Thisday Newspaper News Today Monday 21st October 2019
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Waiting for Impending Opening of NDDC’s Pandora’s Box
Nseobong Okon-Ekong writes that the recent order by President Muhammadu Buhari for a forensic audit of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission may lead to revelation of problems that were not known to exist before It is exactly two months today since the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio assumed office.
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Battle for Implementation of Minimum Wage Moves to States
Govs non-committal on commencement date Await FG’s circular on agreement with labour Our Correspondents Fresh from the conclusion of minimum wage consequential adjustment negotiations with the federal government, the organised labour has begun warming up for a fresh battle with state governors over when they would begin to pay minimum wage to their workers. While
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Presidency Intervenes in Controversy over Police Recruitment
Force asks recruits to hold on Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja There are strong indications that the presidency has intervened in the controversy trailing the recruitment of about 10,000 constables for community policing ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari. THISDAY gathered at the weekend that the presidency’s intervention was to check the embarrassment the war of attrition
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WAIFEM, Others Oppose Govs’ Push for FAC in Dollars
James Emejo in Abuja and Nume Ekeghe in Lagos The West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) and some other industry stakeholders have kicked against the planned bid by the governors of the 36 states of the federation to demand that their shares and those of the local governments of monthly allocation from
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Shun Telcos Imposing Charges on USSD Transactions, Emefiele Tells Banks
Says Nigerian banks healthy FG orders MTN to stop charges Moves to float ‘Jollof Bond’ for infrastructure funding Kunle Aderinokun, Obinna Chima, Ndubuisi Francis, Nume Ekeghe, Nosa Alekhuogie, in Washington DC and Emma Okonji in Lagos The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday directed commercial banks and other financial institutions
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NERC, CBN Consider Ways to Monitor Electricity Market Funds
Chineme Okafor in Abuja In a bid to curb the poor remittances of power market funds by distribution companies, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is to set up mechanisms to rectify the Discos’ unruly financial behaviours by monitoring the monthly financial inflows into the country’s power market from the power distribution firms, THISDAY learnt
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AfDB Advocates Unlocking of $1.8tn AUM for Investment
Kunle Aderinokun, Nume Ekeghe and Nosa Alekhuogie, in Washington DC The President of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has stressed the need to mobilise mutual funds and other Assets Under Management (AUM) in the continent put at $1.8 trillion, to drive Africa’s development. He also said commercial banks who desire to get credit lines from
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Police Rescue Abducted Area Commander
John Shiklam in Kaduna The Nigeria Police have rescued the abducted Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Musa Rambo, the Police Area Commander in Suleja. Channels TV quoted Police spokesman, Mr. Frank Mba, as saying that the ACP was yesterday rescued unhurt. However, no details were given on the rescued efforts. The spokesman of the Kaduna State
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Minimum Wage: We Want Workers to Boost Productivity, Says Fayemi
The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and Ekiti State Governor,Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has disclosed that the Nigerian governors do not want workers to down tool on the issue of minimum wage. Fayemi who spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said the N30,000 minimum wage recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari
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My Removal as Kogi Dep Gov Unconstitutional, Says Achuba
We didn’t indict him, investigative panel insists The sacked Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Simon Achuba has described his purported removal by the State House of Assembly as unconstitutional. Achuba also described the removal as an illegality that will not stand the test of time. This is coming as the Chairman of the panel that investigated […]
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