Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 19th February 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 19th February 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Gbajabiamila seeks China’s support to end insecurity
T he Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has sought the support of the Peoples Republic of China to end insecurity in Nigeria. The speaker noted that both Nigeria and China have been having good economic and political relationships, saying there was a need to establish strong military ties between the two countries with a view to ending insecurity. Speaking when he received the Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr Zhou Pingjian, on a courtesy call in his office in Abuja…
Herbalist, five others held for robbery in Ogun
P olice yesterday arrested five suspected robbers and a herbalist in connection with a robbery at Olomoore area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. The suspects allegedly invaded the house of their victims in the midnight and attacked Alfa Rifhat Ashraf, who was injured and left with machete cuts. They also dispossessed Ashraf and his wife of five different types of mobile phones, one laptop, N60,000 and other valuables. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspects committed the crime on January 21, 2020 at No…
Anti-graft war: FG moves to harmonise agencies’ data
A s part of measures to boost confidence in the ongoing fight against corruption in the country, the Federal Government has begun the harmonisation of data by all anti-corruption agencies. The move is aimed at eliciting the support of relevant international agencies, which had raised concerns about the disaggregated nature of data by relevant anti-graft agencies. New Telegraph recalls that Transparency International had, in its latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released last month, ranked Nigeria as the second most corrupt country in West Africa. …
Yobo has pedigree to lift Eagles –Eguavoen
A former Super Eagles’ head coach Austin Eguavoen has described the appointment of former captain Joseph Yobo as assistant to Gernot Rohr qualifying as a very good development. Eguavoen charged the Nigeria senior soccer team to see the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations match against Sierra Leone on March 23 as a must-win. He noted that the inclusion of Yobo in the technical crew would go a long way in helping the team rise above oppositions at global and continental levels. Egoavoen said: “The appointment…
Banks’ NPL ratio maintained downward trend in 2019
Decline DMBs stepped up loan recovery efforts C ontrary to speculation in some quarters, Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) policies to get banks to increase lending to the real sector of the economy is not leading to an increase in industry Non-Performing Loan (NPL) ratio, findings by New Telegraph have shown. Although the NPL ratio remains above CBN’s regulatory limit of 5.0 per cent, New Telegraph’s analysis of latest data released by the apex bank shows that it kept its downward trend throughout 2019. From a…
Chukwu-Ndukwe: Osimhen must fight for Eagles’ shirt despite form
F ormer Nigeria international Raphael Chukwu-Ndukwe has said Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen must not be made to feel indispensable, urging Manager Gernot Rohr to give other strikers equal opportunity. Chukwu-Ndukwe who scored in the final of 2000 African Cup of Nations in Nigeria’s loss to Cameroon, said that more strikers are emerging and the competition will be good for the Eagles. He is impressed with the rise of Osimhen and urged the Lille of France forward to keep his focus and continue to work hard. …
‘Chukwueze can displace Fati in Barca attack’
V illarreal wonderkid Samuel Chukwueze has been urged to join La Liga champions Barcelona amid speculation linking him with a summer move to Liverpool, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. La Liga expert Diego Ramos believes the Nigeria international could be the missing link Barcelona have been looking for to complete their attacking trident. Ramos who was recently in Nigeria on the invitation of the Nigerian Professional Football League reckons that Chukwueze has more qualities than Barcelona’s teenage sensation Ansu Fati. “Right now if Chukwueze signs for Barcelona his main competition is Ansu…
AFCON 2021: Ndidi, Kalu fit ahead Leone Stars’ clash
S uper Eagles Manager Gernot Rohr has received a major boost ahead of their 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone as key players Wilfred Ndidi and Samuel Kalu shrugged off their injury worries. Ndidi and Kalu were major doubts for the tie but the coach has now received good news as the players are close to featuring for their clubs. The Leicester City star Ndidi underwent surgery on his meniscus last month, returning to action just 13 days later, but…
CBN to FCTA: Fast-track land allocation to investors in Abuja
T he Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged the current administration in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to fast-track land allocation to genuine investors in the territory. This was made known yesterday when the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele led some foreign inventors on milk production to visit the FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello, in Abuja. The foreign investors include Mr. Ben Langat, Managing Director, Friesland Campina; Mr. Mauricio Alarcon, Managing Director Nestle and Mrs. Zubaida Damakka, Director,…
Value of Nigerian drug import surges to N164.4bn
INFLOW National Drug Policy 2005 has failed to curb medicine importation to the country N igeria has imported N164.4billion ($454.27million) worth of drugs from three countries within the last two years. The imports were increased by 27.3 per cent from $191.17million to $263.1million due to lack of implementation of national drug policy. It was learnt that lack of incentives for local manufacturers and poor funding for research contributed to massive importation of drugs into the country. Currently, 70 per cent of drugs consumed in the…
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