Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 9th August 2020
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Ortom Confirms APC Invitation To Dump PDP, Declines Offer
A Samuel Ortom, Benue State Governor, has confirmed that he was in talks with the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the possibility of dumping the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the 2023 elections. He has however stressed that after consultations with some of his close allies and the State Congress of the PDP, he …
… Kwara Gets N100m World Bank/NCDC Support Fund
The Kwara State government has said that it has received a N100 million World Bank grant to strengthen its impressive showings in the management of the COVID-19. According to the government’s statement on Saturday, the fund was channelled through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) after the state had met certain criteria. The disbursement …
COVID-19: Abiodun Provides Tax Reliefs For Companies
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has provided tax reliefs for residents and employers of labour in the state to cushion the economic effects of COVID-19 on taxpayers. The governor, who stated this on Saturday, said he had approved certain tax reliefs to be immediately effected by the Ogun State Internal Revenue Service. These, Abiodun …
Akwa Ibom Discharges 26 COVID-19 Patients, Records One New Case
UYO – Akwa Ibom State Covid-19 incident management Committee has discharged 26 persons who have been confirmed to have recovered fully from the virus. The state has also recorded one new case from the last 45 samples tested, an indication that the state is at the verge of winning the battle against the pandemic. Announcing …
Edo Crisis: Conference Of Speakers Accuses Obaseki Of Autocracy
AKINWUNMI KING/SAMUEL OGIDAN/FRANCIS ONOIRIBHOLO LAGOS/ABUJA/BENIN – The continued political bickering between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition People Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, has continued to generate reactions from both parties, concerned stakeholders, and some Nigerians. On Saturday, the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria accused the state governor, Godwin …
Abulsalami Returns To Minna After Medical Trip Abroad
MINNA Heavy security presence greeted early callers at the Minna International Airport Saturday morning as heavily armed security personnel detailed to cordon off the facility prior to the return of former military President, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, turned them back ‘on the orders from above.’ The former President whose worsening health condition had been of grave …
Zulum And Nigeria’s Fragile Security Architecture
LAGOS – The Borno State governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, is one of the governors in Nigeria that have been rated very high in terms of performance despite just being in office for a year and some months. Although his state also happens to be the most hit by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-Eastern …
Post COVID-19: 5G Technology As A Catalyst To Nigerian Economy Survival
As Nigerians continue to adjust to the new-normal occasioned by coronavirus pandemic; how to cope with the aftermath effects has been of major concern to many people. The socio-economic impact of this virus can be significantly assuaged by the 5G technology which has become a subject of controversy. In this report, MOHAMMED SHOSANYA, JUSTUS ADEJUMOH …
Why 5G Adoption Is Critical
The policies and incentives, according to a report, 5G will enable $13.2 trillion of global economic output in 2035. It also stated that the global 5G value chain will generate $3.6 trillion in economic output and support 22.3 million jobs in 2035. This is approximately the combined revenue of the top-10 companies on the 2019 …
CUPP May Field Atiku Again In 2023 – Udeze
Barrister Kenneth Udeze, the National Chairman, Action Alliance (AA), is Secretary, Contact and Mobilisation Committee (CMC) of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) as well as former Legal Adviser, Inter- Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC). In this interview with EJIKEME OMENAZU, he speaks on the coming Edo and Ondo governorship elections, among other crucial …
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