Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Thursday 19th December 2019
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NIMC orders enrollment centers to give priorities to 2020 UTME applicants
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has ordered all enrolment centres nationwide to give preference to intending applicants for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)/Direct Entry (DE) examinations, for enrolment and issuance of National Identification Number (NIN). This is coming on the heels of complaints from parents that their children
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JAMB generates N20bn in three years – Registrar
Sola Ojo, Kaduna The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Thursday, said it has generated N20 billion from University and Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) between 2016 to 2019. The Board also announced its readiness to deploy drone cameras to all the identified 700 examination centres to check any activity that can jeopardize the efforts
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Contempt: Sharia court remands businesswoman in custody for 5 hours
A Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Thursday, remanded a businesswoman, Fatima Yunusa in custody for five hours for committing contempt. Yunusa was arraigned in court concerning a debt of N65, 450 being the cost of 77 crates of eggs she collected from the complainant since August but failed to pay. The
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Gov Ishaku presents 213Bn 2020 budget proposal
Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku on Thursday presented the 2020 Budget proposal of Two hundred and Thirteen Billion, two hundred and three million, seventy-six thousand eight hundred and ten Naira (213,203,076,810) to the state House of Assembly for consideration. Dubbed budget of accelerated growth and development, the budget has a total of
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FG pegs oil production at 2.18mbpd in 2020 Budget
Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning said the Federal Government has pegged oil production at 2.18 Million Barrels Per Day (MBPD) in the 2020 budget. Ahmed made this known at the Highlights and Breakdown of the assented 2020 budget in Abuja on Thursday. She explained that though the projection was
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20 per cent of Nigerian children living with sickle cell- NDHS Report
The 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) report says 20 per cent of Nigerian children of between ages 6 and 59 months are living with sickle cell traits. Mrs Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, Acting Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), disclosed this at the launching of the Taraba State report of NDHS in Jalingo on Thursday. Salu-Hundeyin,
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President Buhari appoints Sarki as new DPR Director
Adewale Sanyaolul President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Engineer Sarki Auwalu as the substantive Director of the Department Petroleum Resources (DPR). Sarki, a chemical engineer, joined the services of DPR in 1998 as a Principal Chemical Engineer. He is a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and had his post graduate at Bayero
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Communal clash: 14 feared dead, 18 hospitalised, several houses burnt in C’River communities
Judex Okoro, Calabar The communal clash between Usumutong and Ebom communities in Cross River state has continued to gather momentum as about 14 persons from Ebom are feared dead following an an early morning invasion of the community by the Usimutong’s. Besides, 18 persons have been hospitalised and several house razed by the invaders. The
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Nigeria still world’s 31st in FIFA Ranking
Nigeria’s Super Eagles retained their spot as the world’s 31st team in the World Football Ranking for the month of December. In the ranking table on the website of world football governing body FIFA on Thursday, Nigeria have garnered 1,493 points, same as they had in the November ranking. The ranking still helped the team
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NSCDC deploys 2,500 officers in Lagos for Yuletide
The Lagos command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 2,500 out of its officers in the state ahead of the Yuletide. The state commander, Mr Cyprian Otoibhi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday that this was to ensure a violence-free period of festivity. Otoibhi said
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Arteta: City demand £2m compensation from Arsenal
Arsenal will have to pay around £2million in compensation to bring Manchester City assistant manager Mikel Arteta back to the Emirates as head coach. Negotiations are now underway between the two clubs, with City understood to be in no mood for compromise with their Arsenal counterparts. Despite three weeks of speculation linking Arteta with a
Carabao Cup: We’ll change tactics for City – Solskjaer
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer masterminded Manchester United’s 2-1 league win at neighbours City earlier this month but he says they will have to produce something different if they are to get the better of them again in the League Cup semi-finals. United’s superb counter-attacking display left City’s Premier League title defence in tatters on December 7.
Protests rage in India against citizenship law amid restrictions
Big rallies are expected across India on Thursday as the tumultuous and angry reaction builds against a citizenship law seen as discriminatory against the country’s 200 million Muslims. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s move to drive the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) through parliament last week has ignited nationwide protests that have often turned violent, with
Philippine court finds family members guilty in 2009 massacre of 32 journalists, others
A court in the Philippines has found members of the Ampatuan family guilty in the murder of 57 people – including 32 journalists – in a massacre carried out a decade ago on the southern island of Mindanao. Three generations of the influential family were among scores of people on trial in a case seen
Bundesliga: Late goals help Bayern sink Freiburg
Bayern Munich scored two goals in injury time to see off Freiburg and move up to third in the Bundesliga. The visitors went ahead when Robert Lewandowski slid in to score following Alphonso Davies’ fine left-wing run. Freiburg’s Vincenzo Grifo volleyed in an equaliser from Janik Haberer’s pass, reports the BBC. But Bayern, who began
Brexit and health, Johnson sets out priorities in Queen’s Speech
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out his government’s plans on Thursday, fleshing out how he will honour his election-winning pledges to get Brexit done quickly and boost funding for the state health service. In a ceremony that marks a new parliament, Queen Elizabeth will read out the laws which the government wants the
Carabao Cup semis: Man City face Man United, Leicester draw Aston Villa
Defending champions Manchester City will face local rivals Manchester United in the Carabao Cup semi-finals. Leicester City will take on Aston Villa in the other last-four clash, with the ties to be played over two legs in the weeks commencing January 6 and 27, reports the BBC. Manchester United and Leicester will be at home
Buffon equals Serie A appearances record
Gianluigi Buffon drew level with Paolo Maldini in the all-time Serie A appearances chart as Juventus climbed back to the top of the league with a 2-1 win at Sampdoria. The 41-year-old has now made 647 appearances in Italy’s top flight. He also moved ahead of Alessandro del Piero as Juve’s all-time record appearance maker
Sweet victories for 8 govs as S’Court affirms elections
It was victory galore for eight governors as the Supreme Court, yesterday, upheld their elections in the March 9, 2019 governorship election. While five governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) retained their seats, three governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came out victorious. The apex court upheld the election
Drama as senators clash over security activities at ports
The Senate, yesterday, witnessed a mild drama on the floor during the consideration of the report of its Joint Committees on Navy, Marine Transport, and Finance, on the alleged illegal security activities of Ocean Marine Solutions Limited (OMLS) at the Secure Anchorage Area (SAA) of Lagos Ports. The chairman of the probe panel, Senator George
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