Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 31st March 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 31st March 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
Read also
Why Nasarawa should produce next APC national chairman – Sule
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Abdullahi Sule, in this interview, speaks on why some major stakeholders in the state recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the bid by the state chapter of the party to produce the next National Chairman of the party. Cheke Emmanuel reports Nasarawa State seems to
‘Fayemi’s proactive leadership, key to management of COVID-19 in Ekiti’
Dr. Jimlas Ogunsakin is the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Public Health. In this interview with ADEWUMI ADEMIJU, he speaks on efforts of the state government towards managing the pandemic and the performance of his principal in the health sector How has Ekiti State government been able to
Healthcare: Reps propose varsity to tackle degeneration
PHILIP NYAM reports on how a recent public hearing by the House of Representatives for the establishment of a University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Bida, Niger State, exposed the decay in nation’s poor health sector As part of its resolve to make enabling legislation for the improvement of the nation’s healthcare sector, the
Sanwo-Olu: Teaching no longer thankless profession in Lagos
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday gave out 12 cars to the finalists of the 2020 Teachers Merit Award. Thirteen cars were billed to be given out to the best teachers, but it was learnt that one of the teachers couldn’t meet up. Among the lucky winners were seven male and five female
Tinubu: I want 50,000 youths drafted into security agencies
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, yesterday said that he meant to seek the recruitment of 50,000 youths into the Nigerian Army, not the 50 million he had earlier said. Tinubu said in a statement that his earlier demand for the recruitment of 50 million soldiers was an “accidental verbal
Infrastructure deficit may hamper AfCFTA implementation –FG
The Federal Government, yesterday, lamented that infrastructure deficit may hamper the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (Af- CFTA). The Minister of Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, who stated this at a press conference in Abeokuta, Ogun State, noted that infrastructure deficit must be fixed for Nigeria to take full advantage
Senate tackles MDAs over $1.5bn, 995m Euros foreign loans
…suspends approval of N8.5bn 2021 FCT-IRS budget The Senate, yesterday, tackled relevant agencies of the executive arm of government currently expecting foreign loans and also seeking approval for 2021 budget proposals. The Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts had at an interface with the Ministries of Agriculture, Finance and Debt Management Office on 995million
NIWA: We’ll remove 100,000 trailers from Nigeria’s roads
The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr. George Moghalu, yesterday disclosed plans by the agency to make the inland waterways navigable in order to decongest the seaports and pull out about 100,000 trailers from the roads. In a chat with journalists in Abuja, Moghalu expressed excitement over the recent arrival of a commercial
7m Nigerians actively engage in agric – Minister
More than seven million Nigerians are actively employed in agriculture under the administration’s diversification agenda, the Federal Government claimed yesterday. The ministry of agriculture is working to ensure the sector offers 20 million jobs in the nearest future. A statement issued by Mallam Tanko Abdullahi Yunusa, Media Assistant to the Minister of finance, budget and
FG pays over N2bn workers’ death benefits
The Federal Government said it has paid through the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OCSoF) the sum of N2.3 billion out of the N2.5 billion as death benefits to the next-of-kin to deceased workers. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed this when
Read also
You can also check
