Thisday Newspaper News Today Sunday 14th March 2021
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HYPPADEC Governing Council Holds Inaugural Meeting in Minna
By Laleye Dipo After a long wait caused by administrative and political bottlenecks, the Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission HYPPADEC has finally taken off with the inaugural meeting of the commission taking place in Minna, Niger State capital, Friday. HYPPADEC was first conceived to address the problems associated with flooding in riverine communities in
CBN to Pay Recipients of Diaspora Remittances N5 for Every $1 Received
By Obinna Chima Introduces ‘Naira 4 Dollar Scheme’ To sustain and further boost inflows of diaspora remittances into the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria will pay recipients of diaspora remittances through CBN licensed IMTOs N5 for every $1 received as remittances inflow. In a Circular seen by THISDAY, the apex bank announced
COVID-19 Vaccine: Buhari, Osinbajo Get Jabs
By Deji Elumoye President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday publicly received their COVID-19 vaccine jabs. The President was administered the vaccine in his right arm at 11.51am by his Chief Personal Physician, Dr Shuaibu Rafindadi Sanusi, at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This was followed by the administration of
Emefiele Charges Multinationals, Others on Domestic Production
Obinna Chima The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday called on multinationals and other manufacturing companies operating in the country to work towards the production of their goods in Nigeria. Emefiele, who said this in Lagos, during the signing of an agreement between Procter & Gamble (P&G), a consumer goods manufacturer
I Won’t Take Covid-19 Vaccine, Insists Bello
Festus Akanbi Amidst the cocktail of plans being put in place by federal and state governments to vaccinate Nigerians against COVID-19 pandemic, the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has said he wouldn’t receive the vaccine. Speaking on a live television programme yesterday, Bello said there was nothing medically wrong with him and he won’t allow
NERC: Discos Responsible for Replacement of Obsolete, Faulty Meters
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission ( NERC) has issued a new order to Distribution Companies (Discos), directing them, to among others, ensure that customers with faulty or obsolete devices were replaced, without placing them on estimated billing. In the order marked NERC/246/2021 signed by its Chairman, Mr. Sanusi Garba, the commission
US Pledges Improvements in Visa Applicants’ Experience
The United States Consulate General in Lagos has unveiled its newly expanded and renovated consular pavilion that seeks to improve the experience that visa applicants and American citizens in Nigeria. Speaking during the ribbon-cutting ceremony, United States Consul General, Claire Pierangelo, noted that the renovated consular pavilion would provide a new safe space for visa
2023: Jonathan Fails to Rule Himself Out, Says Reported Interest Mere Speculation
•Declares Buhari not sleeping over insecurity Charles Ajunwa in Lagos and Omon-Julius Onabu in Asaba Though, former president Goodluck Jonathan yesterday debunked media speculations about his rumoured interest in the 2023 presidential election, he failed to emphatically rule himself out of the race. The former president described media reports linking him to the 2023 presidential
Secure Nigeria in 5 Weeks, Buhari Charges New Service Chiefs
•Irabor: We will experience peace again Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday told the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor and the three service chiefs in very plain terms that they have just few weeks to adequately secure the nation. This is just as the CDS promised to overhaul the nation’s
COVID-19: Health Workers Take First Shots as Vaccination Begins
•Boss Mustapha: Nobody is safe until everyone is vaccinated Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja COVID-19 vaccination commenced in Nigeria yesterday with frontline healthcare workers in Abuja taking the first shots from the first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines that arrived in the country last Tuesday. The elaborate ceremony was held at the Trauma Centre, National Hospital, Abuja.
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