Nigeria news today headlines : Thursday 21st November 2019
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FG, States, LGs Share N702.058bn For Month Of Oct.
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday shared a total of N702.058 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of October. This was announced in a communique read by Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, after the FAAC meeting in Abuja. Idris said that N702.058 billion comprised revenue from Value
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P&ID: We’re Adopting Strategies To Quash Case, Nullify Contract — FG
Abuja – The Federal Government has revealed that it is adopting enhanced strategies to set aside the $9.6 billion award to P&ID and possibly nullify the entire contract. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who disclosed this on Wednesday, said the strategy would involve the strengthening of the capacity of the
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Melaye Urges Cancellation Of Kogi West Senatorial Election
Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for Kogi West Senatorial poll, has called for total cancellation of the November 16 election. Melaye disclosed this while submitting a petition at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja over the election on Wednesday. The petition addressed to INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, was
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Gunmen Abduct Police DPO In Adamawa
The Police Command in Adamawa has confirmed the abduction of Ahijo Mujeli, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Mubi North by gunmen. The spokesman for the command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya, who confirmed this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday, said the DPO was abducted on Tuesday night, along Mubi-Maraba road. “He was
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Offenders To Pay N300,000 Or Serve Three-Year Jail Term
Abuja – Defaulters of social media regulations will face up to three years in prison or pay a fine of N300, 000, or both if the Bill to this effect now in the upper chamber of the National Assembly is passed into law. Corporate bodies will pay up to N10 million and imprisonment of up
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Buhari Signs Executive Order Ending Open Defecation
Abuja – Moves to check indiscriminate defecation in public places and its associated health challenges may have seen President Muhammadu Buhari signing Executive Order 009 to outlaw the practice. The policy is expected to make Nigeria open defecation free by 2025. The president approved the policy against the backdrop of Nigeria being ranked second amongst
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Senators, Reps Knock Buhari Over N1trn Constituency Fund Claim
Samuel Ogidan; Ubong Ukpong Abuja – Senators and House of Representatives’ members on Wednesday reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s claim that the National Assembly spent over N1 trillion for constituency projects without result. They advised President Buhari to ask his ministers and heads of agencies what happened to the money spent on constituency projects. The
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Senate Seeks E-Voting, Electronic Transmission Of Results
Abuja – The upper chamber of the National Assembly on Wednesday concluded debate on a Bill to provide for e-voting and direct transmission of results from polling units to a central database. The Senate, which concluded debate on a Bill for an Act to Amend the Electoral Act No.6 2010 and for Other Related Matters,
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Two Years Anniversary: Enugu Government Immortalises Ekwueme
Enugu –The Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – led administration of Enugu State has immortalized the late former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme, by renaming the popular Ezikwo Street in Independence Layout, Enugu, as “Dr. Alex Ekwueme Street”. In a statement released Wednesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, the
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Junaid Mohammed’s Diatribe Against Igbo Not Good For Nigeria’s Unity – Anozie
Dr Kenneth Anozie, a grassroots politician, human rights activist and former Special Adviser to ex- Anambra State Governor Chinwoke Mbadinuju on Special Duties, is Co-Founder/Coordinating Secretary, Igbo Oriental Think Tank. The former Administrator of Aguata North Local Government spoke to EJIKEME OMENAZU on the Kogi and Bayelsa states governorship elections and the issue of Igbo
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