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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
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1. Plateau Records Highest Cases For 7th Consecutive Day As Nigeria COVID-19 Toll Hits 54,000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday disclosed that the country has confirmed 143 new cases of COVID-19.
2. COVID-19: Total Cases Globally Cross 25m
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the world has exceeded 25 million, although 70 percent have recovered.
3. COVID-19: Low Testing Worries Health Minister
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) says it will be difficult to flatten the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) curve, if testing for the virus is not adequate.
4. Reopening: WHO Harps On COVID-19 Prevention Plans
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has emphasised the need for effective COVID-19 prevention plans as countries reopen their economies and borders.
5. WASSCE: All COVID-19 Positive Students Treated, Return To Classes
Students who tested positive for COVID-19 during the ongoing 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination have returned to classes after treatment and discharge.
6. 3-Yr-Old Boy Mistakenly Sets Himself On Fire While Playing With Hand Sanitizer
A 3 year old boy, Captain Chuenbubpha from Samut Prakan, Thailand, accidentally set himself on fire while playing with alcohol hand sanitiser and a lighter, it has been revealed.
7. WASSCE: Military Men Attack Students Writing Exams, Rape Girls
Militia attacks in DR Congo’s volatile east disrupted the start of school final exams Monday with hundreds of students fleeing violence and some girls raped by the attackers, officials said.
8. UNILORIN Undergraduate To Clear Drainage Over Romance Scam
A Kwara State High Court on Monday convicted an undergraduate of the University of Ilorin, Ridwan Akinsanya, over a romance scam.
9. Veteran Yoruba Actor, Chief Kanran Cries Out For Help
A Yoruba actor, Olusegun Akinremi aka Chief Kanran, has sought financial assistance to enable him secure accommodation after he lost his former abode to a fire incident in 2017.
10. Sanwo-Olu Appoints Odumboni As New LAWMA Boss
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos Waste Management Authority.
11. Rivers Govt Signs Contracts for 330,000-Cubic-Metre Potable Water Supplies Per Day
The Rivers Government on Monday signed contracts for the rehabilitation and upgrading of water supply for Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas respectively.
12. Edo Election: Oshiomole Canvases Votes For APC In Etsako West, Central LGAs
Former Governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, on Monday canvassed votes for Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the Edo Governorship election at Etsako West and Central.
13. Lagos NUJ Election: I’ve Zero Tolerance For Corruption — Aspirant
Mr Adeleye Ajayi, a chairmanship aspirant for the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), says there will be zero tolerance for corruption if he emerges winner of Sept. 29 polls.
14. Atiku Warns NASS Against Approving Loans For Non-Viable Projects
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has admonished the national assembly to decline the approval of any new loan request meant for project that will not contribute any revenue to the government purse.
15. NDDC Pays 197 Stranded UK Scholarship Students N2.28bn
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says it has paid over 5.910 million U.S dollars (about N2.28 billion) for tuition and stipends owed stranded scholarship students in the United Kingdom.
16. Lagos Ministry Disregards School Resumption Calendar
The Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) unit of the Lagos State Ministry of Education has warned the public to disregard a resumption time table flying around the social media.
17. 2023 Presidency: If Given The Opportunity I Will Serve My Country -Kalu
The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu, on Monday said that he would serve as Nigeria’s President if given the opportunity by the electorate.
18. Lagos Assembly Asks Sanwo-Olu To Take Anti-Drug Campaign To Schools
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a motion calling on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to immediately embark on anti-drug campaign programmes in secondary schools.
19. Presidency Reacts To Daily Trust Editorial, Says Buhari Administration Will Deliver
The Presidency on Monday dismissed the Daily Trust Sunday Editorial comment on the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, describing it as unfair.
20. Opinion: Equality Of Contributions In A Committed Relationship: An Illusion Or A Reality?
I use the term ‘relationship’ loosely to encompass people in a committed legalized union, those who did the traditional dowry payment/acceptance or those who have no legal backing but are in a defined union of recognized partnership.
21. Resilience [Forging Ahead] Part XXXII – By Bashorun J.K. Randle
In commemoration of the first one hundred days of the appointment of Professor (Ambassador) Ibrahim Agboola Gambari as Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Commander-In-Chief, Armed Forces of Nigeria, Resilience Television will on Friday August 21st 2020 devote prime time to a documentary on the President’s Chief adviser and ally.
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