Nigerian News From EkohotBlog: Major Headlines Today Wednesday, July 10th, 2019

Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, July 10th, 2019

1. Buhari Promotes Generals

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the accelerated promotion of two senior officers and a subaltern of the Nigerian Army.

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2. Ekwesili Blasts Buhari, Says ‘Nigeria Is Not Being Governed’

Former presidential candidate, Oby Ezekwesili, has again attacked President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that becoming President was his “one and only outcome”.

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3. Presidency Nominates New NCC Commisioners, NIPSS DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded to the Senate, the name of Uba Maska for confirmation as Executive Commissioner of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC).

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4. Dapo Abiodun Appoints Seven Special Advisers, SA New Media

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Tuesday, approved the appointment of seven senior aides.

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5. Ninth Senate: Gbajabiamila Tongue Lashes Rep. Gbilah

House of Representatives Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on Tuesday tongue-lashed a lawmaker from Benue state, Hon. Mark Terser Gbilah representing Gwer-East/Wager-West federal constituency over unsavory comments made in the media against him and others.

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6. Insecurity: Lagos Moves to install CCTV cameras around city

The Lagos State government on Monday announced plans to install CCTV cameras around the city to check insecurity.

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7. Lagos Seals Illegal Traditional Medicine Facilities

The Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board has sealed the facilities of illegal traditional medicine practitioners in Ikorodu area of the State in its quest to rid Lagos of unwholesome practices.

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8. LASG Holds Maternal, Newborn Health Week, Intensifies Efforts To Improve Maternal Health

Lagos State government is set to reduce Child Morbidity and Mortality as it marks the 2019 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Week which is geared towards the provision of health interventions surrounding maternal, newborn and child health care in the State.

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9. NSE Market Capitalisation Rises By N1.38 Trillion On Airtel Africa Listing

The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) swelled on Tuesday with the admission of the cross border secondary listing of Airtel Africa 3.75 billion ordinary shares on the premium board at N363 per share.

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10. SON Seizes N38m Substandard Aluminium Roofing Sheets

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has seized sub-standard aluminium roofing sheets worth over N38 million in a move to ensure that only goods that conform to the Nigerian Industrial Standards (NIS), are allowed in the market.

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11. Internet On Mobile Services Restored In Sudan

Mobile internet services were restored across Sudan Tuesday following a court order, weeks after the ruling generals imposed a blockade in the wake of a brutal crackdown on protesters.

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12. We Are Waiting For Ministerial Nominees’ List, Senate Tells Presidency

The Senate has said that it is prepared to receive the list of ministerial nominees from the Presidency any time it is submitted.

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13. AFCON 2019: Nigerians Are United When You Win, Pinnick Charges Eagles Ahead Of South Africa Clash

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has charged the Super Eagles to rise to the occasion and do the nation proud as they lock horns with South Africa in Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-final in Cairo.

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14. APC Releases Timetable For Bayelsa, Kogi Gov Primaries, Pegs Nominations Forms At N22.5m

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of its governorship primaries in Kogi and Bayelsa States.

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15. Court Orders Forfeiture Of Diezani’s Land To FG

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered that a plot of land in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, be forfeited to the Federal Government.

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