Today Thursday 14th July news headline
APC: pro-Saraki senators' anti-Buhari threat a joke
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Senators were yesterday told to stop threatening the President with impeachment. The All Progressives Congress (APC) 'the party that produced President Muhammadu Buhari and majority of senators ' defended the president against allegations that he was behind the forgery and false asset declaration case filed against Senate President Bukola Saraki. Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu []The post APC: pro-Saraki senators' anti-Buhari threat a joke appeared first on The Nation Niger
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Melaye under fire for attacking Senator Tinubu
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye came under attack yesterday for charging at Senator Oluremi Tinubu during the executive session of the Senate on Tuesday. Senators were meeting over the forgery case filed against Senate President Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu when Melaye seized the floor and poured invectives on his colleagues and []The post Melaye under fire for attacking Senator Tinubu appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Low revenue threatens Budget 2016, says govt
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Senators were yesterday told that the Federal Government cannotfully implement the N6.06 trillion 2015 budgetas passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr. Babachir David Lawal, told a joint Senate committee on Appropriations, Finance and Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions that the []The post Low revenue threatens Budget 2016, says govt appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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I acted in public interest in forgery trial, Justice minister tells Senate
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The probe of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, for 'dragging' Senate President Bukola Saraki, his deputy Ike Ekweremadu and two others to court for alleged forgery of the Senate 2011 Standing Rules turned an anti-climax yesterday. The AGF rattled a six-member Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters []The post I acted in public interest in forgery trial, Justice minister tells Senate appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Concerned mothers beg Ajimobi, union leaders to resolve crisis
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Scores of women on the platform of Oyo State Market Women Traders Association yesterday sent a passionate appeal to Governor Abiola Ajimobi and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), begging the parties to resolve the crisis between them. Addressing reporters at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan, the Iyaloja []The post Concerned mothers beg Ajimobi, union leaders to resolve crisis appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Court dethrones Ekiti monarch over 'illegal' selection
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
AN Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ikole-Ekiti, has dethroned the Owa of Odo Ayedun, Oba Ilesanmi Ajibade, who was enthroned in 2010 despite the pendency of a suit challenging his nomination. Justice Abiodun Adesodun, in the judgment, approved the nomination of his challenger, Adekunle Adeniyi, as the Owa-elect. He granted a restraining order against []The post Court dethrones Ekiti monarch over 'illegal' selection appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Conduct Bureau: Buratai declared $1.5m mansions in wife's name
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has opened up on the acquisition of $1.5 million mansions by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai. The bureau said its records showed that the assets of Buratai in Dubai were declared in his wife's name The CCB made the clarification in a July 11 []The post Conduct Bureau: Buratai declared $1.5m mansions in wife's name appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Cameron: being PM is 'the greatest honour
We'll make Britain a country that works
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
I have just been to Buckingham Palace where Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new government and I accepted. 'In David Cameron, I follow in the footsteps of a great modern Prime Minister under David's leadership, the government stabilised the economy, reduced the budget deficit and helped more people into work []The post 'We'll make Britain a country that works' appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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May names six as cabinet members
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
AFTER her endorsement by Queen Elizabeth II as United Kingdom's (UK's) Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May yesterday settled down to government business. She named six Secretaries as members of her cabinet. Mrs. May, a former Home Secretary is UK's second ever female Prime Minister after Margaret Thatcher to rule UK. She travelled to Buckingham Palace []The post May names six as cabinet members appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Love: Most excellent way (5)
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
LOVE FOR NEIGHBOUR- love for your neighbour and love for your enemies. To show that you know God you will love like He does. He sent His Son Jesus to die for ALL irrespective of who you are, your Religion, Tribe, Nationality etc. Jesus died for the whole world to set us free from the []The post Love: Most excellent way (5) appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Ensuring modern herbal practices
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Traditional medicine practitioners have been advised on the need for retraining and expansion in their area of expertise to meet modern demands in healthcare delivery. Director-General, Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency, Mr Sam Oghene Etatuvie gave this admonition at the three-day training workshop, organised by his agency and the Green Centre for Alternative Medicine practitioners []The post Ensuring modern herbal practices appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Practitioners urge healthy lifestyle to fight diseases
