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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Friday, August 6th 2021
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The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 176,577 COVID-19 cases.
2. COVID-19: WHO Donates 26 Ventilators, Other Items To Nigeria
Nigeria has received 26 ventilators and other equipment from the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a boost in its fight against the dreadful COVID-19.
3. Why Buhari Government Not Selling Refineries Yet – Petroleum Minister
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has disclosed why the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to embark on selling off the refineries, admitting that the Federal Government is not the best manager of the oil facilities.
4. Why We Have Not Remove Subsidy – FG
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has disclosed that the Federal Government currently has no set date for the removal of petroleum subsidy.
5. Why Nigeria has Broken Economy – Timipre Sylva
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has defended how the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is handling the country’s economy.
6. FESTAC Residents Petition Governor Sanwo-Olu Over Road Construction
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Association of Festac Town Extension Residents in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State has petitioned the governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to appeal for his intervention to stop the proposed construction of a road through the estate by the Lagos Building Investment Corporation (LBIC).
7. “10 LGAs In Katsina Are Under Attack By Bandits Constantly”- Governor Bello
Governor Bello Masari has revealed that 10 out of the 34 Local Government Areas in Katsina state are under brutal daily attack by bandits.
8. JUST IN: PDP NWC Member Makes U-Turn, Withdraws Resignation
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Diran Odeyemi, who was among the seven members of the National Working Committee (NWC) to resign from the party, has withdrawn his resignation.
9. How Bank Officials Stole From The Account Of A Deceased Customer
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Uyo Zonal Command, has ensured the conviction of two bank officials, Daniel Akpan Eno and Mbuk Idongesit.
10. Police Arrest Armed Robbers Terrorising Lekki-Ajah
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspected armed robbers terrorising the Lekki-Ajah axis in the state.
11. NAPTIP Arrest Man For Impregnating 15-Year-Old Girl
A JTF member has been apprehended by The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Maiduguri Zonal Command for the sexual exploitation a 15-year-old girl.
12. Court Remands 22-Year-Old Man for Defrauding 170 People of N10.7bn
A young man of 22, Joshua Adeyinka Kayode, has been arraigned by the Nigerian police before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. He was alleged of using a fake investment scheme to fraud 170 people of N10.7 billion.
13. Man Drowns While Being Pursued By The Police
The dead body of a man identified as Ubong Friday has been found in a swamp by the Police in Rumuigbo, Obio/Akpor Local Government, Rivers State.
14. Police Apprehend Lady Who Killed Boyfriend, Stole His Benz
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has apprehended a young woman who allegedly murdered her boyfriend.
Following the undertaking by the Trustees of King’s College; St. Gregory’s College; Barewa College; and Igbobi College to alert their schools to the raging controversy over the shabby treatment meted out by the Government to the Randle family over the J.K. Randle Centre which is under construction at Onikan, Lagos, more schools have insisted on getting involved as part of their civics education.
16. Opinion: The Bane of Entrepreneurship
Most people don’t understand the bane of entrepreneurship, that is, the ugly side of starting and sustaining a business. They love the way entrepreneurs looks but don’t understand the enormous tasks and sweat it takes to start, run, and sustain a business.
17. Man City Signs Grealish From Aston Villa In €100m Record-breaking Deal
The Premier League champions have made their first major signing of the summer after completing a club-record move for the Aston Villa star, Jack Grealish.
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