The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Friday 18th December 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 18/12/20
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BREAKING: Released Kankara schoolboys arrive Katsina
By Samuel Oamen Hundreds of schoolboys abducted last Friday from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, have arrived Katsina State. The students were escorted into the state capital by heavily armed security operatives. Some of the schoolboys were still clothed in their school uniforms. Governor Aminu Masari had on Thursday night confirmed the release of 344 …
Council poll not a do-or-die affair, says Yahaya
By Sola Shittu, Gombe Gombe State Governor Inuwa Yahaya on Thursday urged the people to ensure a peaceful conduct of the local government election scheduled for tomorrow. He said they should not see it as a do-or-die affair and declared today as a public holiday to allow people travel to their local governments for the …
Customs generates N21.02b in Kano, Jigawa
By Fanen Ihyongo, Kano The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has said it has generated more than N21 billion revenue this year. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Suleiman Lapa-Umar, said this yesterday at a news conference in Kano. He said the service generated N21.018 billion revenue between January to date, adding that the …
Firm installs fibre optic detector in AKK gas pipeline
By John Ofikhenua, Ajaokuta An indigenous firm implementing the Ajaokuta axis of the Ajaokuta Kaduna Kano gas pipeline has said that it is secured with the fibre optic detector system to prevent vandals from hacking it. With the system, it is possible to monitor a vandal since the system can record his footprints to prompt …
NUJ president hails Kogi Governor for initiating ‘people oriented’ projects
Our Reporter The President, Nigerian Union of Journalist, Chief Chris Isiguzo has hailed Kogi Sate Governor Yahaya Bello for initiating projects and programmes which focused on the well-being of the people. He added that he was well aware of these several projects of his administration which he has at a time inspected all across the …
Row grows over order to link SIM to NIN
By Blessing Olaifa, Abuja and Robert Egbe Row deepened on Thursday over the directive of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Ibrahim Pantami to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to order telecom operators to deactivate all the subscriber identity module (SIM) cards that are not linked to the National Identity Number (NIN) issued …
APC: Northwest governor behind attacks by bandits
By Jide Orintunsin, Abuja A northwest governor is behind the heightened cases of banditry, abductions and other violent crimes in that zone, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged. The ruling party urged security agencies to launch investigation into an intelligence report, which it claimed indicted the governor. APC acting Deputy National Publicity Secretary Yekini …
Turning around a bad name
By Olukorede Yishau To an average human being, a good name is better than gold and silver. There are, however, some who do not care. All that matters is being able to get money. If you like, view their personality or organisation with suspicion, they simply do not care. Imagine someone who wants to make …
‘Release Tompolo’s assets’
By Elo Edremoda, Warri Ex-agitators under the aegis of Movement for the Actualisation of the Dreams of Niger Delta (MADND) have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the continued seizure of assets of ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo. The ex-agitators spoke at a meeting in Oporoza, Warri South West Local Government …
Ministry, assembly disagree over next year’s budget
Agency Reporter Kaduna State Ministry of Human Services and Social Development and the House of Assembly have engaged in a disagreement over the ministry’s capital budget for next year. While the ministry claimed that the House removed votes for its capital projects in the approved 2021 budget, the legislature said it did not do any …
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