Tribune Newspaper Headlines Today Thursday 29th October 2020
Tribune Newspaper Headlines Today and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 29/10/20
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How clearing agents, others connive to evade wharf tax
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How clearing agents, others connive to evade wharf tax
Findings have revealed how clearing agents connive with military personnel to evade payment of road taxes on imported Roll-On-Roll-Off (RORO) cargoes at the Lagos seaport of Apapa and Tin-Can ports. Disclosing this to the Nigerian Tribune exclusively, spokesman of the Lagos State Wharf Landing Fee Collecting Authority (LSWLFCA), Mr. Michael Oputeh, explained that many of …
How clearing agents, others connive to evade wharf tax
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US tells WTO meeting it does not back Okonjo-Iweala as WTO chief
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US tells WTO meeting it does not back Okonjo-Iweala as WTO chief
The United States (US) has told a meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Wednesday that it does not back Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next WTO leader, despite cross-regional support for her, two sources at the meeting told Reuters. The move could undermine the global trade body as it seeks to select a …
US tells WTO meeting it does not back Okonjo-Iweala as WTO chief
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E2%80%95-nuc/ Why Nigerian varsities can’t run 100% e-learning ― NUC
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Why Nigerian varsities can’t run 100% e-learning ― NUC
THE National Universities Commission has listed infrastructure, power, and internet access as some of the major challenges why Nigerian universities cannot operate 100 per cent e-learning for now. In view of the exigencies, especially the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission is also undertaking the review of its 2009 guidelines on e-learning to prepare the grounds for …
Why Nigerian varsities can’t run 100% e-learning ― NUC
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How #EndSARS protests rendered Lagos ports unproductive
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How #EndSARS protests rendered Lagos ports unproductive
ON Tuesday, 20th of October, 2020, protesters under the #EndSARS campaign barricaded the three access roads leading into Nigeria’s busiest ports of Apapa and Tin-Can, thereby crippling port activities for more than four days (excluding weekends). In this report, TOLA ADENUBI examines what this means to the nation’s revenue profile.
How #EndSARS protests rendered Lagos ports unproductive
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As state judicial panels of inquiry begin sitting
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As state judicial panels of inquiry begin sitting
PENULTIMATE week, as the #EndSARS protests raged across the country, the National Economic Council (NEC) directed the immediate establishment of state-based Judicial Panels of Inquiry to investigate complaints of police brutality or related extrajudicial killings with a view to delivering justice for all victims of the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squads (SARS) and other police units. …
As state judicial panels of inquiry begin sitting
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Is doubling Nigerian airports by 2023 the priority?
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Is doubling Nigerian airports by 2023 the priority?
RECENTLY, the federal government through the minister of aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika announced that by 2023, the number of the country’s airports may be doubled to enhance air connectivity and boost the economy. Dropping this hint at the public presentation of the 2021 budget proposal in Abuja, Sirika declared: “We understood the principles and importance …
Is doubling Nigerian airports by 2023 the priority?
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NLC resists FG’s airport concession plans
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NLC resists FG’s airport concession plans
THE Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has again vowed to vehemently oppose plans by the Federal Government to concession the country’s most viable international airports. In a letter written to President Muhammadu Buhari dated October 8, 2020, and signed by the union’s president, Ayuba Wabba, the NLC disagreed with the aviation minister, Senator Hadi Sirika on …
NLC resists FG’s airport concession plans
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Out-of-school children: How UNICEF’s Girls-4-Girls model boosts school enrolment in Katsina
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Out-of-school children: How UNICEF’s Girls-4-Girls model boosts school enrolment in Katsina
When the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) introduced Girls-4-Girls (G4G) intervention in some five Northern States in 2017, the UN Agency had in mind the plight of a girl like Halimatu Yusuf, a 10-year-old girl, who is now in Primary 4 at Sada Primary School Kankia, Katsina State. Halimatu Yusuf was a child-hawker until she …
Out-of-school children: How UNICEF’s Girls-4-Girls model boosts school enrolment in Katsina
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Emirates set to air anti-human trafficking campaign on ‘ice’ inflight
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Emirates set to air anti-human trafficking campaign on ‘ice’ inflight
DUBAI based airline, Emirates has learnt its voice to human trafficking and exploitation happening globally by supporting it through It’s a Penalty campaign’s newest global film ‘What is Human Trafficking?’ which is now available on ‘ice’. Launched in collaboration with actor, Liam Neeson, the film creates awareness about human trafficking to enable suspected cases be …
Emirates set to air anti-human trafficking campaign on ‘ice’ inflight
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Restoration of public confidence in the police: A herculean task (2)
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Restoration of public confidence in the police: A herculean task (2)
LAST week, I started a discussion of the current challenges of the Police in Nigeria which birthed a nationwide protest and unfortunately resulted in violent massive disturbances across several states. I examined the primary duties of the Police of prevention and detection of crime. In addition to these, the other duties, according to Section 4 …
Restoration of public confidence in the police: A herculean task (2)
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