Latest News in Nigeria Today Thursday 11th June 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Thursday 11th June 2020 .
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End this lockdown now, Buhari
It is no longer news that Nigeria was late in responding to the outbreak of COVID-19. The window of opportunity, those few but precious days during which we should have slammed the doors of our borders closed to the outside world while carefully scrutinising both Nigerian and foreign arrivals from abroad, were allowed to goRead More
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Nigeria’s increasing debt worrisome: Use recovered loot as alternative
By Aare Afe Babalola SAN, The origin of Nigeria’s external debt dates back to 1958 when a loan of US$28 million was obtained from the World Bank. The fund, which was made available to the Nigerian Railway Corporation, was for a five-year tenor to improve Nigeria’s rail system and to build a new line intoRead More
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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria now 13,873
By David Royal Nigeria on Wednesday night reported an increase of COVID-19 infections with 409 new cases and 17 new deaths. This brought the total number of infections in the country to 13,873, and the number of deaths to 382, said the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in an update. The health agency saidRead More
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Dog collars and the dangers they pose to your pets
By Daniel Aremu, It is uncommon these days to see a dog without colllar, from the fancy ones to the training collars, which comes in different sizes, shapes, colour and even material. Most dog owners choose the collar because of their personal preferences and not necessarily because their pets require it. You need to choose theRead More
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Brazilian governor faces impeachment over COVID-19 funds
The Rio de Janeiro state legislature voted Wednesday to open impeachment proceedings against Governor Wilson Witzel over accusations he embezzled funds for fighting the coronavirus pandemic. With 69 votes in favor and one abstention, legislators in the state — Brazil’s second-hardest-hit in the pandemic, after Sao Paulo — passed a motion to open an impeachmentRead More
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Hug me tender: Research unveils secret to perfect cuddle
In this era of social distancing and depressing news, we could all do with a good hug. Now scientists have analysed what makes the perfect cuddle — just don’t squeeze too tight. A team from Japan’s Toho University measured the calming effect on infants of hugs of different pressures, and when given by strangers comparedRead More
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Why we signed agreement with FIRS on Telcos Transactions – Danbatta
The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta says the Commission went into agreement with the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS on the transactions of the telecoms operators after it became convinced that it was not another way to tax telecoms Operators, who are already dealing with multiple taxation issues.
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Why is Justice Ikpeme not qualified to be Cross River CJ?
The second time rejection of the nomination of Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive Chief Judge of Cross River State by the state House of Assembly, following her second re-nomination by the National Judicial Council, NJC, has received the knocks of lawyers, who called on the National Judicial Council, NJC, to do more to ensure that its recommendations are not treated with levity.
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Reps demand details of funds for COVID-19
The House of Representatives, yesterday, demanded from the Accountant-General of the federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris, details of all the funds donated by the Federal Government to the states of the federation, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, and the relevant ministries tackling the Covid-19 pandemic.
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If we continue borrowing, Nigeria will stop breathing — Secondus
THE national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, lampooned the Federal Government over continued external borrowings, just as it warned that if the borrowings continued, it would get to a position where Nigeria would stop breathing, both politically and economically.
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