The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Friday 13th November 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 13/11/20
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BREAKING: Petrol pump price hits N170 per litre
By John Ofikhenua, Abuja The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN ) has directed marketers to sell the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS ) for N170 per litre. The instruction followed Thursday’s night announcement of N155 .17ex-depot price to the marketers. Read Also: DPR warns petroleum dealers against price hike, pump adjustment IPMAN National Vice President, …
Ghana’s ex-president Rawlings dies at 73
By Sanni Onogu, Abuja and Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings is dead. He was 73. His death came three weeks after he buried his mother, after which he took ill and admitted at the nation’s hospital, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, the country’s capital. A week of national mourning has …
We have not many fathers, by Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, our own Hajia Amina Mohammed, led a team to visit President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. Many things agitated the minds of the UN team, which said it was visiting to highlight issues dear to the heart of the global body: COVID-19 and its ravages, security, humanitarian aid …
Lagos closes Ilupeju, Jibowu, Yaba level crossing for railway project
By Adeyinka Aderibigbe The Lagos State Government has announced plans to close the Rail Level Crossing on Ilupeju on Sunday, November 15th; Ogunmokun on 16th; Jibowu and Yaba on Wednesday, 18th November, 2020 from 8:00pm to 7:00am each day. A statement issued by Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola, the Assistant Director, Public Affairs Unit Ministry of Transportation …
Don’t evict us, Lagos community pleads
By Sampson Unamka Residents of the Oluwa community in Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State have pleaded with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to shelve plans to evict them from the area. They claimed that they were lawful residents of the area, adding that the Oluwa Family’s status as owners of the land was judicially settled two years …
Nine injured in Abia, Osun crashes
By Sunny Nwankwo, Aba Nine persons were injured on Thursday in multiple crashes in Abia and Osun states. Four persons were admitted in hospitals in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, after their vehicles crashes along Ikot Ekpene Expressway, off BCA Junction. One of the crashed vehicles was an articulated truck, which was manoeuvring through a …
Doctor charged with raping married patient
By Onimisi Alao, Yola A doctor in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, has been arraigned for allegedly raping a married patient. A Yola Chief Magistrate Court on Thursday began hearing the charges against the doctor, Phillips Duru, who runs a private clinic and also works with state-owned Specialist Hospital, Jimeta. The doctor allegedly raped the …
Minister gives palliatives to Kogi flood victims
By Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State Dr. Ramatu Aliyu has condoled with flood victims at Koton-Karfe in Kogi State. He gave palliatives to people affected by the flood. The minister, who visited the monarch of Koton-Karfe, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Gombo, the Ohimegye Igu, said the visit could have come earlier, but for the …
Matawalle signs four bills into law
By Sani Muhammad Sani, Gusau Zamfara State Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle has signed four bills passed by the Legislature into law. They include the law creating an official logo for the state government as a symbol of authority and the establishment of the Directorate for Skills Acquisition. Others include the law amending the Zakkat Board …
Everybody must obtain National ID card, says Tambuwal
By Adamu Suleiman, Sokoto Sokoto State Government has said it will ensure that no fewer than 74 per cent of its indigenes yet to be enrolled into the Nigerian Identity Management System are registered and obtain the National Identity Card. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal made this known when he received the state Coordinator of the …
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