en-ng-hotdailynews: 2015-08-28

2015-08-28 Nigeria Health

Nigeria loses 500000 children to malnutrition yearly, says UNICEF
Daily Times Nigeria
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), on Thursday, expressed worry that despite the huge natural resources that Nigeria is blessed with, it still loses no fewer than 500,000 infants to malnutrition yearly. The international donor agency, which ...
Nigeria needs N200b to address nutritional issues in next 5 years   WorldStage
Children Threatened By Malnutrition   AllAfrica.com

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Daily Times Nigeria

Health institutions to induct ex-Gov Chime into Hall of Fame
Daily Times Nigeria
The West African College of Nursing (WACN) and Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, has announced its plans to induct former Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan Chime into its hall of fame. The Co-ordinator of the programme, Mr. Afam Ndu, who ...

2015-08-28 Nigeria Science

Daily Trust

UN launches storytelling contest for Paris Climate summit
Daily Trust
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday launched a global storytelling contest, tagged 'Voices2Paris', to contribute to raising public awareness on the negative impacts of climate change and the opportunities and solutions seen in ...

2015-08-28 Nigeria Sports

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Nigeria defeat Gabon in basketball tournament
Xinhua
LAGOS, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's senior men's basketball team D'Tigers on Thursday defeated Gabon 88-64 to qualify for the semifinals of the ongoing 2015 Afrobasket Nations Cup Basketball tournament holding in Tunisia. The Nigerian side went into ...
Afrobasketball: D'Tigers Spank Gabon 88-64, Breeze Into Semis   Leadership Newspapers
Nigeria Ready For Gabon Clash – Voigt   CHANNELS TELEVISION
Nigeria Beat Mozambique 83-47   Daily Sun
Syracuse.com
News24 Nigeria
Premium Times
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The Punch

Hamstring Stops Okagbare From 200M
AllAfrica.com
Blessing Okagbare's hope of improving on the 200m bronze medal she won at the 2013 edition of the IAAF World Championships in Moscow hit a dead end yesterday as a hamstring injury she developed during a warm up yesterday has stopped her from ...

2015-08-28 Nigeria Entertainment

DailyPost Nigeria

Ras Kimono: Veteran Reggae act says many young artistes will go mad soon
Pulse Nigeria
In the interview Ras Kimono claims that he does not use drugs including cannabis which is favoured by many Reggae acts. He also said he is a vegetarian and does not drink. Published: 27.08.2015; Ayomide O. Tayo. Print; eMail · ras-kimono play Ras ...

2015-08-28 Nigeria Technology

BusinessDay

Huawei targets top spot in Nigeria's Smartphone market, launches P8 device
BusinessDay
Huawei Technologies, maker of top Chinese phone brand and which entered the Nigerian market three years ago is targeting to lead the Smartphone market in Nigeria as it recently added P8 among its P phone series which it said provides consumers with ...

2015-08-28 Nigeria Business

The Punch

Niger Bridge: Ex-minister dismisses Oshiomhole's N140bn allegation
The Punch
A former Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen, has denied the allegation by the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, that the Goodluck Jonathan-administration paid the sum of N140bn to consultants for the construction of the Second Niger Bridge.
Onolememen faults Oshiomhole on Second Niger Bridge   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
FG to review cost of 2nd Niger Bridge   BusinessDay
Buhari orders review of Niger bridge contract, as ICRC identifies errors   WorldStage
News24 Nigeria
The Nation Newspaper
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The Punch

NNPC slashes crude buyers from 43 to 16
The Punch
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Thursday said it had reduced the number of crude oil off-takers for the proposed 2015/2016 term contract from 43 to 16. It said the move was part of measures to optimise the marketing of the nation's crude ...
Nigeria to save $13.8 million daily from scrapping of oil swap deal   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
NNPC cuts crude lifting firms to 16   The Nation Newspaper
NNPC slashes oil lifting contracts from 43 to 16   The News
BusinessDay
Daily Trust
Daily Times Nigeria
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CHANNELS TELEVISION

Over 1600 Delta Youths Get Training In Agriculture, Others
CHANNELS TELEVISION
Delta-State-Skills-training-and-Entrepreneurship The Delta State government has started training youths in the state on skills and entrepreneurship, agricultural entrepreneurship, production and processing support and development of agro-industries and ...

2015-08-28 Nigeria World

NEWS.com.au

Austria: Up to 50 refugees found dead inside truck near Hungarian border 0:29
NEWS.com.au
THE discovery of a chicken truck filled with the decomposing bodies of migrants who likely suffocated to death has highlighted a horrific reality for refugees trying to flee countries such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Dripping with blood and reeking ...
Discovery of up to 50 bodies in truck highlights European migrant crisis   Washington Post
Up to 50 Bodies Found in Truck East of Vienna   ABC News
Merkel criticises our stance on migrants   Irish Independent
The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Sky News
Independent Online
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New York Daily News

4 dead as Tropical Storm Erika wallops Dominica
New York Daily News
ROSEAU, Dominica — Streets turned into fast-flowing rivers that swept up cars as Tropical Storm Erika pummeled this small eastern Caribbean island, unleashing landslides and killing at least four people. Police said another 20 people have been ...
Tropical Storm Erika soaks Caribbean, heads for US East Coast   Reuters Africa
Course of Deadly Tropical Storm Erika Puzzles Forecasters   NBCNews.com
T&T to assist Dominica in recovery efforts   Trinidad & Tobago Express
Bloomberg
Miami Herald
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Irish Times

Islamic State suicide bomber kills two Iraqi generals
Irish Times
An Islamic State suicide bomber has killed two Iraqi army generals as they led forces against IS positions in the turbulent Anbar province west of Baghdad. They said the bomber drove his vehicle, loaded with explosives, into the advancing troops north ...
IS kills two generals, advances in Syria   The News International
IS suicide bombing kills 2 Iraqi army generals in Anbar   The Denver Post
ISIS Suicide Attack Kills 2 Iraqi Generals Near Ramadi   New York Times
swissinfo.ch
National Post
The Daily Star
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Irish Independent

New far-left party gives up bid to form Greek government
Irish Independent
Greece's far-left leader last night formally gave up a bid to form a coalition government, allowing the country's president to finally set a date for early elections after a week of political wrangling. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google ...
Greece appoints Thanou as caretaker prime minister   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Greece: Interim Leader Is Appointed   New York Times
Vassiliki Thanou: Greece's top judge takes over as caretaker prime minister ...   ABC Online
The Guardian
Mail & Guardian Online
The Denver Post
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The Nation Newspaper

Aregbesola: Osun moving close to founders' dream
The Nation Newspaper
OSUN State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has said that the state under his watch in the last four years is steadily moving close to the dreams of its founding fathers. He spoke yesterday in a congratulatory message by his media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, ...

2015-08-28 Nigeria Africa

ABC Online

Chibok schoolgirls: Nigeria marks 500 days since Boko Haram militants abducted ...
ABC Online
Relatives of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants have marked 500 days since the abductions, with hope dwindling for their rescue despite a renewed push to end the insurgency. The landmark comes amid a worsening ...

2015-08-28 Nigeria Nigeria

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