Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 14th April 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 14th April 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Monarchs give oil firms quit notice over failed remittance to NDDC
T raditional rulers under the aegis of Traditional Rulers of Oil Producing Communities in Nigeria (TROMPCON) have issued quit notice to oil companies in the region over alleged non-remittances of three per cent of their annual budget to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Secretary, TROMPCON, Dr. Obafemi Ogbaro, the Odoka of Ogbaro Kingdom, who made the call on behalf of the group in a statement, called on oil companies to remit their three per cent contributions to NDDC or leave the region. Ogbaro said the people of…
Rising expectations for COVID-19 palliatives
Since Sunday, March 29, 2020, when President Muhammadu Buhari declared a total lockdown in Abuja, Ogun and Lagos states, economic and social lives of the people have not remained the same. CALEB ONWE reports T he 14-day restriction of movement said to be in line with international health protocols and measures to prevent spread of a deadly infectious disease, is undoubtedly good for the people, but indigent citizens are already crying out of hunger. Inside Abuja’s check revealed that the lockdown is already taking its toll…
Defining moment for air travel
First quarter of the year is already showing how the year will end. The signs are not so good for airlines, aviation and others associated with the sector, WOLE Shadare writes Difficult year It has been a very terrible first quarter of 2020 for the aviation industry in Nigeria. The year started with so much promise in what is most likely to be the most difficult year for airlines and the sector generally. Demand for air travel was expected to be better than in 2019 on to continue…
Still living in denial of COVID-19
The cases of COVID-19 infections are gradually increasing by the day across Nigeria. Unfortunately, the residents of Abuja are still living a carefree life as a result of their doubts about the existence of the disease. REGINA OTOKPA reports R esidents of Kubwa, a suburb in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), woke up recently to a tweet from renowned investigator, Fisayo Soyombo, announcing a suspected COVID-19 (Coronavirus) death in a house within the ever busy and sprawling suburb of Abuja. With three confirmed COVID-19 deaths same…
COVID-19: Experts urge firms to brace for cyberattacks
Warning confirms CBN’s position THREAT Companies and businesses whose staff are working from home face cyberattack threat W ith the current lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, cybersecurity experts have advised businesses to brace for more attacks. They warned that staff working from home have created an ideal environment for cybercriminals to thrive, hence, businesses must put mechanisms in place to respond to attacks adequately. The experts in a report published by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) noted that COVID-19 related cyberattacks had…
Tijani Babangida: Babangida rates ’96 Eagles higher than ’94 set
F ormer Super Eagles forward, Tijani Babangida, has stated that in despite the golden generation tag on the 1994 national team, the 1996 set was even more complete. He said the team would have won back-to-back AFCON title if not for the political crisis that stopped them from taking part. Despite winning the AFCON in 1994, Nigeria failed to defend the title two years later as there was a political issue between the host, South Africa and Nigeria, leading to the then president of the country, late Sani…
SEC denies conducting recruitment exercise
T he Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has denied conducting any recruitment exercise as being speculated by some persons. The commission in a statement signed by Head, Corporate Communication, Efe Ebelo, said: “Securities and Exchange Commission’s attention has been drawn to some messages and a video being circulated in the social media, wherein the commission is alleged to have carried out a recruitment excercise where 811 persons were employed, all from Anambra State with one from Kano State. “The messages parade the person shown in the video as Ms Mary…
Time to consider weapon buyback programme
A gainst the exponential increase in the number of weapons in circulation, failure of various successive weapon control strategies and spiralling crime rate, no one was taken aback recently when the Federal Government constituted a committee to curb the proliferation of small and light arms with Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, as chairman. As the Presidential Committee settles down to business, we strongly recommend a strategic weapon recovery programme, hinged on weapon buyback as its key method. This proposed mop up exercise will be a win-win method for both…
We also need palliatives –NURTW
N ational Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) said its members were in need of palliatives from government since 95 per cent of them were informal workers and did not earn salaries. The Acting General Secretary of the union, Mr Kabiru Ya’u, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said this in Abuja yesterday. Ya’u reiterated the union’s commitment to supporting the Federal Government’s effort to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. According to him, the union has directed all its members to observe the lockdown, except…
SGF commends NIMASA over donation of ambulance, medical equipment
Bayo Akomolafe Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha has commended the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) ?for its donation to the Federal Government as part of efforts to fight coronavirus. The agency had volunteered personnel,? ambulance, buses and some medical equipment, including ventilators? donated to the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.? He described the fight against COVID-19 as a collective responsibility Director-General of the agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, said the agency was deploying…
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