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Natural and alternative medicine practitioners have advocated a healthy lifestyle to prevent or reverse chronic diseases, such as cancer, heart attack and kidney failure, among others. According to them, the major causes of death are chronic diseases due to people's bad lifestyle choices. A health and wellness coach, Dr Biyi Olusanya, who spoke during Wholesome []The post Practitioners urge healthy lifestyle to fight diseases appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Muhammed Ali, Stephen Keshi, stroke, heart attack (4)
Tears for a dear colleague
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
A student of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) in Effurun, Delta State, Enakeme Ohwojero, has died, throwing the school into mourning. The graduating student of Electrical Department fell into a coma and died of diabetes, six weeks to her graduation. GBENGA OJO reports. 'Student dies of diabetes weeks to graduation Every final year student who []The post Tears for a dear colleague appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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China opens research centre at UNIZIK
Compensation row as students remember colleagues
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Over one year after the death of eight students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, in a road crash, a row has broken out over the collection of compensation on their behalf. The Students' Union Government (SUG) was said to have collected the compensation from the firm which owns the truck []The post Compensation row as students remember colleagues appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Students seek OAU's re-opening
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
SOME students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, have called on the Federal Government to resolve the crisis over the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor (VC) for the institution. They also called for the re-opening of the school. The students berated Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities []The post Students seek OAU's re-opening appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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The sexual harassment bill
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
After the fatal Dallas shooting in which a gunman killed five police officers in the United States of America, Dallas Police Chief, David Brown said the U.S. expects too much from cops. 'We're asking cops to do too much in this country, we are. Every societal failure, we put it off on the cops to []The post The sexual harassment bill appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Muslim students seek support for project
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The Lagos State Area Unit of the Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has appealed to corporate organisations to assist the government in raising and equipping the youths with necessary skills in oder for the country to attain steady development. The MSSN Amir (leader), Saheed Ashafa, made the appeal when he led members of the []The post Muslim students seek support for project appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Students display products at poly's exhibition
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (MAPCED) has held its 3rd Entrepreneurship Development Exhibition tagged: MAPCED Open Market Day. The event, held at Matriculation Ground, started at noon last Wednesday. Students besieged the venue to showcase their wares and products. Among the items exhibited included lapel pins, lanyards, shopping bags, electric sockets, air []The post Students display products at poly's exhibition appeared first on The Nation Nigeri
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Taming the terror of herdsmen
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
There are no cohesive and copious details of the emergence and timing of Fulani pastoralists' revolution in Nigeria's history. However, it is implicit that the origin of the group has been traced to Senegambia region where they migrated and expand in Africa. The group is usually described as Hamites while their language associated with that []The post Taming the terror of herdsmen appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Firm, Lagos partner on fostering digital economy
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
A firm, SwiftThink Limited, has unveiled plans for hosting the third The Edge Series Students Summit (TESS) on July 29 at Muson Centre in Onikan, Lagos. The summit is a follow-up to previous editions, which focused on digital economy with the theme: What are you saying' The summit focused on sales and marketing, with the []The post Firm, Lagos partner on fostering digital economy appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Economics students visit CBN, SEC on excursion
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Students of the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), have gone on excursion to Abuja. The students under the aegis of Nigerian Economics Students' Association (NESA) visited the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The 32 students, who undertook the []The post Economics students visit CBN, SEC on excursion appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Enter Empire Deluxe luxury apartments
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
A Lagos-based real estate development firm, Deluxe Residences, has introduced a choice of two super-luxury apartments ' The Empire Royale Apartment and The Empire Vogue Apartment, both on Victoria Island, Lagos. The complexes, under construction, are located on Water Corporation Drive, off Ligali Ayorinde, Victoria Island. Both complexes, on completion, and will offer their occupants []The post Enter Empire Deluxe luxury apartments appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Fitch Ratings affirms Wema Bank's BB-, stable outlook
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research, has affirmed Wema Bank's Viability Rating (VR), saying it has a stable outlook. The agency also affirmed the Long-term National Rating (Wema) at (BBB-) to reflect the improvement in creditworthiness over time relative to the best credits in Nigeria. In Fitch's opinion, the banking industry []The post Fitch Ratings affirms Wema Bank's BB-, stable outlook appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Pengassan suspends six-day strike
