en-ng-hotdailynews: 2015-09-02

2015-09-02 Nigeria Health

Ambode to increase retirement benefit bond funding rate
The Nation Newspaper
Lagos State Pension Commission has said Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode may soon increase Retirement Benefit Bond Redemption Fund Accounts (RBBRF) of retirees. Its Director-General, Mrs. Folashade Onanuga, made this known in Lagos while clarifying ...

2015-09-02 Nigeria Science

CNN International

Met the scorpion's prehistoric, bigger, badder cousin
CNN International
(CNN) In the prehistoric oceans, this was one bad bug. Scientists are marveling at the world's oldest sea scorpion -- the Pentecopterus, named after a Greek warship. Imagine a creature nearly 6 feet in length, with a long head, a narrow body and large ...
Scientists Identify Largest Scorpion-like Primordial Sea Predator   Pioneer News
Researchers find evidence of giant sea scorpion-like animal that lived 450 ...   NYC Today
Human-sized prehistoric scorpions discovered, too big for Starship Troopers   Morning Ticker
RT
NewsQuench
Gizmodo
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Irish Examiner

90% of seabirds have plastic in stomachs, say scientists
Irish Examiner
Up to nine out of 10 of the world's seabirds likely have pieces of plastic in their guts, a new study estimates. Previously, scientists figured about 29% of seabirds had swallowed plastic, based on older studies. An Australian team of scientists which ...
Nearly all of the world's seabirds have eaten plastic, study estimates   Washington Post
Shocking figures reveal 90% of seabirds have eaten plastic   Daily Times
Seabirds Keep Eating All the Plastic We're Throwing in the Ocean   VICE News
Newsweek
RT
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TIME

NASA just released this incredible video of what it was like to fly over Pluto ...
Cheboygan Daily News
Earlier this year, NASA made history by sending the first unmanned spacecraft to one of the farthest worlds in our solar system: Pluto. Now, the agency has released this incredible video, made from real images of the spacecraft's journey, where you can ...

2015-09-02 Nigeria Sports

The Nation Newspaper

Odegbami eyes FIFA presidency
The Nation Newspaper
Former Nigeria skipper Segun 'Mathematical' Odegbami has said he will run for the FIFA presidency, declaring the world football governing body needs a new era of leadership to restore dignity to the sport after recent scandals. The FIFA poll to replace ...
Nigeria's Segun Odegbami unveils Fifa presidential bid   BBC Sport
Segun Odegbami Declares Interest In FIFA's Presidency   CHANNELS TELEVISION
Segun Odegbami declares for FIFA Presidency, wants to succeed Blatter   Premium Times
Bangkok Post
THISDAY Live
NigerianReviews
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StarAfrica.com

AFCON 2017 qualifier: Chad vs Egypt - LIVE
StarAfrica.com
Egypt's Pharaohs travel to face Sao of Chad in the 2nd matchday of the 2017 Orange Africa Cup Of Nations Group G qualifiers, looking for their second win. After failing to secure a spot in the 2015 Orange AFCON finals, the Pharaohs started their 2017 ...

2015-09-02 Nigeria Entertainment

Leadership Newspapers

Lauryn Hill Shines In Lagos
Leadership Newspapers
Grammy award winning artiste, Lauryn Hill was in Lagos to entertain with her brand of music. Her show held on August 30 and according to reports, guests had to wait long before the star singer came on stage at the Eko Hotel & Suites. She was earlier ...

2015-09-02 Nigeria Technology

Nigerian Entertainment Today

Facebook mention during call to prayer sparks outcry
Daily Sabah
Egyptians were outraged on Sunday after a cleric allegedly changed a line in the traditional Islamic call to prayer to mention Facebook. Instead of reciting al-salaatu khayrun min al-nawm (prayer is better than sleep), which is said twice during the ...
Alleged Facebook mention in prayer sparks outrage in Egypt   The Times (subscription)
Muslim call to prayer changed? 'I did not say Facebook,' insists beleaguered ...   Paradise Post

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Daily Sun

FOU Zone C Customs impounds N545m contraband, arrests 5 suspects
Daily Sun
In furtherance of its anti-smuggling drive, the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone 'C', Owerri has again seized two new bullet-proof Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs), among other vehicles and contraband goods with a ...

