The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Saturday 19th December 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 19/12/20
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Plateau communities slam Lalong over neglect
By Kolade Adeyemi, Jos The ward head of Jenta Adamu, Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, Da Kabala Bako Gode, has decried the absence of both the federal and state government presence in the community. Jenta Adamu is where both the federal and the state civil servants reside. The ward head lamented inaccessible road …
Adamawa governor orders immediate closure of schools
Agency Reporter Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has directed public and private schools across the state to end the first term on Dec. 18 and go on vacation immediately. This is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Humwashi Wonosikou, on Friday in Yola. Read Also; COVID-19 second …
Federal University Lokoja announces new VC
Agency Reporter The Governing Council, Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi, has approved the appointment of Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi as the new and third Vice-Chancellor of the institution. According to NAN, Sen. Chris Adighije, Chairman, Governing Council of the university, confirmed the appointment at a news conference in Lokoja on Friday. Adighije said that the process …
Nasarawa begins payment of N500m gratuity to first batch 500 retirees
Agency Reporter Nasarawa State Government has commenced the payment of N500 million gratuity to the first batch of 500 retirees in the state. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abdullahi Sani – Osaze, Director General, Nasarawa State Pensions Bureau, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen during the electronic payment …
Forex fluctuation cannot affect AKK gas pipeline project – Firm
By John Ofikhenua, Ajaokuta The falling value of Naira and fluctuating exchange rate cannot affect the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project because the contract is an international one denominated in dollars. The first segment (140 km) of the project from Ajaokuta is to be executed by an indigenous firm-Oilserv Limited. Its chairman, Engr. Emeka Okwuosa, …
Buhari mourns Faruk, ex-North West military governor
By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family and friends of first Military Governor of the defunct North Western State, Alhaji Usman Faruk, over his death. A statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari said the former Commissioner of Police …
Gunmen kill seven in fresh Kaduna village attack
By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna Gunmen on Thursday night attacked the Gora Gan community in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing seven persons and injuring one. Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufa’i of Kaduna while condemning the attack, however directed immediate relief intervention for the community. Confirming the incident in a statement Friday afternoon, Kaduna …
All quiet in Amosun’s camp
Sentry It is no longer news that the bid of Senator Ibikunle Amosun, former governor of Ogun State to have his preferred candidate, Chief Derin Adebiyi, returned as the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) failed as the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led National Caretaker /Convention Committee declared Yemi Sanusi caretaker chairman for the …
WTO DG: Setback for Okonjo-Iweala US wants race reopened
Agency Reporter As trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, has said the WTO needs “someone with real experience in trade, not someone from the World Bank or a development person.” Lighthizer spoke in an interview with BBC on Wednesday. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Nigerian minister of finance and former managing director (MD) of the World Bank, had got the …
Visibility and impact of female politicians
Nnedinso Ogaziechi Make no mistake about it, politics is a 24/7 business. It is not for nothing that the mantra is that in politics, there are no permanent enemies or friends but permanent interests. The politicking that goes on in democracies is such that politicians continue to strategize, lobby and change tactics depending on …
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