Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 2nd August 2020
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APC, PDP Seek True Reconciliation Ahead Ondo Guber Election
AKURE – Following the success of the primaries of the two leading political parties, All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the Ondo State gubernatorial election scheduled for October 10, this year, the greatest task faced by the parties is how to reconcile their leaders for a successful outing. The two …
2023 And Spirit Of One Nigeria
LAGOS – With just one year and about three months into the second term of President Muhammadu Buhari administration, the race for where the ticket goes in 2023 is already taking the front burner. There have been arguments and counter arguments as to whether power should remain in the North, or shift to the Southern …
Stakeholders Groan As Bad Roads Slowdown Businesses
There is no doubt that good roads have several socio-economic benefits to countries all over the world. Roads are indeed one of the key national infrastructures and assets of any country. This is because of the economic benefits derivable from good roads, as roads aid the movement of goods and persons from one place …
How Bad Roads Hinder Nigeria’s Economic Development
In this piece, BAMIDELE OGUNWUSI, IKECHI NZEAKO and ANDREW UTULU take a look at how the terrible state of roads have impacted negatively on the economic development of Nigeria. Excerpts: Roads are critical to the economic development of any nation, developed or developing. No matter the level of the development a country has attained, roads …
Pam, NCPC Boss, Pledges To Serve With Greater Responsibility
JOS – Rev. (Dr) Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), has assured Nigerians that he will serve the country with greater sense of responsibility as long as God lives and watches over him. Pam, in an interview with Sunday Independent in Jos at the weekend, said as the new helmsman …
Onitsha Stinks As Refuse Evacuators Continue Dispute
AWKA – Barely four days after refuse evacuators downed tools over allegation of harassment, parts of Onitsha, Anambra commercial nerve centre are already stinking and placing residents to danger of an epidemic outbreak. It will be recalled that waste evacuators known as Pay Direct Contractors in the state downed tools on July 29 over unpaid …
UAE Official Tells Turkey To Stop Meddling In Arab Affairs Over Libya
The United Arab Emirates minister of state for foreign affairs said on Saturday that Turkey should stop interfering in Arab affairs, criticizing comments on Libya made by Turkey’s defense minister.Turkish media had reported the Turkish minister making remarks critical of the UAE’s actions over Libya.The UAE, alongside Egypt and Russia, backs eastern Libya commander Khalifa …
Iran Clears Oil Spill In Northern Gulf Region – Reports
Iranian teams have cleaned up an oil slick near field in the northern region of the Gulf that had extended over a six-square-km area, an Iranian maritime official said on Saturday.The cause of the spill, which occurred on Wednesday, was being investigated, the director general of ports and maritime in Iran’s Bushehr Province, Siavash Arjomandzadeh, …
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Earned At Least £27.6M In Outside Income Last Year – Report
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner earned at least $36.2m (£27.6m) as they served in the White House last year, reporting a boost in income from some companies they own that hold residential and commercial properties, new disclosures released Friday show. Donald Trump’s daughter and her husband, who both serve as top advisers to him, reported a minimum combined income that …
Kuwait Bans Flights To Coronavirus ‘High Risk’ Countries
Kuwait has banned until further notice commercial flights to 31 countries it said that it regarded as high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Saturday. The countries include India, Pakistan, Egypt, the Philippines, Lebanon and Sri Lanka, which all have large numbers of expatriates in …
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