Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 8th September 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 8th September 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Sultan challenges Northern govs to end gender based violence
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has challenged state governors to be proactive in their policy formation, especially those that can end gender based violence in the Northern region of the country. Abubakar disclosed this in Abuja Tuesday when he addressed participants at a
We must strive for balance in tackling hate speech, misinformation – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that tackling hate speech and misinformation has become the responsibility of all major stakeholders, especially Parliaments around the world, as the negative consequences of the two can only be imagined. Gbajabiamila said parliaments must find in all regulatory or legislative interventions, a balance
Rid N’west, N’central of bandits, Buhari orders Service Chiefs
…Army to receive remaining Tucano jets next week, says Magashi President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Service Chiefs to intensify efforts in their crackdown on bandits in the North-west and North-central parts of the country. The President gave the charge Tuesday at a meeting in the Presidential Villa where he got updates on the
Insecurity: Sheikh Gumi blames FG for upsurge in kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery
Renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said the resort to military force by the Federal Government against bandits and herdsmen in Zamfara State and by extension, other troubled spots in the North, will be counterproductive and as such, not yield the most positive results. Gumi, who said military action against the bandits would only
N’Delta: Ex-militants issue one-week ultimatum for unpaid stipends
Niger Delta ex-militants under the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Tuesday issued a one-week ultimatum to the Federal Government for their August stipends. The ultimatum, which was issued by the leader of the Niger Delta Defence Corps (NDDC), John Egbe, alleged that the government is withholding the August stipends of over 10,000 beneficiaries without any explanation.
No doctor owed salaries – FG
The Federal Government has said no doctor or health worker in the country was owed monthly salary, as being propagated by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, who made the disclosure at the opening of the meeting of the Presidential Committee on Salaries with the leadership
COVID-19: Delta variant twice deadly than previous variant -NPHCDA warns
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has warned that the Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic was more than twice deadly and contagious than the previous variant. Executive Director NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, who made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja during the weekly briefing on progress of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in
Qatar 2022: Super Eagles edge Blue Sharks, stay firm on top of Group C
Captain Ahmed Musa celebrated his 100th cap for Nigeria with a precious win that took the Super Eagles to a firm position at the top of Group C of the African race of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. A 75th minute own goal by Cape Verde earned Nigeria a 2-1 win in their qualifying
Sexual harassment: OAU sacks another lecturer
Again, the authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State Tuesday sacked another lecturer, Dr. Adebayo Mosobalaje, who was found guilty of sexual demeanour against a female student. The university’s Governing Council, which approved the dismissal of the randy lecturer, said the action was part of its avowed determination to rid the
Akeredolu: Nigerians now living in fear, insecurity situation needs urgent attention
…says bandits should be tagged as terrorists. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has stated that there is urgent need for the government to restore the hope of the people by addressing the insecurity situation that has continued unabated in the country. Akeredolu, who stressed that Nigerians are now living in fear, noted that the
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