2015-09-02 Nigeria Business

CHANNELS TELEVISION

Nigerian Accountants Urged To Expose Corruption In Every Sector
CHANNELS TELEVISION
Femi-Babalola, A former Minister of State for Finance, Mr Femi Babalola, has tasked chartered accountants across Nigeria to henceforth ensure the exposure of corruption in every sector of the economy. He said that such effort would save Nigeria from ...
I Left Jonathan's Govt Because Of Financial Mismanagement – Ex-minister   SaharaReporters.com
Ex-Finance Minister wants mandatory public asset declaration by President ...   Premium Times
Remi Babalola: 'Every principal officer in govt must declare assets publicly ...   Pulse Nigeria
Nigerian Bulletin
WorldStage
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BusinessDay

NNPC to deploy drones to fight oil theft
BusinessDay
Nigeria's state oil company is set to deploy drones to check the movements of ships in the country's waters in a bid to free Africa's largest crude producer from theft of the commodity within eight months. The West African nation's pipelines had as ...
NNPC deploys drones to monitor movement of oil vessels   The Nation Newspaper
Nigeria to deploy drones to combat oil theft   Al Jazeera America
Nigeria to deploy drones to curb oil theft   Washington Post
The Punch
Leadership Newspapers
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BusinessDay

Hot money threatens CBN's FX stabilisation efforts
BusinessDay
There are indications that the efforts of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at stabilising the foreign exchange (FX) may be threatened by the hot money in circulation chasing the dollars, BusinessDay has learnt. Hot money is the money from one country ...
The poison in further naira devaluation   The Punch
External Reserves Rise to $31.43 Billion   THISDAY Live
Nigerian Currency Plunges To US Dollar Amid Hajj Pilgrimage, Chinese Slowdown   International Business Times
AllAfrica.com
The News
Reuters Africa
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SaharaReporters.com

Buhari, CBN: First, Do No Harm By Okey Ndibe
SaharaReporters.com
President Muhammadu Buhari has yet to outline the direction and goals of his economic policy. Even so, major players in the country's economy are already feeling the impact of specific policy decisions as they are emerging.
CBN decries banks' aversion to loan for small businesses   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
CBN: Nigerian banks 'averse to taking risk'   TheCable
Nigeria needs N9.6tr to fund MSME – CBN   The Punch
TechCabal
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The Punch

NSE index extends gains by 1.83%
The Punch
Equities extended their positive run to a fourth session on Tuesday, leading major market indicators up. At the close of trading, the Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index rose by 1.83 per cent from 29,864.84 basis points to 30,225.34 basis points ...
NSE: Transactions Remain Upbeat, Market Indicators Up By 1.82%   Leadership Newspapers
Banking stocks boost NSE index in 1.82% rise, as Conoil, Neimeth, Computer ...   WorldStage

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Livemint

A tale of two Procter and Gamble firms
Livemint
Between both firms, the grooming business has less competition at the higher end of the market, but the others—oral care, sanitary napkins and products to treat colds and coughs—have enough competition. Photo: Bloomberg. Last weekend, Procter and ...

2015-09-02 Nigeria World

New York Times

A 2nd Suspect Is Arrested in Bangkok Shrine Bombing
New York Times
BANGKOK — The head of Thailand's military government, Prayuth Chan-ocha, said on Tuesday that security forces had arrested a man they believe planted the bomb that killed 20 people in Bangkok two weeks ago. Just hours after the arrest along the ...

2015-09-02 Nigeria Africa

BDlive

DA's attempt to impeach Zuma over Al-Bashir fails
Times LIVE
DA leader Mmusi Maimane said the government had abandoned Nelson Mandela's commitment to a human rights-based foreign policy when Al-Bashir was "smuggled away from South African soil in defiance of an order of the North Gauteng High Court".
Zuma escapes impeachment over Al-Bashir   Namibian
LIVE FEED: Zuma impeachment debate   Dispatch Times
South Africa Lawmakers Reject Bid To Impeach Zuma Over Bashir Saga   malaysiandigest.com
TV Newsroom
Voice of America
Rapid News Network
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The Nation Newspaper

Dasuki: I'm not guilty
The Nation Newspaper
PIC. 21. THE FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, RETIRED COL. SAMBO DANSUKI (R), ARRAIGNED OVER ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIRE ARMS AT THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT IN ABUJA ON TUESDAY (1/9/15). WITH HIM ARE RETIRED MAJ ...

2015-09-02 Nigeria Nigeria

The Nation Newspaper

Igbo youths to court: void Buhari's appointments
The Nation Newspaper
The Federal High Court has been urged to nullify the major appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari on the grounds that they were made in breach of the principle of the Federal Character as contained in the Constitution. The request was filed at ...

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