Nigerian Newspapers Today : Thursday 23rd January 2020
Here are some of the Nigerian Newspapers Today on Thursday 23rd January 2020 .
THE NATIONAL IDENTITY CONUNDRUM
The National Identity Management Commission should sit up The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has called off the use of National Identity Number (NIN) for the 2020 university admission. This decision was made after the exercise received knocks for inflicting untold ordeal on the prospective Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates and their parents.
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Sokoto APC Candidate in Saturday’s State Assembly Rerun Defects to PDP
By Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto Ahead of the Assembly rerun in Binji Constituency in Sokoto State on Saturday, Hon. Bature Dan Muhammadu Lili, the All Progressives Congress candidate, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party. Lili defected to PDP along with 10,000 members of the party. His defection came two days after Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s
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New Dawn As Sunday Thomas Drives Insurance Sector To Lofty Heights
The return of Sunday Thomas to leadership position in insurance industry is no doubt a blessing to the industry as initiatives adopted by him are gradually repositioning the insurance industry for improved performance writes Ebere Nwoji The Nigerian Insurance industry, having passed through years of chequered history of peace especially with regard to relationship between
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Sokoto Begins Implementation of New Minimum Wage January
Sokoto State Executive Council has approved the full implementation of national new minimum wage and consequential adjustment to state civil servants. A statement by the Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the governor, Muhammad Bello, said the state Commissioner of Information, Isah Bajini Galadanci, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state
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FGN Bond Nets N626.498bn, Oversubscribed by 300%
Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The January 2020 FGN Bond auction by the Debt Management Office (DMO) which was conducted Wednesday was oversubscribed by more than 300 per cent, further demonstrating the growing appetite by investors for the debt instrument. According to a statement released by the, DMO, N155 billion of three instruments (five-Year, 10-year and
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NUC: Nigeria Needs 300,000 Additional Medical Doctors
Emmanuel Addeh in Yenagoa The National Universities Commission (NUC) Wednesday decried the shortage of medical practitioners in the country, disclosing that Nigeria needs at least 300,000 additional qualified doctors to meet the standard set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The regulatory agency made the disclosure even as Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State affirmed
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US Plans to Add Nigeria, Others on Travel Restrictions
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The United States government has revealed its plans to add seven countries to a group of nations subject to travel restrictions, including Nigeria. Accordingly to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), some countries could be banned from participating in the diversity visa lottery programme, which awards green cards to people in countries with
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Igbo Group Kicks against Plan to Truncate Zoning Arrangement in Anambra
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The Igbo Leadership Development Foundation (ILDP) has raised the alarm over moves by some politicians to truncate the arrangement for the roration of governorship position in Anambra State. The Director General of the group, Dr. Godwin Udine, Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Law Mefor and Director Contact and Mobilisation, Austin Ifedinezi,
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Tinubu Speaks on Amotekun, Says Malami Erred by Describing Security Outfit as Defence Agency
*Blames South West govs for not consulting AGF Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said that the Attorney-General and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, erred by describing the South West Security Network, codenamed, Amotekun, as a defence agency. The APC chieftain in a statement he issued
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Arraignment of Adoke, Others over Malabu Oil Deal Stalled
By Alex Enumah in Abuja The arraignment of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Bello Adoke, and six others at an Abuja High Court was Wednesday stalled due to the failure of the prosecution, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to serve court processes on the fourth respondent in
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