Thisday Newspaper News Today Thursday 13th February 2020
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Buhari Lands in Borno to Mourn Auno Victims
Indicts community leaders Zulum seeks new strategy against terror group Again, Boko Haram attacks Maiduguri Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja and Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday flew directly to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, from Ethiopia, where he had gone to attend the African Union (AU) Summit, to console the state and its
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BPE Opposes Clamour to Reacquire Privatised Power Assets
Targets N268bn from sale of 20 enterprises Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) wednesday warned against the ongoing clamour for the federal government to re-nationalise already privatised power assets of generating companies (Gencos) and distribution companies (Discos). BPE’s Director General, Mr. Alex Okoh, at an interactive session with journalists in Abuja,
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Constitution Review Committee to Consider 2014 Conference, el-Rufai Committee Reports
Deji Elumoye and Chuks Okocha in Abuja The six-year-old report of the Justice Idris Kutigi-led Constitutional Conference and the report of the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai-led Committee on Restructuring will form part of the documents to guide the Senate Committee on Constitutional Review in executing its mandate, the Chairman of the committee
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Presidency: Zahra Buhari Didn’t Get PPPRA Job
Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja The presidency has dismissed the report trending online that Zahra, one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari, had secured a job with the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). The report had claimed that Zahra secured a job as a deputy manager in the petroleum agency. But Special Adviser to
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Nigerian Stock Market Maintains Lead in Africa Despite Sell Pressure
Goddy Egene The Nigerian stock market has remained the best performing bourse in the African continent, year-to-date, despite sell pressure that has eroded significant value since the beginning of February. The market had delivered 7.5 per cent appreciation in January 2020, after declining for two consecutive years. But profit taking, coupled with negative reactions that
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Udo Udoma Receives Japanese Govt’s Highest Award
Ex-minister a man of decency, integrity, says envoy Iyobosa Uwugiaren in Abuja The Japanese Government wednesday decorated a former Minister of National Planning and Budget, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, with the “Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star,’’ one of its highest orders, awarded in the name of His Majesty, the Emperor. Expressing
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Ogun, Ondo Approve Amotekun Draft Bills
Kayode Fasua in Abeokuta and James Sowole in Akure Ogun and Ondo States wednesday approved the draft bill for the newly-formed South-west security outfit, Amotekun. In Ogun State, the state government approved the proposal for the creation of the Ogun State Security Network Agency, under the auspices of Amotekun. The approval was given at the
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Buratai: Insurgency Dead, But Terrorism Will Be with Us for a Long Time
Nigeria’s war against terrorists rages on, 11 years. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, the man leading the ground war against Boko Haram and its terror affiliates, in this special interview takes THISDAY Newspaper and ARISE News Channel through the labyrinth of the battle to defeat the terror groups. It is
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Buratai: Police, Not Military, Are Responsible for Internal Security
Says removing service chiefs won’t end terrorism Family of 16, four others killed in Kaduna community Tobi Soniyi in Lagos and John Shiklam in Kaduna The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has called on Nigerians to stop blaming the military for the insecurity in the country. Speaking in an interview with THISDAY
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Access Bank to List N15bn Green Bond on Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Goddy Egene Capital market stakeholders have said the planned listing of Access Bank’s N15 billion Green Bond on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) will create visibility for issuers as well attract foreign green capital needed to fund sustainable projects in Nigeria. The Access Bank’s green bond with 15.50 per cent fixed rate and five-year tenure,
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