Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 1st September 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 1st September 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Senate: Bayelsa West and zoning accord
WALE ELEGBEDE writes on the moves by some interests to tinker with the subsisting power-sharing arrangement between the two local governments that constitute Bayelsa West ahead of the October 31 by-election in the senatorial district Created in 1996 from part of Rivers State from a name derived from the first few letters of the …
Chinese loans: Thrills and frills of Reps’ probe
PHILIP NYAM reports on the House of Representatives’ investigation into loans obtained by the Federal Government from China to execute railway projects in the country The continuation of the House of Representatives probe into Chinese loans for railways in the country was last week mired in drama occasioned by disagreement between the probe committee …
Adefaye named NIJ Provost
The General Manager/ Editor-in-Chief of Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Gbenga Adefaye, has been appointed Provost of the Nigeria Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Ikeja, Lagos. A statement issued yesterday by former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba and Chairman, Governing Council of the NIJ, said Adefaye would serve as provost of the institution with effect …
Stock market: Investors gain N331bn in August
Equity trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday closed the month of August on the positive note with a gain of N331 billion. Boosted by the remote trading, the equity market defied the negative impact of the continuous spread of COVID-19 pandemic on the Nigerian economy as investors leveraged on undervalued stocks. …
Keeping children busy with entrepreneurial skills
With the schools shut down for almost six months and most parents not sure when their children would return to the classrooms, there is a new emphasis on keeping the children meaningfully occupied through skills acquisition. REGINA OTOKPA reports Since the schools were shut down as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, parents have …
Enugu airport: Rectifying rot of many years
The airport was in a total mess. The many years of patched job on the decaying facilities gave way to total overhauling of Enugu airport that is very strategic to the people of South-East and commerce, writes WOLE SHADARE The wait is over The wait is over. The Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, …
When aid workers become endangered species
Recently, Nigeria joined the rest of the world in marking World Humanitarian Day, with a pledge to prioritise the protection of aid workers in the country. DEBORAH OCHENI reports Humanitarian aid workers are essentially a group of people who work with voluntary organisations and international development partners in attending to the …
Prioritising low-cost housing for Nigerians
Nigerian government has been urged to prioritise provision of low-cost housing to reduce homelessness, unemployment and insecurity. Dayo Ayeyemi reports Going by Nigeria’s abundant natural and human resources, its citizens should have been the one of the most housed in the world. But this is not the situation due to failure of …
Ize-Iyamu: A two-in-one product
The offer is mouth-watering and irresistible. And it is in plain sight: no ambiguity or sophistry. Aside from his accretion of qualities, the practical and well-thought-out promises to salvage the state from the doldrums with the ‘SIMPLE Agenda’, there is so much more why Edo people are eager to vote for Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, …
Army hands over 778 terrorists’ wives, children to police, DSS
Nigerian Army yesterday handed over 778 women and children rescued during the raid on the camp of the Darul- Salam Islamic sect at Uttu in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The rescued women and children are from Kano, Sokoto, Yobe, Gome, Niger, Jigawa, Borno, Kaduna, Kogi and Bauchi states. Others are Kwara, …
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