The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Tuesday 1st September 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 01/09/20
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COVID-19 cases dropping due to low testing, says PTF
Frank Ikpefan and Moses Emorinken, Abuja NIGERIA’s steadily abating Coronavirus infection rate is due mainly to the decline in testing by states, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Monday. The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control told Nigerians not to celebrate the reduced positive cases being reported as a flattening …
Despite border closure, smuggling thrives
While the federal government may be commended for bringing down the rate of cross border activities through its border closure in the last one year, the average businessman and communities in the affected border towns are continually praying for the lifting of the closure due to its attendant hardship on socio-economic activities at the border …
Fed Govt may extend 774,000 public works jobs
Yusuf Alli, Abuja THE Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Monday said the Federal Government may extend the Special Public Works (SPW) programme, which will create 774,000 jobs. He said alternatively, the government may make the job scheme an annual event. He said he intervened in the formula …
PTF warns against hasty reopening of schools
Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja THE Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the (COVID-19) Control has cautioned states against rushing to reopen schools. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha cited how such haste escalated COVID-19 management situation in some countries. Mustapha advised that it would be in the …
‘Why Senate is tracing $18b NLNG dividends’
Yusuf Alli, Abuja THE Senate is tracing the $18 billion released from the government investment in the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, to ensure that appropriate revenue is remitted, a senator said on Monday. There are reports of alleged under-declaration and under-remittance of the NLNG dividends, which the Chairman of the Senate Committee …
Milan strike new deal with Zlatan
Milan strike new deal with Zlatan Zilan have officially announced the renewal of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s contract until June 2021. “AC Milan are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement for the contract renewal of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, extending the partnership with the Rossoneri until June 2021,” the club wrote in a statement. …
NFF mourns over death of Ex-Eaglet, ICT head
A former Flying Eagles goalkeeper, John Felagha, has passed on. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) broke the sad news on its Twitter page yesterday, saying the 26-year-old former Golden Eaglets goalkeeper at the 2009 U17 FIFA World Cup died in Senegal on Sunday. The NFF wrote: “Former National U17 and U20 goalkeeper John Felagha has …
US Open: Pliskova, thro’ to 2nd round
Top seed Karolina Pliskova made a confident start to her US Open campaign with a 6-4 6-0 win over Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina in New York. The Czech, 28, recovered from dropping serve in the first game to later string together eight games in a row, needing just 21 minutes to take the second set. Pliskova, …
Egbo eyes favourable Europa draw
By Tunde Liadi Despite losing out of the UEFA Champions League to Red Star Belgrade in the second qualifying round, Albanian side, KF Tirana and their Nigerian head coach, Ndubuisi Egbo will hope they get a favourable draw on September 18 in Nyon, Switzerland to set another record. Egbo beat Dynamo Tbilisi two weeks …
….Napoli president upbeat about Eagles forward
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has joined the club’s legend Stefan Schwoch to describe Victor Osimhen as a gazelle and wonders what position the Nigeria international will play for Gennaro Gattuso’s side this season. Schwoch, who starred for the Gli Azzurri between 1999 and 2000, had liken the 21 year-old to a gazelle after the …
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