Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 16th March 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 16th March 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Resolving knotty land allocation issues
As the population of the Federal Capital Territory increases exponentially and new communities spring up rapidly, critical stakeholders are worried about land allocation and administration. CALEB ONWE reports. In the beginning, Abuja was conceived as a model and designed to compete favourably with other cities of the world. It was programmed that the government,
IWD: Women seek end to genderbased violence
This year’s celebration was an opportunity for women around the world to raise their voices and make a choice to challenge existing discriminatory structures, policies and programmes deemed discriminatory against the female folks. It was specially targeted at advancing the fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV) that increased at an alarming rate during
Nigerian oil producers earn $2.4bn in February
Oil producers in Nigeria raked in $2.4304 billion from oil exports into the market controlled by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in February, 2021. This came as OPEC declared that the country pumped 39.2 million barrels into the market in the 28 days of February based on 1.4 million barrels
Nigeria missing from major palm oil producing countries
Anna Okon Despite being heavily endowed with palm trees in some parts of the country, Nigeria was conspicuously missing from a recent list of major palm oil producing countries. A 2020 report compiled by a leading market research outlet, Research and Markets, listed Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Colombia and the European Union as major palm
Shell, Aiteo’s bickering deepens over $2.7bn missing crude
Oil rig order and committal proceedings against the two banks. Aiteo’s lawyer, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), prayed the court to first hear the committal proceedings. He added that it was “necessary that the named persons in committal proceedings (the bank officials) be present in court,” because the proceedings “attached to their person.” He said
Fuel crisis stirring news, views, reviews
Nigeria, last Friday, suffered N2.7 billion deficit on petrol as subsidy returned at N54 per litre after Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) uploaded and deleted a monthly pricing template. ADEOLA YUSUF, in this report, takes a look at the template and the needless crisis it plunged the country into Nigeria, on Friday, March
NLNG: Gas development’ll translate to more jobs
The General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Nigeria LNG Limited, Eyono Fatayi-Williams, has said the company firmly believes that gas development will translate to more jobs, cleaner and cheaper energy, more industries, more food through fertilisers, cheaper transportation and a much better quality of life for all Nigerians. She stated this while receiving
NAMA seeks urgent funding to guarantee safer airspace
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has called for urgent funding of the agency to guarantee better efficiency and procurement of critical air safety tools. This is coming amid disclosure by the Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Folayele Akinkuotu, that the Agency’s facilities were being vandalised in Owerri, Imo State and Port-Harcourt, Rivers State,
African airlines’ indebtedness worries AFRAA, ECA
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) have published a report on the financial impact of COVID-19 on African airlines and insights for the recovery from the liquidity crisis. This follows a survey that was jointly conducted by the two organisations to quantify the indebtedness of African airlines from
NG Eagle booting amid uncertainty
A new airline, which is probably going to be the country’s national carrier, is said to be going through finishing touches at the moment. WOLE SHADARE writes that to bring to fruition the long-awaited airline, the promoters need to clear some rough edges Unanswered questions The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has
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