Nigeria news today headlines : Thursday 6th February 2020
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FEC Okays N77bn For Ajaokuta Bridge, Ikot Ekpene Road, Others
Abuja – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved contracts for road projects across the country valued at N77 billion. Minister of State for Works, Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to State House correspondents in Abuja after the meeting which lasted several hours. The contracts include the dualisation of
No Going Back On Okada, Keke Restriction — Lagos Govt
Lagos – The Lagos State government said it will not reverse the ongoing enforcement of its Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018, which restricts operations of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as okada, and tricycles (Keke NAPEP) in 15 local councils across the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known on Tuesday while speaking at the
Coronavirus: Nigerian Student In China Begs To Return Home
A Nigerian student in China has sent a passionate take-us-home message via social media to the Federal Government of Nigeria on behalf of others who currently face the risks of contracting the ravaging Coronavirus as well as impending acute hunger as a result of the dissertation of the Wuhan City in China occasioned by the
Supreme Court Should Have Ordered A Re-Run In Imo – Onovo
Chief Martin Onovo is the presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP) in the 2019 election. Onovo, currently the Head, Policy Positions, Movement for Fundamental Change (MFC), in this interview with EJIKEME OMENAZU, spoke on the controversial Supreme Court judgment on Imo governorship election, the Western Nigeria Security Network, otherwise known as ‘Operation Amotekun’,
Unending Crisis In Delta APC
ASABA – When the Chairman, Peace, and Reconciliatory Committee, Ide Austin Izagbo of Delta chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) boasted that efforts are in place to reconcile aggrieved members, he did not know it is an enormous task. Even though he accepted that there is so much trouble in APC, he promised to face
80 Percent Of APC Members In Ondo Are Against Akeredolu – Olanusi
Alhaji Ali Olanusi, a former Deputy Governor of Ondo state is a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and also the leader of the Unity Forum in the state. In this interview with select newsmen, he speaks on the crisis rocking the party in the state and the
Piracy: FG Moves To Secure Nigerian Waters
LAGOS – Minister of Transportation Rt. Chibuike Amaechi has assured that the Federal Government is fully prepared by perfecting strategic plans to deploy special mission aircraft to boost the activities of six armoured aircraft already in the country before the end of February to tackle headlong, the security and economic challenges facing the nation’s territorial
Oil Prices Jump By 3% Over Coronavirus Cure
Oil prices at the international markets jumped up by more than 3% yesterday on reports that scientists have developed an effective drug against the fast-spreading coronavirus which has weighed heavily on global economic activity in recent times. News that the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its producer allies are considering further output
How Customs Intercepted N10.26bn Pangolin Scales At FOU ‘A’
LAGOS – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has revealed how it intercepted two containers laden with 147 sacks, weighing 9,504.1kg of Pangolin scales valued at N10.26 billion, adding that it was through the prompt application of intelligence, dedication to duty and transparency. Col. Hameed Ali(Rtd,) Comptroller-General of Customs, who made the disclosure to journalist in
SON Destroys N480m Worth Of Substandard Mobile Phone Accessories
Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has destroyed substandard mobile phone accessories worth N480 million Osita Aboloma, Director General SON, who made the disclosure to journalists that accessories were seized by SON for not meeting up with required standards, added that the move was to serve as deterrent to unscrupulous importers who indulged in illicit trade
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