Latest News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 18th December 2019
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Wednesday 18th December 2019 .
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I will not leave uncompleted projects — Lalong
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has said that he will complete projects he initiated before he leaves office in 2023.
A statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, said that the governor made the pledge while inspecting ongoing “legacy projects” across the state.
“We want to complete the projects during our tenure to avoid the problem of abandoned projects.
“We decided to complete the projects we inherited, but you can’t be sure of what those coming behind us will do.
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Rape victims find their voice in crime-hit Nigerian city
“They forced their way in at around 2am. They raped us. And when they left, they stole our phones and money.”
In those simple words, Sarah describes the nightmare that she and her flatmate endured when two armed men broke into their apartment in Port Harcourt, Nigeria’s oil hub.
Who the men were was, and remains a mystery. Both wore masks.
Reeling from shame and fearful of stigma, the 25-year-old did not tell anyone she had been raped.
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Shipping lines hike RoRo, containerised cargo charges
SHIPPING lines in Nigeria have increased charges for shipment of Roll-up Roll-off (RoRo) and other containerised goods in response to delay in return of empty containers.
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Terminal operator commissions N7.2bn cargo handling equipment
NIGERIA’s indigenous terminal operator, Ports and Cargo, operators of terminal C at the Tin-can Island port, Monday commissioned cargo handling equipment valued at over €20 million (N7.2 billion).
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Yuletide: Hamper dealers decry low patronage in Enugu
Hamper dealers in Enugu on Tuesday decried low patronage of items as 2019 Christmas celebration draws nearer.
A NAN correspondent who visited the markets and shopping malls in Enugu metropolis, reports that many hampers in decorated raffia baskets and plastic bowls are yet to be sold.
The markets visited include Obgete Main Market, Garki Market, Kenyatta Market and some shopping malls.
Some of the dealers told NAN in separate interviews that they were disappointed over low patronage which they attribute to poor economic situation in the country
Miss Amaka Ijezie, a shop owner at Ogbete Main Market, said that the purchasing power of customers for hampers during yuletide had reduced due to harsh economic situation,
Ijezie said it was regrettable that she invested huge money into the business and was not making desired profit.
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Bail: Presumption of innocence and right to liberty (2)
LAST week, I discussed the entitlement of Nigerian citizens to liberty, and particularly when charged with the commission of an offence, the right of the person to presumption of innocence and bail. This week, I intend to discuss the rather unfortunate trend in the prescription of very harsh, near impossible conditions imposed by judges in our courts for the grant of bail. I will equally give a brief highlight of what operates in other jurisdictions in terms of bail and conditions for its grant.
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What is really going on in Edo?
Having emerged as Governor in what was ultimately a popular manner, indeed in all its most consequential ramifications, legendary unionist and impactful man of the people, former Edo State Governor and current Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, had nevertheless somehow managed to deteriorate into the utterly deplorable ethos whose antithesis his emergence had hitherto so succinctly represented.
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Buhari, VP to spend N9.06b on food, travel, cars, others
ABUJA — The National Assembly has retained the N3. 327 billion which the executive proposed as travel expenses for President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in the federal government’s 2020 budget.
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Kidnapped crew member of Greek tanker dies, remaining three freed
THREE of the four kidnapped crew members of the oil tanker Elka Aristotle have been released, however, the fourth crew member, a Filipino national has died, European Products Carriers Ltd., managers of the Greek-flagged vessel, informed.
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FIRS gives 7 days notice to tax defaulters
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has served a seven-day notice to tax defaulters across the country.
The Head, Communications and Servicom Department, Mr Wahab Gbadamosi, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
Gbadamosi said the Acting Executive Chairman of FIRS, Mr Abiodun Aina, announced this in a notification letter to taxpayers on Tuesday.
He stated that Aina informed defaulters of the plan by the service to begin tax enforcement against them should they continue to fail in fulfilling their tax obligations.
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