The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Friday 8th October 2021
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 08/10/21
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‘African Agriculture will drive global food and protein security’
Alan Kessler is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of African Agriculture, a United States-based Africa-focused company. Beginning with an initial farm development in Senegal, African Agriculture has embarked on a journey to deliver protein to the world. The company aims to achieve this mission through the enhancement of cattle feed via high nutrition content
‘We won’t pay ransom to rescue abducted perm sec’
Niger State Commissioner of Information and Strategy Muhammad Sani Idris has said that the state government will not compromise its stance of non-payment of ransom to rescue the abducted Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Ibrahim Garba Musa, who was abducted last Saturday. The commissioner said there would be no selective or preferential
Pensioners protest non-payment of 32 months’ pensions
Hundreds of retired civil servants, under the umbrella of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Benue State, yesterday staged a peaceful protest in Makurdi. They accused Benue State government of ill-treatment by not paying them their entitlement for more than 32 months. “Benue State government is owning the state pensioners 32 months and local government 74
Banditry, COVID-19 worsen figure of out-of-school children in Katsina
Worsening banditry attacks and cases of COVID-19 have aggravated rising population of out-of-school children across the 34 local government areas of Katsina State. Director, Social Mobilisation of Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), Abdul Malik Bello, who unveiled the above information at a meeting with the media, preparatory to the flag off of Back to School
Dele Cole loses wife
Pastor Mina Dugoabere Cole, wife of Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole, is dead. She died in London on October 1 after a protracted illness. Read Also: Student dies in Anambra gas explosion A statement by the widower said: “It is with heavy hearts that we the children of its Excellency Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole, on behalf of
Abia council boss accused of assaulting HOD
The Chairman of Aba North Local Government of Abia State, David Ikonne, has allegedly assaulted the Head of Department of Works (HOD) in the council, Mrs. Chidinma Nwanosike. The woman was said to have been hospitalised. It was gathered that the incident is causing unrest among council workers, who saw it as an assault on
‘Ologbotsere abolishment dead on arrival’
The Ologbotsere Descendants Worldwide has said the abolishment of the title of Ologbotsere, as announced by the Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwaste lll, is “dead on arrival”. This was part of the resolutions reached yesterday in Warri, Delta State, at an emergency meeting of the Ologbotsere family, at the home of the embattled
Edo governorship aspirant, PDP chair suspended
A governorship aspirant in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 19, 2020 election in Edo State, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama and the Chairman of PDP in Oredo Local Government, Oduwa Igbinosun, have been suspended for alleged embezzlement and anti-party activities. At an enlarged meeting of Oredo PDP stakeholders yesterday at the party’s local government secretariat in
Onyema denies involvement in military personnel deployment
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema, has denied an allegation that he collaborated with the Anambra State Government to deploy soldiers in Ihiala Local Government. Onyema, who said he was ignorant of any deployment of military personnel anywhere in the state, expressed shock that mischief-makers could level allegations against him. He
Olubadan of UI
The University of Ibadan (UI) is Nigeria’s premier university. So, you can excuse folks in there, in rarefied premier clouds, to treat selves to premier absurdity! Indeed, since its an age of rot and decay, it is meet that that absurdity should come with clamour for vice-chancellor — all 16 Titans, of prodigious learning and
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