Thisday Newspaper News Today Tuesday 19th May 2020
Top Nigeria news Dailies Update from Thisday Newspaper News Today 19/05/20
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Gambari: Ilorin Prince, Seasoned Diplomat and Scholar Takes Charge as Buhari’s CoS
By Adedayo Akinwale Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, is coming on board Buhari presidency with a rich profile from the academia and international diplomatic circle. He also has a pedigree rooted in royalty. An Ilorin prince of the Alimi dynasty from the Ayelabowo Ruling House, Gambari was …
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(Updated) Gambari Assumes Office as Buhari’s Chief of Staff
By Omololu Ogunmade The new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Wednesday assumed office in the State House. His appointment, according to a presidential source, was officially announced by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, at the commencement of Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. Gambari …
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MOJEC Food Bank: Providing Succour Amidst Pandemic
By Adeola Ajayi On 27 April 2020, the President Muhammadu Buhari announced the easing of the lockdown necessitated by the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja effective May 4, 2020. Since then, there have been various schools of thought as to whether or not this was the right move considering the …
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Lawmakers Reject Proposed Motion against NBET’s CEO
Iyobosa Uwugiaren in Abuja A proposed motion initiated by some members of the House Committee on Power against the Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET), Dr. Marilyn Amobi, was yesterday rejected by the leadership of the House for want of evidence. THISDAY reported on Monday the huge concern expressed by the …
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Nigeria’s Security Agencies Overwhelmed, Says Lawan
Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, yesterday declared that the Nigeria’s current security challenge has overwhelmed its security agencies in the country. This is coming just as the Senate at plenary flayed the spate of killings by bandits in some communities in Niger and Katsina States. Lawan, who stated this while …
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e-Learning to the Rescue as Students Stay at Home
Schools and parents have high hopes for the online lessons that have become the norm with schools shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. School proprietors and parents spoke to Funmi Ogundare outlining the many advantages that they see School managements across the country are consulting more with parents of their students as the coronavirus …
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Edo Gets New Federal College of Education
By Adibe Emenyonu The federal government has approved the take off of a federal college of education in Edo State to boost Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) in the state. The college is among the six federal colleges of education approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, disclosed this during …
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Lagos Sets Up Support Team for Teachers’ Online Training
By Funmi Ogundare The Lagos State Government has set up a support team of technology professionals to support teachers for its online digital training, as part of its education transformation agenda. Speaking during a virtual meeting on the Microsoft Team platform to flag-off the free orientation programme for teachers on grade levels 08 to 13 …
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Ex FUPRE VC, Officially Hands Over to Akpofure in Delta
By Sylvester Idowu The immediate past Vice- Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE), Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, Prof. Akii Ibhadode has bowed out of service after piloting the affairs of the institution for the past five years. He also officially handed over to a new Vice- Chancellor, Prof. …
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SDG4: AFED Solicits FG’s Support
By Funmi Ogundare The President of the Association for Formidable Educators (AFED), Emmanuel Kanu Orji, has appealed to the federal government to consider the association’s effort by boosting its morale in its quest to complement the country’s effort towards attaining the SDGs 4 as enshrined in the United Nations policy document. Orji, who was responding …
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