Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 15th March 2020
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JAMB Kicks-Off 2020/21 UTME Examination
INNOCENT OWEH/OYENIRAN APATA ABUJA/LAGOS – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Saturday, kicked off the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide, to pave way for admission process in the 2020 – 2021 academic year. The exercise which is being conducted in over 700 centres nationwide, is expected to last till April 4,2020. Over
Replace Imported Goods With Made-In-Nigeria Products, Dangote Tells FG
Foremost industrialist, Aliko Dangote, has identified Nigeria’s large domestic market as an incentive to import substitution and diversification of the domestic economy. Dangote, who spoke in Abuja at a roundtable parley with the governor of the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, said the Asian Tigers focus on exports because of the size
Trump Tests Negative For Coronavirus – White House Doctor
US President Donald Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus, the White House physician has said. “This evening I received confirmation that the test is negative,” Sean Conley said in a statement on Saturday. Mr Trump underwent a test days after hosting a meeting at his Florida resort with a Brazilian delegation, some of whom
Sanusi’s Long-Running Battle With Ganduje
A silent feud between Mohammed Lamido Sanusi and the government of Kano State boils over and he gets the boot. It was Napoléon Bonaparte, the French statesman and military leader, who rose to prominence during the French Revolution, that said, “A throne may only be a bench covered with velvet, but it is one which
Akpabio’s March In Repositioning NDDC
ANIETIE EKONG In his continuing effort at delivering a more development-driven Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), President Muhammadu Buhari on March 10, 2020 inaugurated the Advisory Committee of the Commission. Similarly, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, had also inaugurated the Presidential Monitoring Committee of the NDDC as set up by President
$22.7Bn Loan: Nigeria Journeying Towards Golgotha?
LAGOS – The Golgotha, biblically, is a hill outside the city of Jerusalem where Jesus Christ was crucified. It is also known as the Hill of Skulls. It denotes a place where criminals were executed by the Jews. Golgotha could be likened to the modern day slaughter slab, where all manners of cattle are slaughtered preparatory
Mohammed Sanusi II: Profile Of An Intriguing Prince
Intrigues, power play and clear trails of malfeasances are some of the imprimaturs of recent decision to dethrone Mohammed Sanusi II, of Kano. But would this be the end of the matter, asks NICHOLAS UWERUNONYE Early in 2013, Abuja’s informal ICT market went agog over an unusual demand for an ICT/Wifi savvy technician that could
Will Nigerians Blink On Proposed Ban On Generators?
In this report, MOHAMMED SHOSANYA, JUSTUS ADEJUMOH and ISAAC ASABOR, examine the proposal by the Senate to ban generating sets as well as jail those found selling or using the product. Six years after the privatization of the nation’s power sector, Nigerians are still lamenting low utility of electricity which could have added value to
How I Intend To Meet N140bn Revenue Target – Compt. Saidu
Aliyu Galadima Saidu ,the Customs Area Controller of Portharcourt Area II Command Onne Port, Rivers State,shortly after a recent stakeholders meeting with government agencies and port users fielded questions from journalists .He revealed how compliant port users make more profit and utilize time wisely than those seeking to short change the government or evade duty
Professionals Should Man Nigerian Maritime Sector – Nwabunike
The National President, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Mr. Tony Iju Nwabunike recently in Lagos engaged journalists on the state of the maritime sector,the nation’s ports and the need to join hands with Standards Organisation of Nigeria in the war against substandard products. ANDREW UTULU was there. Excerpts: Accessing port in Ghana, truck
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