Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 30th September 2020 on some of the nation's newspapers .
US election 2020: Trump, Biden duel in feisty primetime debate
President Donald Trump and his White House challenger Joe Biden have fiercely clashed in the opening moments of their first live TV debate. Trump, a Republican, accused his rival of being beholden to socialists in his party, saying: “They’re going to dominate you, Joe, you know that.” “I’m the Democratic party now,” retorted Biden, …
Mimiko-led ZLP poses no threat to Akeredolu – Ojogo
Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo speaks in this interview with ADEWALE MOMOH on why a former governor of the state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, is supporting the deputy governor, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, who is also the candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) against Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Do you see the Olusegun …
The other sides of Oyetola
Yesterday, Tuesday, September 29, was the 66th birthday of my Principal, Adegboyega Oyetola. To celebrate him, I have elected to speak about a few of his attributes as a leader. Interestingly, those attributes, one of which is the fact that running a State in a depressed economy is possible, have not only changed my perception …
Navigating the 2020 U.S. presidential election
Unlike the Nigerian electoral system, the United States democratic system operates the Electoral College process to elect a president. In this report, WALE ELEGBEDE, who is part of the Elections 2020 Virtual Reporting Tour of the Foreign Press Centre for the November 3 Presidential Election, writes on the various subject matters on the election shared …
Wema, AIICO lead gainers in market rally
The bulls maintained grip on market activities yesterday as gains recorded by Wema Bank Plc, AIICO Insurance Plc and 14 other lifted market activities to sustain positive sentiments. The key market performance measures, the NSE All Share Index, rose by 0.39 per cent as market sentiments extended gaining streaks following investors’ sustained positive interest. Consequently, …
WHO’s COVID-19 rapid test tools excite PTF
The latest plans of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to roll out 120 million effective COVID- 19 rapid test tools has become a source of excitement to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the control of the spread of Coronavirus pandemic. Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss …
NNPC targets 5bn scuf daily domestic gas utilization surge
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday declared plans to surge the nation’s domestic gas utilization to 5 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day (scf/d) and developing 5 gigawatts (GW) of power generation for balanced economic growth. Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, who disclosed this at the BusinessDay Energy Series …
N2.67bn: ICPC clarifies position on school feeding scandal
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), has said that the N2.6 billion, which its chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, alleged was spent on “school feeding” during lockdown, was not in any way connected to the “Home Grown School Feeding Programme of the Federal Government. The home grown feeding programme is being coordinated …
Osinbajo seeks legislation backing for whistle-blower policy
The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has called for the enactment of a law by the National Assembly legalising the whistle-blower policy of the country. Osinbajo made the call yesterday in a keynote address delivered virtually at a national conference on the whistle-blower policy in Abuja. The Federal Government whistle-blower policy was developed as a tool …
Danbatta inaugurates evaluation committee for 2020 research proposals
The Executive Vice- Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has inaugurated a 15- man evaluation committee for the assessment of the 2020 telecommunications- based research from academics in the Nigerian tertiary institutions. According to a statement signed by the commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu …
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