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its six-day strike. The body said the strike was called over unfriendly labour practices in the petroleum industry and the delay in the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) among others. Its President, Francis Olabode Johnson told reporters yesterday after several []The post Pengassan suspends six-day strike appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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How a cabal hijacked cooking gas business
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Last month, the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), commonly called cooking gas, went up by almost 30 per cent. What is responsible' A cabal in the LPG sub-sector has hijacked the business, thwarting the objective of the Federal Governmen to make the product affordable. What is the solution to the problem' EMEKA UGWUANYI examines []The post How a cabal hijacked cooking gas business appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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How to make refineries efficient, by expert
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Steady access to crude oil will enhance refineries' efficiency, Enfrasco Energy and Infrastructure Services Limited Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Chukwuma Okolo has said. He also said autonomy in the management of refineries, such that their Managing Directors (MDs) could take decisions without elaborate applications to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) or the Presidency for approval []The post How to make refineries efficient, by expert appeared first on The Nation Nige
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Workers ground Caverton Helicopters over pay
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Aircraft pilots and engineers acting under the aegis of National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) yesterday grounded the operations of Caverton Helicopters as part of the one-day warning strike to protest payment disparity in salaries between expatriate and Nigerian pilots and engineers. The strike affected the company's offices in Shell, NAF Base in []The post Workers ground Caverton Helicopters over pay appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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OPEC output up by 300,000 bpd on Nigeria's recovery
NLNG's $2m centre for UNILORIN
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has inaugurated its $2 million Engineering Research Centre at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). The centre is part of gas giant's $12 million University Support Programme (USP). So far, NLNG has inaugurated four laboratories in varsities. The based at the Ahmadu Bello University Multi-user Engineering Laboratory, the University of Ibadan Engineering []The post NLNG's $2m centre for UNILORIN appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Forex shortage hits DisCos' metering plan
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
These are not the best of times for power distribution companies (DisCos). They are finding it difficult to get enough foreign exchange (forex) for the importation of meters and other equipment, The Nation has learnt. A source, who does not want to be mentioned, said the Discos could not procure meters because of their weak []The post Forex shortage hits DisCos' metering plan appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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NASD, LMC sign MoU on listing of football clubs
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The NASD OTC Securities Exchange and the League Management Company (LMC) have agreed on a relationship that will open up the potential of the capital market to the professional football clubs. At the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the NASD and LMC yesterday in Lagos, the parties committed to a mutual and []The post NASD, LMC sign MoU on listing of football clubs appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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The inanities of the 8th National Assembly
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
SIR: With the benefit of hindsight, the eighth National Assembly is likely to go down as the most self-serving, disoriented and anti-people assemblage in modern Nigeria. Whereas the executive arm at the federal level gave all to the change imperative by fighting corruption with potency and gravitas Nigerians can resonate with, scoring mileage in the []The post The inanities of the 8th National Assembly appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Condemnable murder
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The law must punish the killers of Mrs. Eunice Elisha, the Christian preacher On July 7, Eunice Elisha, Christian neighbourhood evangelist and spouse of The Redeemed Christian Church of God pastor, Olawale Elisha, was hacked to death in her Old NEPA Road, Phase 4, Kubwa neighbourhood, ln Abuja. She was on her dawn round of []The post Condemnable murder appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Child's detention
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Police's claim that he is in 'protective custody' is good, but for how long' The gory tale of a fatal shooting by a seven-year old child and the scary story of his alleged detention for murder by the police, should worry us as a people. The child, Chibuike Oramalu, was reported to have accidently shot []The post Child's detention appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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EFCC'S new cash crop
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
In business parlance, it is said that cash is king. The simple reason is that money, man's greatest object of desire comes in numerous forms and formats. Well, to the mealy-mouthed common man, money is those dirty, little small notes and coins he is eternally accursed to handle and count forever. To this small fellow, []The post EFCC'S new cash crop appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Nigeria's unity not negotiable
