Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 21st May 2024
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 21st May 2024 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Small Steps, Giant Strides
When one of the fastest growing universities in Nigeria, Thomas Adewumi University, contacted me through its phenomenal Vice Chancellor, Prof. Francisca Oladipo, to deliver its third anniversary lecture last Thursday (May 16, 2024), the relevant theme that came to my mind was “Small Steps, Giant Strides: Unleashing the Power of Incremental Progress”. This is because…
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The Urgency Of Managed Free Float
It has become rather urgent to revisit the free float regime now in place for the determination of the rate of exchange of naira. It should be obvious to all and really should be no brainer that you don’t allow a commodity that is in short supply with many contending insatiable demands that are mostly…
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Nigeria To Save $2.5bn Yearly From CNG Conversion
The Federal Government has said it will save about $2.5 billion yearly with the conversion of 1,000,000 vehicles from fuel-powered to Compressed Natural Gas. The Programme Director, Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas, PiCNG, Michael Oluwagbemi, stated this during a one-day South South and South East stakeholders engagement meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He…
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UNILAG Set To Commence New Academic Programmes At DLI
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof Folasade Ogunsola, says the institution’s Distance Learning Institute (DLI) is set to commence four new programmes. She stated this while addressing the new students admitted into the Distance Learning Institute during the 2023/2024 Blended Matriculation ceremony of the institute, which took place at the Nurudeen Alao Auditorium of…
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2024 OTC: Wooing Investors For Robust Oil, Gas Sector
The Federal Government used the OTC to woo investors by ensuring an adequate environment conducive for their business operations. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe, appropriated the event to assure global investors that the Nigerian government would eliminate every…
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Mobile Internet Adoption Rebounds Among Women
More women in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are using mobile internet than ever before, 1.5 billion (66%) in total. In 2023, an additional 120 million women connected to the internet via mobile. However, an alarming 785 million women remain unconnected, with approximately 60 per cent residing in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. This is according…
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North East: Concerns Over Food Insecurity Gather Momentum
Despite plans by the United Nations to raise $306 million to meet food security target in the North East, stakeholders believe that more financial aids are still required to combat the situation. They believe mobilising funds to address food insecurity is a matter of life and death for the over 230, 000 children in Borno,…
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Ortom, Suswam, Others Task PDP Supporters On Unity Ahead LG Congresses
…Suswam denies having political conflict with Ortom Ahead of the scheduled July 6 local government elections and congresses, formers of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom, Gabriel Suswam and Senator Abba Moro yesterday tasked supporters of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to remain one indivisible entity so as to coast to victory during the polls…
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JUST-IN: NGF Appoints Shittu Acting DG
Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has appointed Dr Abdulateef Shittu as the Acting Director-General. New Telegraph reports that he replaced Asishana Okauru who retired last week after 15 years in office. Until his appointment, Shittu was the Executive Director, Strategy and Research at the NGF secretariat. A statement from the forum’s secretariat said the acting DG…
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Obi Knocks FG, Says Stop Financial Indiscipline, Focus On Nation’s Devt
The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi on Monday expressed concerns about President Bola Tinubu-led administration’s alleged lack of economic discipline. Speaking in a post shared via his verified X page, Obi lamented that Nigeria’s average tertiary school enrollment is less than 15%, saying it is inconceivable that the government allocated N6…
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