,the Ministry of Power said on Friday. The ministry said it was not aware of any such decision. It was reacting to speculations that government plans to provide electricity for Nigerians free of
Northern govs greet Christians at Easter
Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong, has congratulated Christians as they mark another Easter. Lalong in a message on behalf of the forum described Easter as a special event that marks the salvation of mankind through the suffering of Jesus and His crucifixion to redeem humanity. In
Nursing mother commits suicide in A’Ibom
Bassey Anthony, Uyo A young nursing mother in her early thirties, Mrs Esther Frank, has committed suicide in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Mrs Frank, an indigene of Anambra State was said to have left a suicide note for her husband and two children, saying she was tired of the pressure. It was learnt that the
China does not discriminate against foreign nationals – Embassy
China does not discriminate against nationals of any country but treats foreigners living in the country the same way as its citizens. A tweet by the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria on its Twitter handle @china_emb_ng on Friday, quoted the Chinese Foreign Ministry as saying that the Chinese government was averse to discrimination against foreigners. The
COVID-19 lockdown: The psycho-social impact on men
By Ogaziechi Nnedi The whole world is literally on a lockdown. Businesses and offices are closed and men, the major drivers of most economies are forced to stay home for longer than they have ever done. There is reportedly a global report on increased domestic and sexual violence amongst others. Sometimes we tend to forget
Air traffic controllers, pilots group, others threaten to down tools
Kelvin OSA OKUNBOR Air traffic controllers under the aegis of Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) and Flight Crew Association of Nigeria (FCAN) on Friday denounced the recent arrest of two pilots by the Rivers State Government in the course of discharging their duties. They warned that a coalition of FCAN, NAAPE and NATCA would
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