Nigeria news today headlines : Monday 6th July 2020
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Poll Finds Obaseki Has More Than 75% Chance Of Winning Election Over Ize-Iyamu
LAGOS – Poll conducted in Edo State last week has given Governor Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), an edge in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State. Daily Independent gathered that the poll was sponsored by members of the Edo Peoples Movement (EPM), a group in the All Progressives Congress …
Shake-Up As NNPC Appoints, Redeploys Top Mgt Staff
ABUJA – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has redeployed some top management staff as part of ongoing efforts to reposition the corporation for greater efficiency, transparency and profitability. Dr. Kennie Obateru, NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Obateru said the redeployments and appointments …
SERAP Gives Buhari 14 Days To Probe Missing N300bn
LAGOS – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has given President Muhammadu Buhari 14 days to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to urgently investigate allegations that over N300 billion of public funds are missing, mismanaged, diverted, or stolen, …
COVID-19: FMC Keeps Infected Nurses On Duty
ABEOKUTA – There are emerging facts that some senior officials of the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, had exposed their staff and patients to COVID-19 by giving some exposed nurses incorrect results of their tests. Daily Independent gathered that some senior staff of the centre had given fake results to about …
Non-Compliant Airlines Won’t Resume July 8 — NCAA
LAGOS – As indigenous airlines prepare to return to schedule services from July 8, 2020, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disclosed that non-compliant carriers would not be allowed to return to air. This is as Arik Air unveiled its plan to recommence domestic services with three flights in the local scene from Wednesday. …
Military Kills 75 Boko Haram, ISWAP Fighters In North-East
ABUJA – The Nigerian military high command said on Sunday that its troops, Operation Lafiya Dole, have killed 75 fighters of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Major General John Enenche, Coordinator of Defence Media Operations (CDMO), disclosed this in an operations update released to the media in Abuja. General Enenche …
COVID-19: Economic Downturn Threatens Banks’ Loan Creation
LAGOS – The current economic decline in Nigeria – which is mainly the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic that has crippled the global economy – is having its toll on the banking sector as banks in the country are gradually finding it difficult to grow their loan books. Fitch Ratings, in a recent report on …
Stray Bullets Hit Two As Customs, Petrol Smugglers Clash At Seme Border
Two youngsters have been hit by stray bullets during a confrontation between Customs men and petrol smugglers at Seme border in Lagos State. It was gathered that the two boys, Hunsu Taiwo, 12, and Ganjo Henry, 10, were playing in Sokenu Compound of Seme when they were hit by Customs bullets on Friday. The injured …
Again, Gbaramatu Vows To Shut Down Oil Installations
TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, WILSON MACAULAY The people of the oil-rich Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West LGA of Delta State have reminded the Federal Government that they would proceed with their threat to stop oil installations in the area from operating if they failed to address their demands in the next four days. They also issued …
APC S-South Leaders Demand National Chairman Slot
LAGOS – South-South leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have rejected moves by the Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee led by Governor Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe State, to zone the national chairmanship position to the North-East. The leaders, who spoke separately with Daily Independent, said since the former national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has …
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