Latest News in Nigeria Today Friday 29th May 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Friday 29th May 2020 .
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Trump signs executive order against ‘anti-conservative bias’ on social media
…says he would ‘SHUT DOWN’ Twitter if he could President Donald Trump lashed out at social media Thursday accusing it of anti-conservative bias which he called one of the greatest threats to free speech in American history – and said he wished he could close down Twitter. He lambasted the platform as he signed anRead More
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SPECIAL REPORT: How COVID-19 rediscovered Nigeria’s health care system
IN several ways, the war against COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria had begun long before the confirmation of the index case in February 2020. Even before the first test was carried out and admission of the first patient, there were concerns in all quarters about Nigeria’s state of readiness and level of preparedness. The reason for the concerns was not unconnected with the nation’s “weak” health system.
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Fifty unsold cargoes of Nigeria’s oil await buyers in global market
By Udeme Akpan with Agency Report The global oil market remains dull as 50 unsold cargoes of Nigeria’s Bonny Light await buyers, indicating that the volatile market is still flooded with unsold stocks. Reuters, which confirmed the situation, disclosed that despite the coronavirus pandemic, India purchased a bulk of the nation’s crude yesterday. It stated:Read More
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Katsina govt relaxes lockdown for Friday prayers, Church services
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has approved for the relaxing of the COVID-19 lockdown to allow Muslim faithful observe Friday congregational prayers in the state. Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa the Secretary to the State Government, said this in a statement in Katsina. Inuwa said that the governor also lifted the ban on Church services everyRead More
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SPECIAL REPORT: Dwindling dividends of democracy
ACCORDING to American Poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 -1882), “The first wealth is health.” Taken further, a healthy man is a wealthy man, so says a saying. By analogy, a healthy nation is a wealthy nation.
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Police kill 2 kidnappers, arrest 6 bandits, recover 130 cows in Katsina
Katsina Police have reported they killed two suspected kidnappers, arrested six notorious bandits and recovered 130 rustled cows. The Katsina Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Katsina. “On Wednesday at about 22:00hrs, based on intelligence report, we gathered that a notorious syndicate ofRead More
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Number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increases further by 182
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased further on Thursday with 182 new cases reported in the country, despite efforts by authorities to flatten the curve of the pandemic. The new cases were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Twitter. This takes the country’s total infections to 8,915 out of which 2592 haveRead More
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Stanbic IBTC Holdings celebrates digital graduate trainees
Stanbic IBTC Group recently held its first-ever digital graduation ceremony in honour of the 17th Stream of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC Graduate Trainees who were trained digitally. In his welcome remarks at the ceremony, Yinka Sanni, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC said the decision to organise a ‘virtual’ graduation ceremony for the graduates wasRead More
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Monguno’s accusers do not wish Niger Delta region well — CNDC
A group, Coalition for Niger Delta Cohesion (CNDC), hs berated attempts by some elements in the Niger Delta region to cast aspersions on the National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd).
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DJ Cuppy is Apple Music’s show host
world’s biggest company, Apple Music, is launching its first radio show in Africa on Sunday, with its host being DJ Cuppy, whose real name is Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola.
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