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
President Buhari says that Nigeria's unity is not negotiable. He means, obviously, that Nigeria must never be dissolved and that no nation that is now part of Nigeria can ever take leave of Nigeria and become a separate country. Well, we must concede that he is saying what a Nigerian president is supposed to say. []The post Nigeria's unity not negotiable' appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Crisis hits NURTW over endorsement of governorship candidates
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Leadership crisis is looming in the Edo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) over the union's endorsement of the governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC). One Comrade Warriman Erhengbo had on Tuesday led some supposed members of the union to adopt the []The post Crisis hits NURTW over endorsement of governorship candidates appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Ogiemwonyi to supporters: let's ensure victory for APC
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chris Ogiemwonyi has urged his supporters and aggrieved party delegates loyal to him to work for the victory of the party in the September 10 governorship election. Ogiemwonyi, who got 137 votes at the primary, told his supporters that he would join Godwin Obaseki campaign team []The post Ogiemwonyi to supporters: let's ensure victory for APC appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Ize-Iyamu promises to make Agenebode tourist destination
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has promised to make Agenebode a tourist destination, if elected governor in September. Pastor Ize-Iyamu stated that at community such as Agenebode, which is situated at the bank of the River Niger, ought to be a tourist centre and a rich commercial hub. []The post Ize-Iyamu promises to make Agenebode tourist destination appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Sheriff rejects INEC's acceptance of Ize-Iyamu as Edo PDP candidate
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
As Makarfi harps on reconciliation The former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has rejected the recognition given to Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the candidate for the September 10 governorship election in Edo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had, during the week, accepted Ize-Iyamu's nomination. Ize-Iyamu's name []The post Sheriff rejects INEC's acceptance of Ize-Iyamu as Edo PDP candidate appeared first o
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Senators were yesterday told to stop threatening the President with impeachment. The All Progressives Congress (APC) 'the party that produced President Muhammadu Buhari and majority of senators ' defended the president against allegations that he was behind the forgery and false asset declaration case filed against Senate President Bukola Saraki. Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu []The post APC: pro-Saraki senators' anti-Buhari threat a joke appeared first on The Nation Niger
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Melaye under fire for attacking Senator Tinubu
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye came under attack yesterday for charging at Senator Oluremi Tinubu during the executive session of the Senate on Tuesday. Senators were meeting over the forgery case filed against Senate President Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu when Melaye seized the floor and poured invectives on his colleagues and []The post Melaye under fire for attacking Senator Tinubu appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Low revenue threatens Budget 2016, says govt
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Senators were yesterday told that the Federal Government cannotfully implement the N6.06 trillion 2015 budgetas passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr. Babachir David Lawal, told a joint Senate committee on Appropriations, Finance and Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions that the []The post Low revenue threatens Budget 2016, says govt appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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I acted in public interest in forgery trial, Justice minister tells Senate
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The probe of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, for 'dragging' Senate President Bukola Saraki, his deputy Ike Ekweremadu and two others to court for alleged forgery of the Senate 2011 Standing Rules turned an anti-climax yesterday. The AGF rattled a six-member Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters []The post I acted in public interest in forgery trial, Justice minister tells Senate appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Concerned mothers beg Ajimobi, union leaders to resolve crisis
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Scores of women on the platform of Oyo State Market Women Traders Association yesterday sent a passionate appeal to Governor Abiola Ajimobi and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), begging the parties to resolve the crisis between them. Addressing reporters at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan, the Iyaloja []The post Concerned mothers beg Ajimobi, union leaders to resolve crisis appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Court dethrones Ekiti monarch over 'illegal' selection
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
AN Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ikole-Ekiti, has dethroned the Owa of Odo Ayedun, Oba Ilesanmi Ajibade, who was enthroned in 2010 despite the pendency of a suit challenging his nomination. Justice Abiodun Adesodun, in the judgment, approved the nomination of his challenger, Adekunle Adeniyi, as the Owa-elect. He granted a restraining order against []The post Court dethrones Ekiti monarch over 'illegal' selection appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Conduct Bureau: Buratai declared $1.5m mansions in wife's name
