The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Sunday 20th December 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 20/12/20
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COVID-19: Nigeria records 6 deaths in 24 hours, confirms 920 new infections
Agency Reporter The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 920 new infections of COVID-19 in the country, with six deaths in 24 hours. The NCDC made the disclosure via its verified website on late on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that since the outbreak of the disease last February, over …
UMYU invites TETFUND to fund takeover of FMC, Katsina
By Augustine Okezie, Katsina The authorities of Umaru Musa Yar Adua University, UMYU, Katsina, have invited the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, to fund its takeover of the Federal Medical Center, FMC, Katsina, as varsity’s teaching hospital. The official handover of the FMC was recently concluded between the Federal Government and the Katsina State Government …
PDP swears-in 27 Jigawa LG chairmen
By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The newly elected chairmen of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the 27 local government areas of Jigawa State have been sworn in to office by a member of the National Executive Committee of the party, Alhaji Sule Lamido. Speaking during the inauguration of the chairmen, the PDP NEC member, who …
BUK Old Students to FG, ASUU: Consider our youths’ future
By Fanen Ihyongo, Kano The 1989 Forum of Bayero University, Kano (BUK) Alumni Association has appealed to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to consider the future of Nigerian students and sheath their swords. The Chairman of the Forum, Dr. Kabiru Jinjiri Ringm, who spoke to journalists, expressed worry that …
APC sweeps Gombe LG poll
By Sola Shittu, Gombe The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday won all the 11 local government chairmanship and 114 ward councillor election in Gombe State. The Chairman of Gombe Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC), Seidu Awak, who announced the result, said it was a keen contest among the political parties but the APC came victorious …
FUD gets new Vice Chancellor
By Ahmed Rufa’i Dutse The Chairman, Federal University Dutse Governing Council, Alhaji Ahmed Alti has announced the appointment of Professor Abdulkarim Sabo Muhammad as new Vice Chancellor of the University. The Chairman made the announcement in a press briefing at the university Senate Building shortly after the selection of the new Vice Chancellor. He said, …
Katsina NYSC boss wants corps members to embrace entrepreneurship
By Augustine Okezie, Katsina The Katsina State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, Alhaji Ahidjo Yahaya, on Saturday called on the 2020 Batch B, Steam 1B Corps members to embrace entrepreneurship and income generation practices, for self reliance. Ahidjo, who made the call while addressing corps members at the opening ceremony of Skill Acquisition …
PERSON OF THE YEAR: #ENDSARS, End Crime and blame in-between
By Olakunle Abimbola #EndSARS protests 2020 somewhat echoed the extreme contrasts, which English novelist, Charles Dickens, painted in his classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities: best of times, worst of times; age of wisdom, age of foolishness; epoch of belief, epoch of incredulity; season of light, season of darkness; spring of hope, winter of …
Plateau communities slam Lalong over infrastructural neglect
By Kolade Adeyemi, Jos The ward head of Jenta Adamu, Da Kabala Bako Gode, has decried the absence of federal and state government presence in the area of providing basic social amenities to residents, who are mostly civil servants in the state and federal government sectors. The ward head, lamented the lack of accessible road …
PERSON OF THE YEAR: Health Workers
By Olatunji Ololade, Associate Editor The year, 2020, unfurled like a wild canyon swallowing preeminent and ordinary Nigerians. No thanks to the deadly coronavirus aka COVID-19. But a recap of 2020 would be incomplete without acknowledging the gallantry of Nigeria’s health workers, many of whom lost their lives battling the pandemic on the frontline. Their …
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