Thisday Newspaper News Today Sunday 4th July 2021
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Understanding Mental Health
Ugonna Orji In 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed in a study that one in four people worldwide will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lifetime; representing at least 1.7 billion persons worldwide. This estimate was before the COVID-19 pandemic started and devastated millions of homes, economy and
Netflix Introduces New Mobile Plan with Partial Download Feature
By Vanessa Obioha Last year, Netflix tested two mobile plan options to see if subscribers will embrace them. Following a positive outcome of the tests, the streamer has now launched mobile plan across sub-Saharan Africa. Forty-three countries in the continent, including Nigeria, can now access the plan which costs as low as N1,200/$3.99, almost 60%
House Opposes Lifting of Twitter Ban
By Adedayo Akinwale The House of Representatives has thrown its weight behind the federal government’s decision to suspend the operation of micro-blogging company, Twitter in the country indefinitely. The federal government had on 4th June, 2021 announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter because it allowed its platform to be used “for activities that were capable
Breaking: Senate Passes PIB, Approves 3% for Host Community Trust Fund
By Deji Elumoye The Senate on Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) with the approval of three percent for host community trust fund as against five percent recommended by the Joint Committee of the National Assembly on Petroleum (Upstream and Downstream) and Gas in a report presented last week. The percentage for the host
UN Decries Continued Violent Extremism in Lake Chad Region
By Michael Olugbode The United Nations has stated that despite efforts made to address violent extremism and root causes of conflicts in the Lake Chad region, the problem has continued to persist, blocking progress in the region The Director of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Regional Office for Central Africa, Salah Khaled,
FG: Forensic Investigation Has Revealed ‘Treasure Trove of Information’ on Kanu, Collaborators
Says Kanu’s collaborators will face full wrath of the law By Olawale Ajimotokan Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has stated that the collaborators of the now arrested leader of the Independent People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu will face the full wrath of the law for their activities that challenged the nation’ s
FG Distributes Engagement Letters to NSIP Independent Monitors in Katsina
By Francis Sardauna The federal government has distributed engagement letters and tablets to 108 trained National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) Independent Monitors in Katsina State to ensure effective implementation of the programme in the state. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Mrs Sadiya Umar Farouk, while distributing the letters and working
House Passes PIB
By Udora Orizu The House of Representatives at plenary, Thursday, passed for third reading the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021. The lawmakers supported all 318 clauses of the Bill, while considering the report presented by Chairman of the Adhoc Committee on the PIB, Hon. Mohammed Tahir Monguno. The Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila commended his colleagues for
FG Calls for Concerted Efforts to Avert Fire Incidents
By Michael Olugbode The federal government has appealed to Nigerians not to leave firefighting in the hands of professional firefighters alone, calling on all to contribute their quota towards guaranteeing fire safety and avert the spate of fire incidents across the country. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, made the call in
PIB: Senate in Closed-door Session With Sylva, Kyari
By Deji Elumoye The Senate is currently in a closed-door session with the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari. The duo who were led to the Red Chamber by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly
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