Below are the headlines found on The Tribune Online Newspaper for today, Tuesday, 19 September, 2017.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
Senator Soji Akanbi representing Oyo South Senatorial District, on Monday, ended the tales of flooded classrooms, inadequate chairs and tables of pupils and staff at Methodist Basic School, Agbeni, Ibadan, as he handed over renovated [...]The post Oyo senator revives dilapidated Awolowos school appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
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Tue, 19 Sep 2017
Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has said nobody can blackmail him over his criticism of Federal Governments handling of the agitation by Nnamdi Kanu and his followers in the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). [...]The post Nnamdi Kanu: I cant be blackmailed for my stand on IPOB 'Fayose appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari willon Tuesdaypress world leaders to facilitate the repatriation of looted Nigerian funds now in different countries of the world. Convincing the leaders is one of the main thrust of his message during [...]The post UN: Buhari to press world leaders to refund looted funds appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
Last Tuesday, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) gave a lot of Nigerians the news they desperately wished to hear: Nigeria is out of recession. After five consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth that started [...]The post Now that the recession is over, what next' appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
IT is ethnic and religious domination that is at the root of the Nigerian condition and it is mainly a problem of leadership. Apart from Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (ceremonial President of the First Republic) and [...]The post Operation Python Dance: A call for caution appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
In 2008, the Ondo State government initiated and launched a 10,000-seater capacity ultramodern multipurpose sports complex. However, Hakeem Gbadamosi, who visited the site recently, reports that the now-abandoned site has become a haven for criminals. [...]The post Akure: 10,000-seater stadium turned cattle grazing field, criminal haven, dumpsite appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
Though it started last year as one of the Oyo State government's means of reviving and empowering local industries within its borders, YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE reports that the Aso Ofi festival has become an international event [...]The post Aso Ofi festival: Celebration of local fabric opens up international trade prospects appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
The Alajase Onikoyi-Abesan of Port Novo, Benin Republic, Oba AbdulYekeen Ajasa Sanni , in this interview by TUNDE BUSARI, speaks on the place of the Yoruba people and their culture. It has been observed [...]The post Traditional rulers must help in preserving Yoruba language 'Oba Ajasa-Sanni appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
Like a good wine, Chief Kola Daisi gets better with age. At a time when his contemporaries are either slowing down or have halted their activities completely, he is on the go, determined to make [...]The post Kola Daisi: Blossoming in the twilight of life appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
Rotimi Olumo is the Coordinator, Oodua People's Congress in Oyo State. In this interview with GBENGA OLUMIDE, he spoke about the crisis which erupted among members of the group at Adamasingba, Ibadan, recently, and the [...]The post 'We are after the progress of the Yoruba nation' appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
A new report released recently by the United Nations (UN) Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has revealed that broadband technologies are today driving substantial transformation in many development-related sectors, including health, education, financial inclusion and [...]The post Broadband playing increasingly important role in development 'Report appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) has published its second annual 'Global Mobile Trends' report, which provides exclusive data and analysis on the key trends shaping the future of the mobile ecosystem. According to the report, [...]The post 5 billion people now connected to mobile networks worldwide 'GSMA appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
The President, Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) and Chairman Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), Comrade Biobelemoye Joy Josiah, has justified the decision of health workers and other professionals in the health sector [...]The post Why we gave 7-day ultimatum on indefinite strike 'President, Medical Workers appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
WHEN President Donald Trump takes the world stage at the United Nations for the first time this week, he will share the spotlight with his envoy Nikki Haley, who has emerged as the surprising public [...]The post Trump, Nikki Haley to share US spotlight at UN gathering appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)on Mondaythreatened to sanction any Deposit Money Bank (DMB) which fails to comply with its directive to open teller points for retail forex transactions. It also sustained its intervention in the [...]The post Angry CBN to sanction erring banks over retail forex appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed how it arrested the freefall of the naira when it appeared that all was lost early in 2017 with the currency dropping to as low as 500 units [...]The post How CBN stabilised sinking naira, raised reserves to $33bn appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
ON April 4, 2017, the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) dropped a bombshell. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had failed to remit over $21.8 billion (about N7.2 trillion) into the Federal Government account. [...]The post $21.8bn unremitted funds: Nigeria lost the size of 2017 budget to NNPC appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
THE Federal Government has been urged to use part of the money being generated by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) at the ports to fix the roads leading to the Lagos ports. The Apapa and [...]The post FG urged to repair Lagos ports roads with Customs revenue appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
THE Managing Director of the Oil and Gas Free zone Authority (OGFZA), Umana Okon Umana has said the agency is now on a good stead to attract 5 percent investment flow into Nigeria within the [...]The post OGZFA can attract more than $20bn investments to Nigeria 'MD appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
THE Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has commended the recent approval by the Federal Government to concession two airports, the Lagos Murtala Muhammed and Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe airports, describing the development as part [...]The post LCCI commends FG on Lagos, Abuja Airports concessioning appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
UNION Bank has announced that the subscription period for its N50 billion Rights Issue will commence on Wednesday, September 20 and close on Monday, October 30, 2017. Union Bank is set to offer 12.1 billion [...]The post Union Banks opens subscription of N50bn Rights Issue appeared first on Tribune.
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
EXECUTIVE Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr Olusegun Awolowo has praised the growth recorded by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Nigeria's second quarter economic indices, saying that the growth recorded [...]The post Nigeria's Q2 growth, evidence of sustained export promotion 'Awolowo appeared first on Tribune.
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