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has opened up on the acquisition of $1.5 million mansions by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai. The bureau said its records showed that the assets of Buratai in Dubai were declared in his wife's name The CCB made the clarification in a July 11 []The post Conduct Bureau: Buratai declared $1.5m mansions in wife's name appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Cameron: being PM is 'the greatest honour
We'll make Britain a country that works
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
I have just been to Buckingham Palace where Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new government and I accepted. 'In David Cameron, I follow in the footsteps of a great modern Prime Minister under David's leadership, the government stabilised the economy, reduced the budget deficit and helped more people into work []The post 'We'll make Britain a country that works' appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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May names six as cabinet members
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
AFTER her endorsement by Queen Elizabeth II as United Kingdom's (UK's) Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May yesterday settled down to government business. She named six Secretaries as members of her cabinet. Mrs. May, a former Home Secretary is UK's second ever female Prime Minister after Margaret Thatcher to rule UK. She travelled to Buckingham Palace []The post May names six as cabinet members appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Love: Most excellent way (5)
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
LOVE FOR NEIGHBOUR- love for your neighbour and love for your enemies. To show that you know God you will love like He does. He sent His Son Jesus to die for ALL irrespective of who you are, your Religion, Tribe, Nationality etc. Jesus died for the whole world to set us free from the []The post Love: Most excellent way (5) appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Ensuring modern herbal practices
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Traditional medicine practitioners have been advised on the need for retraining and expansion in their area of expertise to meet modern demands in healthcare delivery. Director-General, Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency, Mr Sam Oghene Etatuvie gave this admonition at the three-day training workshop, organised by his agency and the Green Centre for Alternative Medicine practitioners []The post Ensuring modern herbal practices appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Practitioners urge healthy lifestyle to fight diseases
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Natural and alternative medicine practitioners have advocated a healthy lifestyle to prevent or reverse chronic diseases, such as cancer, heart attack and kidney failure, among others. According to them, the major causes of death are chronic diseases due to people's bad lifestyle choices. A health and wellness coach, Dr Biyi Olusanya, who spoke during Wholesome []The post Practitioners urge healthy lifestyle to fight diseases appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Muhammed Ali, Stephen Keshi, stroke, heart attack (4)
Tears for a dear colleague
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
A student of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) in Effurun, Delta State, Enakeme Ohwojero, has died, throwing the school into mourning. The graduating student of Electrical Department fell into a coma and died of diabetes, six weeks to her graduation. GBENGA OJO reports. 'Student dies of diabetes weeks to graduation Every final year student who []The post Tears for a dear colleague appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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China opens research centre at UNIZIK
Compensation row as students remember colleagues
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Over one year after the death of eight students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, in a road crash, a row has broken out over the collection of compensation on their behalf. The Students' Union Government (SUG) was said to have collected the compensation from the firm which owns the truck []The post Compensation row as students remember colleagues appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Students seek OAU's re-opening
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
SOME students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, have called on the Federal Government to resolve the crisis over the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor (VC) for the institution. They also called for the re-opening of the school. The students berated Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities []The post Students seek OAU's re-opening appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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The sexual harassment bill
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
After the fatal Dallas shooting in which a gunman killed five police officers in the United States of America, Dallas Police Chief, David Brown said the U.S. expects too much from cops. 'We're asking cops to do too much in this country, we are. Every societal failure, we put it off on the cops to []The post The sexual harassment bill appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Muslim students seek support for project
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The Lagos State Area Unit of the Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has appealed to corporate organisations to assist the government in raising and equipping the youths with necessary skills in oder for the country to attain steady development. The MSSN Amir (leader), Saheed Ashafa, made the appeal when he led members of the []The post Muslim students seek support for project appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Students display products at poly's exhibition
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (MAPCED) has held its 3rd Entrepreneurship Development Exhibition tagged: MAPCED Open Market Day. The event, held at Matriculation Ground, started at noon last Wednesday. Students besieged the venue to showcase their wares and products. Among the items exhibited included lapel pins, lanyards, shopping bags, electric sockets, air []The post Students display products at poly's exhibition appeared first on The Nation Nigeri
read more...
