Latest News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 6th November 2019
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Nigeria is well into the process of diversifying its economy, with emphasis on sectors such as agriculture, mining, solid minerals and manufacturing, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.
Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday when he received at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denis Moncada Colindres, and the Nicaraguan Minister for Special Delegation of the President for Africa, Middle East and Arab, Mohamed Farrara Lashtar.
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FAO says 4m Nigerians face acute food insecurity
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has said that about 4.02 million people in Nigeria are currently faced with acute food insecurity.
The FAO Country Director, Suffyan Koroma, said this during the presentation of October 2019 CH Analysis’ outcome for 16 states and the FCT, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Koroma said the food security situation report released by the World Food Programme and FAO noted that there had been a significant improvement in the food security situation in the country.
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Lalong plans gazette on water as 2.8m lack decent toilets in Plateau
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau says his administration will soon gazette a Water Sector Law to improve peoples’ access to water and sanitation in the state.
Lalong disclosed this at the launching of the “Keep Your Promise Campaign on WASH” on Tuesday in Jos.
Represented by the state Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, the Governor said that the State Government had paid N500 million as counterpart funds for various WASH projects in the state.
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Interswitch moves into e-health with eChat acquisition
Digital payment company, Interswitch Limited, has acquired a health-based technology company, eClat Healthcare Limited to improve healthcare delivery in Africa.
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FIRS targets 80% revenue from non-oil sector in next 3 years
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says the non-oil sector will contribute 80 per cent of the country’s revenue in the next three years.
Mr Wahab Gbadamosi, the FIRS Head of Communications and Servicom Department made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday
Gbadamosi said the executive chairman of the service, Mr Tunde Fowler said this at the Nigeria-Canada Investment Summit which held in Abuja.
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He explained that the non-oil sector’s contribution to the Nigerian economy would rise to 60 per cent by November 2019 from 54 per cent in December 2018.
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Oxlade-Chamberlain strikes, as Liverpool go top after Genk win
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored in a second successive Champions League game as Liverpool beat Genk 2-1 in Group E, but they were made to work for their victory.
Oxlade-Chamberlain had scored twice in a 4-1 win against the Belgian side two weeks ago and followed it up with another superb goal to ultimately seal a vital three points for the Champions League holders.
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But it was by far a walk in Stanley Park, with a thunderous Mbwana Samatta header leveling things up in the first half after an instinctive finish from Georginio Wijnaldum for Liverpool’s 14th-minute opener.
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Patient-Centred Care remains viable option to improve healthcare delivery —Okowa
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta says Patient-Centred Care (PCC) remains a viable option for the improvement of health care delivery in the country.
Okowa made this assertion in his keynote address at the second National Health Summit, organised by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Tuesday in Abuja.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the theme of the summit is “Patient-Centered Care.”
He said that PCC had great potential to produce much better outcomes in a cost-efficient manner, reduce system errors and increase patient satisfaction.
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Chelsea vs Ajax: Stunning comeback, Lampard reacts
Chelsea FC stunned every football lovers after its comeback from 4-1 against Ajax.
Summary of The Game:
Lampard made one change to the side that beat Watford at the weekend, with Marcos Alonso starting at left-back and Emerson missing out of the squad.
It was a manic start to the game, with Tammy Abraham scoring an own goal after a dangerous cross from Quincy Promes.
In the fifth minute Jorginho equalised from the penalty spot after Christian Pulisic had been brought down by Joel Veltman.
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Xhaka stripped of Arsenal captaincy, dropped for Vitoria game
Arsenal manager Unai Emery has stripped Granit Xhaka of the captaincy and left him out of the Premier League side’s squad for their Europa League game against Portugal’s Vitoria.
“I had a meeting with him and told him he is no longer in the captain’s group,” the Mirror website quoted the Spaniard as telling reporters on Tuesday.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang takes over the permanent role, although he was also not in the 18-man travelling squad for the match in Guimaraes and Hector Bellerin is likely to stand in instead.
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Woeful Barcelona fire blank at Camp Nou in Slavia Prague goalless draw
Barcelona were booed off the pitch by their supporters as their patchy form continued with a 0-0 draw at home to Slavia Prague in their Champions League Group F game on Tuesday.
Ernesto Valverde’s side had fallen to a 3-1 defeat at Levante in La Liga on the weekend and could not give the rousing response they craved, failing to break down a diligent and bold Slavia side.
With Luis Suarez injured, Barca lacked a cutting edge and visiting goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar produced an admirable display to shut out the Catalans, thwarting Lionel Messi and Sergi Roberto from close range in the second half.
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