The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Tuesday 11th August 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 11/08/20
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Boosting local capacity in military wares, hi-tech
As key manufacturers of military equipment and wares scaled down operations, no thanks to the global pandemic, PRECIOUS IGBONWELUNDU reports that Nigerian military has looked inwards to get spare parts and technology needed to keep its fleet active in order to sustain ongoing battles against criminals. For players in the Nigerian defence industry, the COVID-19 …
Edo poll: Gradual descent to violence
The campaign for the September 19, governorship election is gradually turning into a physical combat. The desperation of the major political parties fielding candidates for the election is becoming obvious. Deputy Political Editor RAYMOND MORDI sought the views of experts on the crisis festering in the Edo State House of Assembly; the implications the naked …
INEC to challenge reversal of deregistration of 22 parties by Appeal Court
By Eric Ikhilae and Okodili Ndidi, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will approach the Supreme Court over conflicting rulings by the Court of Appeal on its powers to deregister political parties. Its National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, in a statement, said: “Faced with two …
JAMB to higher institutions: start 2020/2021 admission processes
By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday gave heads of tertiary institutions the green light to begin the 2020/2021 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening on September 7. The board explained that the shift in the date of admission was meant to allow pupils sitting for the 2020 Ordinary …
NSITF management ready for independent probe panel over ‘misused’ N3.4b
By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja The suspended management of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has said it is ready to face an investigation, if it is conducted by an independent panel of enquiry, over alleged N3.4 billion financial infractions leveled against it. The embattled management rejected any probe panel set up by Labour and Employment …
Weighty allegation
Editorial Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum had cause lately to once again call out the military over the protracted counter-insurgency war being waged against Boko Haram terrorists in his state. He accused troops of sabotaging the very war they are prosecuting, thus delaying its being successfully brought to an end. Zulum spoke following an ambush …
NUPENG suspends strike
By Lucas Ajanaku The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has said it had suspended its planned withdrawal of petroleum tanker drivers from Lagos State. Its National President, Williams Akporeha, announced this in a text message to The Nation. Read Also: Marketers decry flunctation in petroleum prices He said the oil workers decided …
‘Banks’ loans hit N33tr in 12 months’
By Collins Nweze Macroeconomic and Fixed Income Researcher at FBNQuest, Gregory Kronsten has listed the macroeconomic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the population. In a report, he said one bright spot has been the 21 per cent increase in the loan books of deposit money banks over 12 months to N3.3 trillion He explained …
Desperation in Edo
By Gabriel Amalu The political gladiators in Edo State are getting desperate as the September 19, off-cycle gubernatorial election draws nearer. The desperation has shifted to the control of the state House of Assembly, and some partisans are behaving like desperados. The state governor, Godwin Obaseki, who is now the candidate of the Peoples Democratic …
Southwest APC hails El-Rufai’s call for power shift to South
By Emmanuel Oladesu The Southwest All Progressives Congress (APC) has praised Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai for saying power should shift to the region in 2023. It said the call followed earlier calls by former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari, on the same issue. Publicity Secretary Karounwi Oladapo, in a statement, said Southwest APC would …
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