October 2019

Buhari Cuts Foreign Trips, Estacodes For Ministers, Others

Buhari Cuts Foreign Trips, Estacodes For Ministers, Others

October 16, 2019 2:18 pm

Nigeria’s President Muhammad Buhari Wednesday reduced the number of foreign trips by ministers, permanent secretaries, chairmen of extra-ministerial departments, chief executive officers and directors, to not more than two in a quarter.

“Except with the express approval of Mr President, ministers, permanent secretaries, chairmen of extra-ministerial departments, chief executive officers and directors are restricted to not more than two foreign travels in a quarter,” the office of the Secretary of the Government of the Federation said in a statement.

“They are further required to make their presentation using the existing template and also secure approvals on specific travels as contained …

Messi Wins Third Golden Shoe As Top League-Goal Scorer

Messi Wins Third Golden Shoe As Top League-Goal Scorer

October 16, 2019 1:55 pm

Barcelona captain Leo Messi received his sixth Golden Shoe as the top scorer in the European leagues on Wednesday.

Messi won the trophy for a third straight year after scoring 36 goals, three more than his closest challenger, Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain.

Messi’s sons Thiago and Mateo, presented their father with the trophy supervised by his wife, Antonella Rocuzzo and watched by team-mates, including Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba.

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Messi dedicated the award “to my family, to my colleagues who are here. There are Luis and Jordi, who are two
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Tanker Explosion Destroys Six Buildings, Shops In Onitsha

Tanker Explosion Destroys Six Buildings, Shops In Onitsha

October 16, 2019 1:47 pm

Not fewer than six buildings and shops were burnt on Wednesday at Upper Iweka, on Onitsha/Awka Road in Onitsha, after a 33,000 litre Diesel tanker fell and caught fire.

The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Anambra Command, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka.

He stated that the incident occurred at about 12:44 p.m.

Kumapayi said that the Fire Service Officials got to the scene of the fire promptly but could not put out the fire as their water pump developed a fault.

“The tanker lost control due to brake …

Archaeologists Uncover Over 20 Sealed Coffins In Egypt

Archaeologists Uncover Over 20 Sealed Coffins In Egypt

October 16, 2019 1:39 pm
Archaeologists have uncovered a “huge cache” of more than 20 sealed coffins in the city of Luxor, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities.
The seemingly well-preserved sarcophagi were discovered “as the ancient Egyptians left them,” said an official press statement highlighting their intact engravings and surviving coloration.
Found in Al-Assasif, an ancient necropolis on the west bank of Nile, the coffins were spread out over two levels of a large tomb. The site once formed part of the ancient city of Thebes, the ruins of which are found in present-day Luxor.
Nobles and officials were buried in Al-Assasif during pharaonic
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Liberty Stadium Ibadan: An ‘Abandoned’ African Pride

Liberty Stadium Ibadan: An ‘Abandoned’ African Pride

October 16, 2019 10:59 am

The Liberty Stadium in Ibadan, the first to be constructed in Nigeria and Africa in 1960, shot the country into the world boxing fame in 1962 when it hosted the first world boxing title fight in Africa. The bout saw Nigeria’s Dick Tiger beating America’s Gene Fullmer to win the world middleweight boxing title.

The complex was one of the several infrastructure and institutions that the Chief Obafemi Awolowo government established and programmed to take the region and by extension Nigeria and the Black race to the pinnacle of global emancipation and development.

And from the early 1960s, through …

Six Illegal Immigrants Arrested At The Nigerian Border

Six Illegal Immigrants Arrested At The Nigerian Border

October 16, 2019 10:35 am

The operatives of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service have arrested six illegal immigrants at Idiroko borders in the state.

“When you aid unknown people into your country, without even knowing their aim, it is a big risk,” the comptroller of immigration, Doris Braimah said on Tuesday while parading the suspects.

“It is actually called security threat.”

The illegal immigrants were being smuggled in by two Nigerians through one of the country’s major borders in the state when the officers intercepted them.

