The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Monday 10th August 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 10/08/20
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JAMB to shift 2020/2021 admissions’ date
Frank Ikpefan, Abuja TERTIARY institutions may be prevailed upon to delay the screening of admission seekers for the 2020/2021 academic session, it was learnt on Sunday. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of all tertiary institutions are billed for a meeting today to discuss the possibility of shifting the commencement of …
Why I paid inherited N35b pension in Anambra, by Obi
Our Reporter FORMER Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has explained why he paid off an accumulated pension and gratuity debt of N35 billion, which he inherited from the previous administration. The former governor said he took the decision because of the sufferings of the elderly who were being denied their rights. Obi, who stated …
Buhari mourns Shehu Rabiu
Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the death of renowned Kano businessman, Shehu Rabi’u, from the Isyaku Rabi’u clan. In separate condolence messages to the Isyaku Rabiu family and Abdulsamad Rabiu, Chairman and CEO of BUA Group, who is a nephew of the deceased, the President paid tribute to Shehu …
Illegal land allocation letters been issued of FCTA
From Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja Letters of land allocation are being issued to members of the public illegally by some civil servants in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), it was learnt at the weekend. Acting Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Abdulhamid Sulaiman, who briefed reporters in his office warned the civil servants to …
EFCC: Presidency widens Salami panel’s mandate
Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Abuja THE Presidential Investigative Committee on activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been granted judicial powers, it was learnt at the weekend. Chairman of the panel Justice Isa Ayo Salami, a former president of the Court of Appeal, and his members will operate in line with …
Teen beggar gets wheelchair in Anambra
Emma Elekwa, Onitsha A 10-YEAR-OLD physically challenged girl in Awka, Anambra State, Habiba Umar, has received a wheelchair worth N85,000 from NANA SmileProject Africa Foundation. Habiba, from Benue State, crawled daily to the pedestrian bridge at Nnamdi Azikiwe University temporary site to beg, with her mother and four siblings. . Founder of NANA SmileProject …
Umahi: God will bring my successor in 2023
Ogochukwu Anioke, Abakaliki EBONYI State Governor David Umahi has said God will determine who will be governor in 2023. He warned political gladiators to stop overheating the polity as ‘it is too early for politics of succession’. Umahi spoke in Abakaliki at the weekend during the state congress of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The …
Human Rights Commission to establish court
From Augustine Okezie, Katsina The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), Geneva, said it is making wide consultations and preparations towards the establishment of a Pan-African Human Rights Court in the continent. Director/Ambassador, African Region of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Geneva, Switzerland Dr Tivlumun Ahure, made this known to reporters when he led …
Otti to declare for APC in Abia
Sunny Nwankwo, Umuahia ABIA State governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Allaince (APGA) in 2019 Alex Otti is to declare for All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement on Monday, his media aide said the declaration would hold on August 14 at Otti’s Ehi na Uguru Ward 5 in Isialangwa South Local Government. Otti, …
How Niger is tackling maternal deaths during pandemic
From Moses Emorinken, Abuja Niger State Government has boosted its familyplanning, child-spacing and overall maternal health backbone in its primary healthcare centres – to provide free maternal health services across the state. This is in response to a recent Child Birth Spacing Advocacy Working Group in the state, which warned that many women could …
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