Below are the headlines found on The Punch Online Newspaper for today, Thursday, 24 August, 2017.


Recurring ASUU strikes demand decisiveness
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
It is a very difficult moment for university education in Nigeria as it is beset by chronic strikes. The Academic Staff Union of Universities declared the most recent one on August 12, disrupting the already fragile system. ASUU's main grievance is that the Federal Government has not implemented the agreement it reached with the union []
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Akeredolu, Ganduje call for creation of state police
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
Oladimeji Ramon The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and his Kano State counterpart, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday made a case for the creation of state police, arguing that it is unrealistic for states to leave the security of their citizens in the hands of the Federal Government. The two governors said already they had been []
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PDP inaugurates caretaker committees for Ogun, others, Kashamu kicks
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, on Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated caretaker committees for the party in Ogun, Borno and Kebbi states. While Abdulahi Wali heads the Kebbi committee, Abdulmalik Mahmud and Tunde Odanye, were named as heads of the Borno and Ogun []
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APC NWC meets next week on national convention
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja Members of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress are meeting in Abuja next week where decisions are expected to be taken on the party's national convention. The meeting, according to sources at the party national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday, would also discuss the modalities for the proposed convention. []
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Harassed by influential Nigerians, judiciary resorts to doublespeak
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
Courts continue to lean on doublespeak when politically-exposed and influential Nigerians approach them for protection from arrests, investigations and other pre-trial procedures, ADE ADESOMOJU reports On July 17, 2016, the National Judicial Council, in a statement by its Acting Director (now Director) Information, Mr. Soji Oye, said that the Council headed by the then Chief []
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FG inaugurates N61bn local content intervention fund today
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government will inaugurate the $200m (about N61bn at the official exchange rate of N305 to a dollar) local content intervention fund today (Thursday). It was gathered that the $200m Nigerian Content Intervention Fund would be directed at increasing local content in the oil and gas industry and would be used []
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NNPC, IOCs join forces against oil, gas sabotage
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said it is working closely with international oil companies to deploy a structured security apparatus in strategic places including the Niger Delta to arrest incidence of oil and gas infrastructure sabotage across the country. The NNPC's General Manager, Group Security Department, Mr. Sam Otoboeze, disclosed this []
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Nigeria to join aviation emission reduction implementation by 2021
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi Nigeria will by 2021 join the International Civil Aviation Organisation in the implementation of the pilot phase of the Carbon Offsetting Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said. The Director-General of the NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman, made this known on Wednesday at a workshop on the development of []
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Dealing with bank debt of a deceased relative
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
Nike Popoola Personalbanking@punchng.com Dealing with the death of a partner or family member is sometimes more difficult than when you have to sort out their debts. Our guide gives you advice on how to sort out someone's debt after he or she has died. You can also seek help from a free debt advice service []
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Creating profitable enterprises with the right skills
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
IFE OGUNFUWA writes on the benefits of combining vocational training with business management training in youth empowerment The use of hands-on skills to earn a living is not new. These skills are acquired through vocational training for a period of time and it involves gaining the practical knowledge and understanding of a particular profession. While []
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FIRS shuts MRS Oil over N497m tax debt
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Wednesday closed down an MRS Oil's facility in Lagos over a tax debt amounting to N497.1m, an action the agency described as part of measures being taken against tax-defaulting companies in the country. An enforcement team, led by Mrs. Anita Erinne, reportedly sealed off the premises of the MRS []
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W'Bank, NIMASA to develop climate change-resilient coastlines
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
Anna Okon Stakeholders in the maritime sector are working with the World Bank to identify coastal areas of Nigeria needing assistance for the development of climate resilient coastlines. The stakeholders are equally making moves to implement the Annex VI of the Marine Pollution agreement of the International Maritime Organisation in the sector. MARPOL, the International []
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Struggling to pay a deceased relative's debt
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
If there are more debts than the estate can pay back, this is called an 'insolvent estate'. In this situation, it is best to seek the advice of a solicitor or a probate specialist, according towww.moneyadviceservice.org.uk. What to do if struggling to pay off debts after a relative's death It is difficult to think about []
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N473bn Zungeru hydropower plant at 47% completion ' CNEEC
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The China National Electric Engineering Company has disclosed that the Zungeru 700mw hydroelectric power plant in Niger State is at 47 per cent completion stage. The Deputy Project Manager, Mr. Xiao Nie, told journalists on a tour of the project on Wednesday that the $1.29bn (about N473bn) project was expected to be []
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LCCI to examine investment opportunities in power sector
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
The Power Sector Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry is set to hold an interactive forum with major stakeholders in the power sector. The group said in a statement that the forum would focus on investment opportunities in the sector. The Chairman, LCCI Power Sector Group, Mr. Effiom Edet, said the forum, []
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Recession self-inflicted, Utomi, Soludo insist
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
Oyetunji Abioye A notable political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, on Wednesday maintained that the gruelling economic recession in the country was self-inflicted, noting that wrong policy choices led to the hardships facing Nigerians. A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Soludo, also said although the economy would technically be out of []
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Bank lending: UNIDO gives Nigerian young entrepreneurs e-learning support
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
The Investment and Technology Promotion Office of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation says it is set to support Nigerian young entrepreneurs with interactive e-learning package and online coaching on how to meet bank lending requirements. A statement by the group on Wednesday quoted the Chief Technical Adviser, UNIDO-ITPO, Mr. Stanislaw Pigon, as saying the []
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