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The two suspects who smuggled …

Buhari Cuts Foreign Trips, Estacodes For Ministers, Others

Boko Haram Now ‘Substantially’ Defeated, Says Buhari

October 16, 2019 10:24 am

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday said his administration’s efforts to curb insecurity in the country has resulted in Boko Haram terrorists being ‘substantially defeated’.

“The nation is appreciative of the gallantry and sacrifices of officers and men of our Armed Forces in the campaign against insurgency and other internal security operations. This has led to the return of normalcy in affected parts of the nation,” Buhari said at the launch of the 2020 armed forces remembrance day emblem.

“The Boko Haram terrorists have been substantially defeated and degraded to the extent that they are only daring soft targets.”

The Nigerian …

Bayelsa Poll: Don’t Shortchange Adhoc Staff - INEC

Bayelsa Poll: Don’t Shortchange Adhoc Staff – INEC

October 16, 2019 10:12 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised its Electoral Officers in Bayelsa to be transparent in the payment of entitlements to ad hoc staff to be used for the Nov. 16 governorship election.

INEC National Commissioner, Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu, gave the advice during an interactive session between members of staff, INEC Bayelsa and the commission’s Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in Yenegoa.

He said that the commission had put in place modality to prevent situations where engaged ad hoc staff would complain or protest about payment for their services after elections.

“We have received several complaints, not necessarily Bayelsa but …

Labour Strike: NLC Shuts Offices And Schools In Asaba

Labour Strike: NLC Shuts Offices And Schools In Asaba

October 16, 2019 10:01 am

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Delta chapter has started to shut offices and schools in Asaba ahead of the planned strike over delay to implement the new minimum wage.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Wednesday that the NLC members were seen patrolling Asaba in a marked Hiace mini-bus, closing government offices and turning back school children.

Recall that the national body of the NLC had threatened to go on strike from Thursday if the Federal Government fails to meet its demand on the consequential adjustment.

Before the meetings, labour was demanding a 29 per cent increase for …

Sanwo-Olu Promises To Help Resuscitate National Stadium

Sanwo-Olu Promises To Help Resuscitate National Stadium

October 16, 2019 9:51 am

The Lagos State Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu at the weekend pledged to help resuscitate the National Stadium at Surulere to the benefit of the residents, especially the youth.

Speaking during the Lagos leg of Sports Minister, Sunday Dare’s tour of sporting facilities owned by the Federal Government, Sanwo-Olu lamented the state of the stadium, saying it had been left unused and promised to work with the sports ministry to ensure it was brought back to good use for everyone.

“We’ve seen the state of negligence, disuse at the National Stadium, Surulere. What we are taking away from here is that we …

Emefiele Begs Rice Millers Not To Hike Price Of Local Rice

Emefiele Begs Rice Millers Not To Hike Price Of Local Rice

October 16, 2019 9:41 am

Following an unprecedented increase in the prices of locally-produced rice as a result of border closure, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has appealed to rice millers, merchants and distributors to refrain from such acts, saying it’s very unpatriotic. Emefiele, who met with members of the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN), merchants and distributors at the CBN Headquarters, in Abuja, yesterday also urged them to desist from hoarding the grain.

Noting that imported rice is usually laced with too many chemicals for preservation, which are not good for consumption, he explained that the border closure was to …

New Oil Contract Law To Fetch Nigeria $1.5b, Says Lawan

New Oil Contract Law To Fetch Nigeria $1.5b, Says Lawan

October 16, 2019 9:25 am

Senate President Ahmed Lawan yesterday said that the passed Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract (Amendment) Bill 2019 would make Nigeria $1.5 billion richer by 2020. He assured foreign oil firms and others operating in the country that the law was not meant to discourage investments.

Lawan spoke after the upper chamber legislative amended and sanctioned the piece of legislation, noting: “When we do legislation in the National Assembly, we are always mindful of the need to have a competitive environment just like we have done in this one, and when we work on the PIB maybe from …

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