Taming the terror of herdsmen
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
There are no cohesive and copious details of the emergence and timing of Fulani pastoralists' revolution in Nigeria's history. However, it is implicit that the origin of the group has been traced to Senegambia region where they migrated and expand in Africa. The group is usually described as Hamites while their language associated with that []The post Taming the terror of herdsmen appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Firm, Lagos partner on fostering digital economy
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
A firm, SwiftThink Limited, has unveiled plans for hosting the third The Edge Series Students Summit (TESS) on July 29 at Muson Centre in Onikan, Lagos. The summit is a follow-up to previous editions, which focused on digital economy with the theme: What are you saying' The summit focused on sales and marketing, with the []The post Firm, Lagos partner on fostering digital economy appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Economics students visit CBN, SEC on excursion
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Students of the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), have gone on excursion to Abuja. The students under the aegis of Nigerian Economics Students' Association (NESA) visited the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The 32 students, who undertook the []The post Economics students visit CBN, SEC on excursion appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Enter Empire Deluxe luxury apartments
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
A Lagos-based real estate development firm, Deluxe Residences, has introduced a choice of two super-luxury apartments ' The Empire Royale Apartment and The Empire Vogue Apartment, both on Victoria Island, Lagos. The complexes, under construction, are located on Water Corporation Drive, off Ligali Ayorinde, Victoria Island. Both complexes, on completion, and will offer their occupants []The post Enter Empire Deluxe luxury apartments appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Fitch Ratings affirms Wema Bank's BB-, stable outlook
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research, has affirmed Wema Bank's Viability Rating (VR), saying it has a stable outlook. The agency also affirmed the Long-term National Rating (Wema) at (BBB-) to reflect the improvement in creditworthiness over time relative to the best credits in Nigeria. In Fitch's opinion, the banking industry []The post Fitch Ratings affirms Wema Bank's BB-, stable outlook appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Pengassan suspends six-day strike
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its six-day strike. The body said the strike was called over unfriendly labour practices in the petroleum industry and the delay in the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) among others. Its President, Francis Olabode Johnson told reporters yesterday after several []The post Pengassan suspends six-day strike appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
How a cabal hijacked cooking gas business
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Last month, the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), commonly called cooking gas, went up by almost 30 per cent. What is responsible' A cabal in the LPG sub-sector has hijacked the business, thwarting the objective of the Federal Governmen to make the product affordable. What is the solution to the problem' EMEKA UGWUANYI examines []The post How a cabal hijacked cooking gas business appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
How to make refineries efficient, by expert
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Steady access to crude oil will enhance refineries' efficiency, Enfrasco Energy and Infrastructure Services Limited Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Chukwuma Okolo has said. He also said autonomy in the management of refineries, such that their Managing Directors (MDs) could take decisions without elaborate applications to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) or the Presidency for approval []The post How to make refineries efficient, by expert appeared first on The Nation Nige
read more...
