Top Trending Headlines for Today, 18th January 2019

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Top Trending Headlines for Today, 18th January 2019

Atiku Abubakar arrives U.S.
Atiku Abubakar arrives U.S.

Former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has arrived Washington DC on a visit to the United States.

ASUU: Lecturers give fresh condition to end strike
ASUU: Lecturers give fresh condition to end strike

Academic staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has demanded that the Federal Government to release N50 billion to the institutions to show its commitment.

We won’t re-open cattle routes – Ortom
We won’t re-open cattle routes – Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, yesterday, said his government would not re-open cattle routes in the state since no known ones previously existed

FG Urged to Remove Barriers to Business Success
FG Urged to Remove Barriers to Business Success

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial institutions, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim has advised the federal government to remove all obstacles that can hinder entrepreneurs from realising their full potential in the country.

Minimum wage: FG to review revenue sharing formula
Minimum wage: FG to review revenue sharing formula

The Federal Government is considering a review of the federation allocation sharing formula as demanded by Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, to accommodate the N30,000 minimum wage for states.

El-Rufai urges CJN Onnoghen to resign
El-Rufai urges CJN Onnoghen to resign

Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai yesterday joined the push for Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen to step down.

Dino Melaye: Court orders police to show cause for detaining Melaye
Dino Melaye: Court orders police to show cause for detaining Melaye

An Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama on Thursday ordered the police to show cause over its continued detention of Sen. Dino Melaye.

DRC Polls: AU wants CENI to 'suspend' final results
DRC Polls: AU wants CENI to ‘suspend’ final results

The African Union, AU, on Thursday urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, to suspend the final publication of results from its presidential elections.

Ethiopia revises refugee law to allow more inclusion
Ethiopia revises refugee law to allow more inclusion  

Ethiopian lawmakers on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to promulgate a law that allows for better inclusion of refugees in the country – the Refugee Proclamation.

Kenyans attack New York Times, want editor deported
Kenyans attack New York Times, want editor deported

Kenyans online have called out American media outlet, the New York Times (NYT) for publishing a photo of one of the people killed in the Tuesday terror attack at a hotel in Nairobi.