Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 5th January 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 5th January 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Why Nigeria is not working, by Agbaje
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 and 2019 elections in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, in this interview monitored on Arise Television, speaks on the COVID-19 pandemic, his 2023 ambition and crisis in PDP. ANAYO EZUGWU reports What is your assessment of what the Nigerian government has done so far …
Insecurity: Reps point way forward
The House of Representatives recently called for synergy among the nation’s security operatives in order to curb rising insecurity across the country. PHILIP NYAM reports on the motion that prompted the call Nigeria is been beset with troubling insecurity leading to the death of thousands of her citizens and destruction of property worth billions of …
Nigeria, China 50 landmark years of diplomacy
February 10, 2021 would be 50 years Nigeria and China acceded to diplomatic alliance. The bilateral treaty has made much progress in the past half century that need to be celebrated as that grand alliance has yielded local and international benefits to the two worlds. Before occupying the global stage, China had played a central …
A joint operation for internal security
In a bid to boost internal security, the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) recently conducted a joint combat, search and rescue exercise along Kaduna-Abuja highway As part of efforts to enhancing the capacity, professionalism and combat readiness of its personnel to tackle various internal security challenges and secure the lives and properties of Nigerians, the Nigerian …
Preserving the Gbagyi cultural heritage
Kpebi, one of the communities of indigenous people in Abuja Municipal Area Council ( AMAC ) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recently went agog when the people decided to trace their ancestral roots by re-inventing an age long cultural festival. CALEB ONWE reports It was a day that sons and daughters of the Gbagyi …
Airlink complies with South Africa’s curfew, adjusts flights
South African-based domestic and regional airline is adjusting its schedule of early morning and evening departures so that customers can comply with the country’s new curfew with minimal disruption to their travel plans. The changes will affect Airlink flights that were originally due to depart prior to 08:00 and arrive after 20:00. These will be …
Olateru lauds staff, seeks more commitment to reposition AIB
The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) has urged its members of staff not to relent in pursuing excellence while delivering the Bureau’s mandate of investigating air accidents with the aim of ensuring continuous safety of air transport in Nigeria. The Commissioner of the Bureau, Akin Olateru who implored the AIB staff while delivering a speech …
Mixed, positive outlook for carriers
Aviation faces grim future amid COVID-19 that ravaged the sector in 2020. The year 2021 promises to see a small lift, but not yet Uhuru as the sector picks the pieces to return to profitability, writes WOLE SHADARE A year like no other The aviation industry in Nigeria like others suffered so much in 2020. …
Spill: Fishermen demand $3.6bn fine from Shell
●Environmentalist tackles Conoil The Artisan Fishermen Association of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to prevail on Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) to pay the $3.6 billion fine imposed on it by an industry regulator over the 2011 Bonga oilfield spill incident. In a related development, the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the …
Meters: NERC outlines payment refund plans
●REA plans mini-grids for isolation centres, PHCs All customers, who made payment for meters under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme, would be refunded. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), which declared this in an email statement, through its Head Public Affairs, Mr. Michael Faloseyi, added that the “modality for the refund of the meter …
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