Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 14th March 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 14th March 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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CORONAVIRUS: Hotel occupancy drops by over 60%, as hoteliers lament c ancellations of bookings
Despite caution by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), not to put restrictions on travel on account of the increasing threat of Coronavirus (COVID – 19), the tourism industry is one of the worse hit sectors as travel business is experiencing unexpected downturn. In Nigeria, hoteliers are lamenting the impact of it on their operations as occupancy figure is said to have declined to an all- time low figure of over 60%, with the international brands the worse hit due to a drop…
Education: Why girls are left behind
… around 131m girls worldwide still out of school Education offers everyone a ladder out of poverty and a path to a promising future. This is why quality education is a right for all as it remains the key to opportunities. But, as ISIOMA MADIKE finds out in this report, inequitable access to formal learning is still an issue of urgent national importance Day was Tuesday, February 4. The time was 8.45 am. The heavens had just opened up but the rain was not enough to deter…
We used phantom contracts to defraud businessman N14m, says scavenger
Four men, who specialised in scavenging through waste bins at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, for discarded business proposals, in order to use them to defraud unsuspecting businessmen, have been arrested. The four men, Uche Njokwu, Ifeanyi Chukwu, Nnegbu Rowland and Lucky Paul were arrested after defrauding one Alhaji N14million using phantom contract. The syndicate was smashed by Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Intelligence Response Team, (IRT). The syndicate’s Waterloo began after it defrauded Alhaji, a government contractor. A police source said: “Members of the syndicate…
When Archbishop Idahosa’s visit heralded Lagos Central Bishopric
As members and everyone associated with the Church of God Mission continue to remember the passing unto glory of Archbishop Benson Idahosa, the mission’s founder 22 years ago, one thing many people have realized is the fact that the path remains bright over two decades after Idahosa’s death. That is the reality today but it was understandably so far-fetched many years ago when the preacher and pathfinder departed from this side of existence. Many said without him, the church, like many before it, would find it difficult to maintain its…
Lagosians’ confidence in Sanwo-Olu good, says Razak
Former Public Transportation Commissioner in Lagos State, Chief Lanre Razak, has said the confidence reposed in the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, by the peoplle still remains intact and unshakable. He said the governor’s performance so far had been heart-warming and impressive, saying, “our confidence in his capability to perform excellently has so far not been misplaced as he shocks all his critics on daily basis with concrete achievements.” The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, at a media parley in Lagos, said Sanwo-Olu would not perform had given way…
Amotekun: Yoruba group petitions Buhari, NASS, others
A pan-Yoruba group, Yoruba Appraisal Forum, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari; Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, leadership of the National Assembly and the Service Chiefs over alleged hijack of the newly launched Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, by some individuals for sinister purposes, which can be injurious to the corporate existence of Nigeria. The group also petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu; the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Magaji Bichi; the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd); the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni…
FG mulls new performance evaluation system for Perm Secs
The Federal Government yesterday said it was working out a new performance evaluation system for Permanent Secretaries, to measure their productivity and quality of service delivery. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi- Esan, stated this, during her maiden meeting with service wide Permanent Secretaries. Yemi-Esan said the new performance management system to be introduced would replace the biased and often abused Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER). She noted that the new system would be tailored in a manner to ensure performance management and…
Oyetola signs Amotekun Bill into Law
Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, yesterday signed into law the state’s Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps Establishment Bill, stressing that the law signifies a declaration of war on criminals in the state and its environs. He said the state “was prepared to go to any legitimate length to ensure that criminals in the state have no breathing space.” Oyetola, while signing the Bill at the Executive Council Lounge, Government Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo, disclosed that the law would complement the Constitution and other laws. The Bill was transmitted to the…
Be mindful of national interest, Buhari advises G’Bissau President
President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned the newly elected President of Guinea Bissau, Oumarou Sissoco Embalo, to be mindful of national interest often reflected in economic and political matters in his country. A statement made available to journalists yesterday by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said the President gave the warning while receiving the Guinean leader at the State House. Buhari, who noted that information travels fast nowadays due to high-tech communication, also expressed Nigeria’s recognition and full support for the Guinea Bissau’s leader. “In these days of hightech communications, information…
Forex infractions: CBN sanctions BDC operators
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined over 100 Bureau De Change (BDC) operators N5 million each for various infractions in the foreign exchange market. This was disclosed by the President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Aminu Gwadebe during his conversation with the media after a meeting with the apex bank. He said the apex bank contemplated revoking the licenses of some BDC operators over various offences before ending up applying fines on some of them. Gwadebe said the crash in crude oil prices had…
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