Workers ground Caverton Helicopters over pay
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Aircraft pilots and engineers acting under the aegis of National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) yesterday grounded the operations of Caverton Helicopters as part of the one-day warning strike to protest payment disparity in salaries between expatriate and Nigerian pilots and engineers. The strike affected the company's offices in Shell, NAF Base in []The post Workers ground Caverton Helicopters over pay appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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OPEC output up by 300,000 bpd on Nigeria's recovery
NLNG's $2m centre for UNILORIN
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has inaugurated its $2 million Engineering Research Centre at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). The centre is part of gas giant's $12 million University Support Programme (USP). So far, NLNG has inaugurated four laboratories in varsities. The based at the Ahmadu Bello University Multi-user Engineering Laboratory, the University of Ibadan Engineering []The post NLNG's $2m centre for UNILORIN appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Forex shortage hits DisCos' metering plan
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
These are not the best of times for power distribution companies (DisCos). They are finding it difficult to get enough foreign exchange (forex) for the importation of meters and other equipment, The Nation has learnt. A source, who does not want to be mentioned, said the Discos could not procure meters because of their weak []The post Forex shortage hits DisCos' metering plan appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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NASD, LMC sign MoU on listing of football clubs
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The NASD OTC Securities Exchange and the League Management Company (LMC) have agreed on a relationship that will open up the potential of the capital market to the professional football clubs. At the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the NASD and LMC yesterday in Lagos, the parties committed to a mutual and []The post NASD, LMC sign MoU on listing of football clubs appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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The inanities of the 8th National Assembly
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
SIR: With the benefit of hindsight, the eighth National Assembly is likely to go down as the most self-serving, disoriented and anti-people assemblage in modern Nigeria. Whereas the executive arm at the federal level gave all to the change imperative by fighting corruption with potency and gravitas Nigerians can resonate with, scoring mileage in the []The post The inanities of the 8th National Assembly appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Condemnable murder
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
The law must punish the killers of Mrs. Eunice Elisha, the Christian preacher On July 7, Eunice Elisha, Christian neighbourhood evangelist and spouse of The Redeemed Christian Church of God pastor, Olawale Elisha, was hacked to death in her Old NEPA Road, Phase 4, Kubwa neighbourhood, ln Abuja. She was on her dawn round of []The post Condemnable murder appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Child's detention
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Police's claim that he is in 'protective custody' is good, but for how long' The gory tale of a fatal shooting by a seven-year old child and the scary story of his alleged detention for murder by the police, should worry us as a people. The child, Chibuike Oramalu, was reported to have accidently shot []The post Child's detention appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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EFCC'S new cash crop
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
In business parlance, it is said that cash is king. The simple reason is that money, man's greatest object of desire comes in numerous forms and formats. Well, to the mealy-mouthed common man, money is those dirty, little small notes and coins he is eternally accursed to handle and count forever. To this small fellow, []The post EFCC'S new cash crop appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Nigeria's unity not negotiable
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
President Buhari says that Nigeria's unity is not negotiable. He means, obviously, that Nigeria must never be dissolved and that no nation that is now part of Nigeria can ever take leave of Nigeria and become a separate country. Well, we must concede that he is saying what a Nigerian president is supposed to say. []The post Nigeria's unity not negotiable' appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Crisis hits NURTW over endorsement of governorship candidates
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Leadership crisis is looming in the Edo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) over the union's endorsement of the governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC). One Comrade Warriman Erhengbo had on Tuesday led some supposed members of the union to adopt the []The post Crisis hits NURTW over endorsement of governorship candidates appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Ogiemwonyi to supporters: let's ensure victory for APC
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chris Ogiemwonyi has urged his supporters and aggrieved party delegates loyal to him to work for the victory of the party in the September 10 governorship election. Ogiemwonyi, who got 137 votes at the primary, told his supporters that he would join Godwin Obaseki campaign team []The post Ogiemwonyi to supporters: let's ensure victory for APC appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Ize-Iyamu promises to make Agenebode tourist destination
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has promised to make Agenebode a tourist destination, if elected governor in September. Pastor Ize-Iyamu stated that at community such as Agenebode, which is situated at the bank of the River Niger, ought to be a tourist centre and a rich commercial hub. []The post Ize-Iyamu promises to make Agenebode tourist destination appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Sheriff rejects INEC's acceptance of Ize-Iyamu as Edo PDP candidate
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
As Makarfi harps on reconciliation The former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has rejected the recognition given to Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the candidate for the September 10 governorship election in Edo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had, during the week, accepted Ize-Iyamu's nomination. Ize-Iyamu's name []The post Sheriff rejects INEC's acceptance of Ize-Iyamu as Edo PDP candidate appeared first o
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