Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 2nd January 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 2nd January 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Dangote’s investments grew by $4.3bn in 2019
I nvestment in cement, flour and sugar has boosted Dangote Group by $4.3 billion in 2019. A report by Bloomberg stated that Aliko Dangote’s fortune continued to grow with a net worth of almost $15 billion. Dangote is close to completing what has been described as one of the world’s largest oil refineries in Nigeria. The plant is expected to impact Nigeria’s fuel consumption records and the local economy. Last year, the report explained that the businessman took delivery of the world’s largest single Crude Distillation Column at…
Day women went naked in protest
They had used every legitimate means to ensure the release of their children arrested by security agents following the crisis over who controls the biggest motor parks in their area without success. Women of Agubia, Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State made history recently in the state that prides itself as salt of the nation by protesting half naked over their sons’ arrests. UCHENNA INYA in Abakaliki reports A ccording to Igbo tradition, when women appear naked for whatever reason, it is unusual, especially when they do…
A toast to return of peace 78 years after
Okegwo Kenechukwu K nown and popularly called Okalakwu kingdom, Igbariam is a rural community located in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra States. The town is made up of an Inland town of seven villages, mainly occupied by the indigenes of the town and a farm settlement with three villages inhabited by farm settlers. Igbariam community has a vast fertile farm land that has an uncertain hectares of land. They have boundary in the North with Achalla community, in the East with Awkuzu, in the…
Telecoms: Moving on higher pedestal
From the listing of two giant telecommunications operators on the Nigerian Stock Exchange to the successful trial of 5G, Nigerian telecoms recorded landmark achievements in year 2019. The achievements are hinged on proactive regulatory actions in the course of the year, while stakeholders look forward to a better 2020. SAMSON AKINTARO reports T elecommunications continues to play significant roles in Nigeria’s economy. Aside from the consistent rise in its contributions to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), it has become an enabler for other sectors, hence, its…
NOUN final year student seeks N10m for kidney transplant
Chimeziri Ifeoma and Erimem Happiness A final year student of National Open University Nigeria (Noun) Lagos, Musa Adaeze Maryam who is diagnosed with kidney failure, is seeking N10 million financial assistance to help cover the cost of kidney transplant. Maryam, 23, whose course of study at NOUN is English and Literature, said based on the recommendation of her medical consultant at the Avon Medical Centre, in Surulere, Lagos, Dr. B.O. Johnson who is a consultant nephrologist, kidney transplant is the way forward in managing her health…
FG to spend N3.4bn on Nigeria’s satellite company
Samson Akintaro T he Federal Government will this year spend the sum of N3.4 billion on Nigeria Satellite Company (NIGCOMSAT), New Telegraph has learnt. The yearly spending on the company continues amidst concerns of the underutilised state of NigCOmSat 1-R, the country’s satellite being managed by NIGCOMSAT Limited. According to the approved 2020 budget, 76 per cent of the sum (N2.6 billion) goes into recurrent expenditure, while N835 million is to be spent on capital projects in the year. Aside from the poor…
We’re making steady, sustainable progress in Ekiti – Fayemi
Adewumi Ademiju Ado-Ekiti …flags off four major roads, Ado-Ekiti ring road E kiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has assured Ekiti people that the State will witness rapid improvement on its infrastructure in the New Year with a view to accelerating the state’s economic recovery. Fayemi, who stated this in his New Year address to the people of the state, also disclosed that his administration was making steady, visible and sustainable progress in all areas as the state was now moving “from potentials to actualization.” …
Ganduje commences payment of N30,600 minimum wage
MUHAMMAD KABIR KANO I n fulfilment of its earlier assurance to pay workers the new minimum wage when it comes into effect, workers in the employ of Kano State government have started receiving the new salary package of N30, 600 it offered to pay. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, indicated that Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, had right from the commencement of negotiation between the Federal Government and organised labour, indicated his administration’s readiness to pay the restructured minimum wage. With this development,…
Govt should take loans for productive ventures – Aborisade
Comrade Femi Aborisade, a human rights activist, is the pioneer National Secretary of the National Conscience Party (NCP). In this interview with TEMITOPE OGUNBANKE, he speaks on the state of the nation, projections for the New Year and the current administration What do you think of the state of the nation? Though the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not create the multifarious socio-economic problems confronting Nigeria today, the party has contributed in sinking the country into a state of unprecedented poverty, inequality, and insecurity. Rather…
INEC: Electoral challenges dwarf success
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) faced the challenge of confidence with the elections it conducted in 2019, writes ONYEKACHI EZE L ast year, 2019 was a challenging year for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Despite the promise of free and fair elections, Nigerians still don’t trust the commission. Both the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) took turn to accuse the commission of bias. While the APC said the electoral umpire disqualified it from fielding candidates in…
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