Tag: 2020
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See 2 nations to be the first to enter 2020
The tropical islands of Samoa and Kiribati will be the first in the world to welcome 2020 as they are located just west of the International Date Line which runs down the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Fireworks to welcome in the new decade will explode over the Samoan capital Apia for locals and tourists…
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(TNG Analysis): Nigerian judiciary showcased an all time low in 2019 – Lawyers
…Onnoghen’s removal was a bad signal …it was a sad and gloomy judicial calendar for Nigerians ….Judiciary and the ‘Hurdle Race’ of Safeguarding Rule of Law in 2020 after a challenging 2019 Emmanuel Bagudu, Abuja No doubt the year 2019 was very challenging for the Nigerian Judiciary. The third Arm of Government during the year…
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LCCI releases economic outlook for 2020
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has projected a high cost of doing business in 2020. Its Director-General, Dr Muda Yusuf, made the projection in the LCCI 2019 Economic Review and Outlook For 2020 made available to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos. He attributed the projected high cost to poor infrastructure, multiplicity of…
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Six great ways to end year 2019
It’s the end of another year, and time to reflect on everything that happened in your life in 2019. This moment gives you a dual opportunity to review the outgoing year while planning for a new entrance into the new year [2020]. Did you achieve your personal, professional or study goals? Whether you did or…
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Gov. Wike presents N530bn budget for 2020
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Tuesday presented a budget of N530 billion for 2020 to the state House of Assembly. During the presentation, the governor said the budget tagged “Budget of Reassurance” would focus on driving infrastructure and speeding growth process in the state. Wike said budget was made up of N374 billion capital…
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Lagosians to start obtaining licence to drill borehole from 2020
Lagos State government has said by the first quarter of next year, it would begin to issue licences and permits before any borehole is drilled for water in any part of the state. Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission, Mrs Funke Femi Adepoju, while addressing stakeholders at a meeting, explained that this…
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INEC sets January 25, 2020 for 28 rerun elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed January 25, 2020, for the conduct of the 28 outstanding court-ordered rerun elections across in the country. INEC announced its decision in a statement signed by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye, on Thursday. According to the statement, the election…
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Conduct national census before end of 2020,Reps tells FG
The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to immediately put in motion, preparation for the conduct of a comprehensive national census before the end of 2020, saying the exercise was long overdue. The House said it is unfortunate that Nigeria has relied solely on projections by foreign bodies on her population figures for…
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Trouble ahead for Nigeria: Oil prices could fall to $40 in 2020
Oil prices forecast to fall southwards to about $40 per barrel in 2020, without output cuts. It’s bad news for Nigeria and other OPEC countries and Russia as they meet in Vienna on 5 December to discuss output levels for next year. The market forecast for next year is grim: unless OPEC countries agree to…
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Fuel subsidy to gulp N450bn in 2020 – FG
Fuel subsidy will gulp N450 billion in 2020, Finance, Budget and National Planning Minister Zainab Ahmed, said on Monday, as she gave a breakdown of the budget, now under consideration by the National Assembly. Ahmed avoided the lexical trap of subsidy, but instead called the cost ‘under-recovery’. Both the IMF and the World Bank and…