Latest News in Nigeria Today Thursday 9th January 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Thursday 9th January 2020 .
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PDP hails Supreme Court’s ruling on Abia, Delta, Taraba elections
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the ruling of the Supreme Court, upholding the elections of Governors Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Darius Ishaku of Taraba. The party gave the commendation in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan on Wednesday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan said thatRead More
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Nigeria imported 19bn litres of petroleum products in 2019 – PPPRA
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, yesterday, stated that Nigeria imported 19.18 billion litres of petroleum products in 2019, while the country’s refineries produced only 166.33 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, in 2019.
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Cross River signs multi-billion contract with GE for Specialist Hospital
Cross River State governor, Sir Ben Ayade has restated his administration’s determination to continue to provide quality healthcare to the people of the state.
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LSACA sensitises religious leaders on HIV/AIDS response
By Sola Ogundipe The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, LSACA, has commenced the sensitisation of religious leaders across the five divisions of Lagos State on HIV/AIDS response in order to increase the uptake of HIV Testing Services, HTS, to achieve the UNAIDS 90-90-90 initiative. The sensitisation, according to the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Monsurat AdelekeRead More
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Oshiomhole boycotts Auchi day celebration, scuttles Edo Traditional Council’s effort to resolve political impasse
…We will not play politics of favouritism, says Obaseki Attempts by the Edo State Council of Traditional Rulers and Chiefs chaired by His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, to resolve the political impasse between Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and his predecessor and National Chairman of the All Progressives CongressRead More
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Stock market posts biggest daily gain in 1yr, rises N471bn
The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, yesterday recorded its biggest daily gain since December 2018, as the value of listed stocks (market capitalisation) rose by N471 billion.
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Shame of Nigerian health system
AS the year 2019 drew to an end the figures that emerged, depicting the standing of our healthcare system in the world ought to embarrass our leaders if they are still capable of being embarrassed.
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Lagos isn’t working: It suffers from Federal neglect and bad governance
DAVID Pilling, Africa Editor of the Financial Times, sent a text to me last November. The newspaper was doing a special report on Nigeria, and he wanted to speak with me about the infrastructure crisis in Lagos. “Has Lagos stopped working?” he asked. We spoke the next day, and I gave him my views. “The Lagos State government is overwhelmed and daunted by the infrastructure crisis,” I said, before going into detail. He later wrote a piece entitled: “Lagos life overwhelmed by Nigeria infrastructure crisis” in the report, quoting me.
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Putin, Erdogan call for ceasefire in Libya beginning Sunday
Russia and Turkey, two countries on opposing sides of Libya’s civil war, are appealing for a ceasefire in the north African country, beginning from Sunday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin “are calling for a ceasefire in Libya at midnight on Jan. 12,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.Read More
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Igali extols Clark, Wariboko over immense educational impact
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Former Federal Permanent Secretary and diplomat, Amb Godknows Igali, Wednesday, extolled foremost South-South leader and Founder of Edwin Clark University, ECU, Kiagbodo, Delta State, Chief Edwin Clark, and pioneer First Class honours recipient of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Nimi Wariboko of the University of Boston, United States ofRead More
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