Nigeria news today headlines : Wednesday 26th August 2020
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FREE Download Independent ePaper – 26th August 2020
On the cover of DAILY INDEPENDENT Newspapers for today, Wednesday, 26th August 2020: Buhari To Tackle Nine Key Areas In Three Years. More stories inside. Read or download the full Independent ePaper for Wednesday, 26th August 2020 –
Gov Ugwuanyi Rewards Woman For Returning N13.9m Mistakenly Paid Into Her Account
ENUGU – In appreciation of the outstanding and exemplary honesty she displayed in returning the sum of N13,946,400.00 mistakenly paid into her account, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, rewarded Mrs. Josephine Nchetaka Chukwujama-Eze, with a cash of N1 million. The cash reward was announced by the state Commissioner for Gender Affairs and …
Floods Claim Three Lives, Destroy Over 2,000 Houses In Birnin-Kudu
DUTSE – Three lives were lost while over 2,000 households in about eight major villages in Birnin Kudu Local Government Council of Jigawa State were rendered homeless due to floods which submerged their settlements. Confirming the incidence, the Chairman Birnin kudu local government council, Alhaji Wada Faka, said the unfortunate circumstances occurred as a result …
Chief Priest Curses Man Who Stole Ram Head Sacrificed To Deity
ONITSHA – A man who purportedly stole the sacrificial head of a ram offered to Udo deity which was buried in the ground at Iba Okaka Shrine, Abor village, Umuoji, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, has incurred curses to himself, according to Nnamdi Anaeze Ezegbo, the chief priest of the deity. The chief …
Firm Unveils Initiative For Financial Freedom For Nigerians
LAGOS – In a bid to avail Nigerians the opportunity to manage their financial resources and achieve financial independence, a Lagos-based real estate firm, Realty Point, is set to host an online crash course on August 27, 2020 at 7pm. The virtual event themed “Financial Freedom Simplified” was put together in order to enhance the …
Sanwo-Olu’s Wife Tasks Teachers On Personal Development
LAGOS – The wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, tasked teachers in post-primary schools in the state to invest in themselves to create an improved learning outcome. The First Lady spoke at the Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) webinar tagged ‘’Performance Series 3.2’’. She noted and appreciated the commission …
BMO Hails Nigeria’s Improvement On Ease Of Doing Business Ranking
Nigeria’s rating alongside China and India as some of the ten countries with the ‘most notable improvement’ on the ease of doing business is a welcome development reflecting the impact of President Muhammadu Buhari’s regulatory reforms. Making this observation, the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), recalled the World Bank’s ease of doing business report for 2020 …
Edo Modular Refinery Applies To NNPC For Crude Supply
The Edo Modular Refinery being developed by Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited (ERPC) with support from the Edo State Government has applied to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to supply it crude for use in the phase one development of the facility. The ERPC, in a statement by its Chairman, Michael Osime, said …
SON Intercepts, Destroys N450m Substandard Cooking Gas Cylinders, Others
LAGOS – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), said it intercepted and seized substandard cooking gas cylinders, fake aluminium roofing sheets, bundles of corrugated iron roofing sheets (Zink) and other unwholesome items valued at N450 million from unscrupulous importers. The seized goods were, on Tuesday, destroyed at the Agency’s warehouse located in Amuwo Odofin axis …
Court Orders Anambra Ex-Transport Commissioner To Refund N.52m
NNEWI – A Grade II Chief magistrate Court sitting at Okpoko in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, presided over by O. M. Nwankwo, has granted a motion on notice directing the former Commissioner for Transport in the state, Dr. Christian Madubuko, now the incumbent state Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Indigenous Arts and Tourism, …
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