Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 7th August 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 7th August 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Faparusi: Why I’m running for Senate in U.S.
Dr. ‘Yomi Faparusi, a Nigerian, is running for the United States Senate in the State of Tennessee. In this interview, he speaks on his senatorial aspirations and plans for Nigerians in the United States, among other issues You are a Nigerian but you are running for the United States Senate in the State of Tennessee …
Rivers APC: A party’s unending crisis
Emmanuel Masha reports on the lingering crisis rocking the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over control of its structure between the Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi and Senator Magnus Abe It appears the crisis rocking the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is “a problem from hell” …
INEC should stop using professors as returning officers –Aduwo
Mr. Olufemi Aduwo is the Executive Director of Centre for Convention on Democratic Integrity (CCDI). In this interview, he speaks on the state of the nation, the electoral process and the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. WALE ELEGBEDE reports How would you capture the structures of the various political parties in the …
Ibadan Poly reviews tuition to cushion COVID-19 devastating impacts
In view of harrowing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general public and the education sector in particular, the Governing Council of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, has declared that effort was being put in place to review the school fees of the students downward in the institution. Making this disclosure was the Chairman, Governing Council …
Clark to Amaechi: Stop humiliating Jonathan
Elder statesman and former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has advised the Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, to stop humiliating former President Goodluck Jonathan issues of the past go. Clark, who gave the advice yesterday, also urged the minister to put an end to animosities between him and some political leaders of the …
Sustained high blood pressure can damage brain vessels
Researchers in the United States (U.S.) said having high blood pressure for long periods could increase the chance of small vessel damage in the brain, a condition which has been linked to stroke and dementia. According to the result of their research, published in ‘Hypertension,’ the journal of the American Heart Association (AHA), the longer …
Nurses tackle Akeredolu over unpaid salaries
Nurses at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH), Ondo State yesterday issued a oneweek ultimatum to the state government over five months’ outstanding salaries. The nurses, who protested on the Akure premises of the hospital, stated that their actions became imperative after failure by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu-led government to yield to their repeated …
Oyetola flags off post-COVID-19 economic intervention programme
…approves N100m to 2,000 beneficiaries Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola yesterday launched the state’s post-COVID-19 economic intervention pilot programme. The programme will see government disbursing N100million to 2,000 beneficiaries for the pilot phase of the programme after undergoing Entrepreneurial Development Training as initiative was aimed at mitigating negative impact of the global coronavirus pandemic on …
Makinde harps on leadership with integrity as panacea for prosperous nation
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has said that Nigeria would become prosperous when its leadership began to demonstrate integrity, honesty and transparency. The governor, who stated this while speaking on the theme: “Integrity as a sine qua non for a prosperous nation” at a virtual meeting of the Akinjide Adeosun Foundation (AAF) Leadership Colloquium …
Crisis looms in universities over minimum wage arrears, IPPIS
University students may not be resuming anytime soon, as non-teaching staff unions in Nigerian universities, have warned that unless the Federal Government meets its demands, the University system would be thrown into chaos immediately the schools were deemed safe for resumption. Recall that the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC), recently revealed that there were ongoing modalities …
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