Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories, Wednesday, March 7th 2018
Chidinma Kalu
Guardian (blog): Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung has set up a committee to unearth the circumstances surrounding the alleged disappearance of $150,000 grant, which world athletics ruling body (IAAF) sent to the Athletics Federations of Nigeria (AFN).
ThisDay: As the country and parents continue to grieve over the abduction of 110 schoolgirls from Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Daphci in Yobe State, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday promised that his administration would never allow such an incident to happen again.
Naija247news: Nigeria’s Foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, is set to hold the maiden edition of the GTCrea8 Convention for Undergraduates, on Wednesday, March 8, 2018, at the University of Lagos, Akoka. The one-day convention, which is free to attend, will bring together undergraduates from universities across Nigeria who are passionate about technology, digital media, fashion, and more, to connect with peers as well as role models in their areas of interests. To participate in the event, interested undergraduates are advised to register, FOR FREE, at gtcrea8.com/convention2018.
Leadership: Nigerian football fans will have opportunity to see the original FIFA World Cup trophy that will be handed over to the captain of the victorious team inside the 80,000 –capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow July 15, 2018, as prize for conquering the world at the forthcoming World Cup finals in Russia, when the trophy arrives Nigeria today.
The News Guru: The Federal Government on Monday said the World Bank has approved additional financing of $3 million to stimulate global competitiveness of raw materials for a diversified economy in Nigeria. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated this at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Technology and Innovation Expo in Abuja.
Vanguard: In its bid to bridge the gender divide in tech ecosystem in Nigeria and to empower women to be self-reliant and employable, Tech4dev a non-profit social enterprise that seeks to create proactive and reactive technological solutions to help solve the world’s greatest problems has graduated about 450 women coders from the Nigerian Women Techsters, NWT first cohort of training.
African Business Chief: Facebook recently joined forces with Tizeti and MainOne in a project that has supplied power, sustainability and low costs to an emerging digital colossus…
Daily Post: A governorship aspirant in Imo State, Jerry Chukwueke, yesterday, resigned from the All Progressives Congress, APC. He said a system whereby one person was governing the state was no longer acceptable.
Daily Post: The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has begun publishing centers for candidates of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).Barring any last-minute changes, this year’s examinations will begin on Friday. It is scheduled to hold from March 9 to March 17.
The Cable: Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos governor, has directed that students in public and private schools in the state should sing the national anthem in the Yoruba language daily.
