Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 6th January 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 6th January 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Defining issues that ‘ll shape 2020
Similar to other years before it, 2020 is expected to produce its own political mixed grill of the good, the bad and the ugly. In the political compass, myriad of issues would dominate the space and some frontline political actors are also expected to hit the headlines for the right and wrong reasons, WALE ELEGBEDE and TEMITOPE OGUNBANKE report Edo, Ondo polls, graft war, others top political outlook T he beginning of a new year typically brings hope and expectation as people are eager for something different to…
Ganduje appoints Yoruba woman, 16 other aides
MUHAMMAD KABIR KANO K ano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has approved the appointment of seven special advisers (SAs) and 10 senior special assistants (SSAs) to the governor, among them a Yoruba woman. He urged all the appointees to work diligently for sound execution of government policies, programmes and projects, adding that; “It is your responsibility to show to Nigerians that you are indeed serving a regime that excels in many human endeavours. So, you have every reason to work very hard.” By…
Petrol importation gulps N312.228bn in one month
GROUNDS Why NNPC’s deficit on refineries soared to N11.717 bn in one October ?Open market price pushes subsidy to N31.4/litre Adeola Yusuf I mportation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol into Nigeria gulped a whopping N312.228 billion in December 2019. Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the sole importer of the product, also suffered N11.717 billion deficit on the three refineries in October. The corporation had earlier blamed the gross insufficiency of the three refineries for its heavy reliance…
PZ Cussons: Weak consumer spending hurts earnings
The real sector of the economy has continued to battle with operational challenges as increasing cost of operations impacts negatively on the profit margin of PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc. Chris Ugwu writes The daunting challenges posed by strong macro-economic headwinds have continued to make the business operating environment difficult especially for the real sector of the economy. Some qof the headwinds include erratic supply of public electricity, falling naira to forex rates, weak logistics, insecurity and other high costs of operations attributable to poor…
Bello: Nigeria deserves a trade based economy
The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Barrister Hassan Bello, in this interview with BAYO AKOMOLAFE, says Nigeria needs a market and specialised terminals for export, while Cargo Tracking Note being introduced by the council is essential to tackle massive concealment and under-declaration of goods at the ports What are your views on Nigerian ports as regards export? The structure of the port is something we must focus on in terms of trade facilitation. Unfortunately, our ports were not designed for export. May be because of…
FG to give visa on arrival policy adequate publicity
Emmanuel Onani Abuja The Federal Government has opted to accord the visa-on-arrival policy wider publicity, beyond what it is today. Already, discussion is ongoing between the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and the Comptroller General of Immigration (CGI), Mr. Muhammad Babandede. President Muhammadu Buhari had, a few weeks ago in faraway Egypt, announced that his administration has concluded plans to implement the said policy in the New Year. The President, who made the disclosure during the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa, in…
Ooni of Ife becomes insurance broking ambassador
T he Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) has named the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, as an insurance broking ambassador in Nigeria. The President of the Council, Dr. (Mrs) Bola Onigbogi, said this during a courtesy visit by the delegation of the council to the traditional ruler in his palace in Ile Ife, Osun State. The NCRIB President noted that the traditional ruler had continued to demonstrate outstanding leadership and commitment to the growth of the insurance broking profession in Nigeria, stressing that the…
Iranian General’s death: IGP places commands on red alert
…says intels confirms plans to sabotage security Emmanuel Onani Abuja The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has ordered security beef-up around foreign nationals, embassies, and other interests across the country. Accordingly, the IGP has placed police Commands and Formations nationwide on red alert. The police chief’s directive followed intelligence reports of possible breach of peace and public disturbance over the recent killing of an Iranian General, Qassem Soleimani, in air raids conducted by the United States (US). Until his death, Soleimani was the…
DPR begins clamp down on illegal gas marketers nationwide
Adeola Yusuf The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) declared at the weekend that its preliminary investigation revealed that the Kaduna gas explosion was caused by illegal decanting (transfer) of cooking gas into cylinder. The agency vowed to clamp down on illegal marketers across the country. Head, Public Affairs of the agency, Mr. Paul Osi, disclosed this in a statement issued on yesterday in Lagos. The DPR, Osu said, commiserated with the families of those affected by the explosion. According to DPR, an incident of gas explosion was reported…
Nasarawa: Senator tasks Nigerians on ethnicity, religion
Cheke Emmanuel LAFIA A senator representing Nasarawa West, Abdullahi Adamu, has called on Nigerians to shun ethnicity and religious sentiment and embrace one another in order to move the country forward. He made the call yesterday in Dari, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, during a public presentation of a book titled; ‘The grateful heart,’ written by John Mamman, who was celebrating his 60th birthday anniversary. Adamu, a two-term governor and chairman of the occasion, said the diversity of Nigerians was an asset that needed to be…
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