Latest News in Nigeria Today Thursday 19th December 2019
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Thursday 19th December 2019 .
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LAGOS CIVIC WEEK: Sanwo-Olu to Empower 2000 Lagos residents
In a bid to grow Lagos Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is set to empower over 2000 residents of Lagos with grants that will aid them to establish and boost their business effectively.
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Buhari okays forensic audit in NDDC
Directs Ministry of Niger Delta to supervise commission
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved that the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, be recomposed and inaugurated after the forensic audit of the organization.
This was contained in a two-paragraph statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina in Abuja on Thursday.
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According to the statement, “The President has also directed that the Interim Management Team of the NDDC shall be in place till the forensic is completed and that the supervision of the Commission shall remain under the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.”
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VIDEO: What Americans said before US House impeached Trump
It is no longer news that the United States President, Donald Trump, has been impeached by the House.
Some Americans speak on why they want and support their President’s impeached.
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LASG shortlists 39 construction coys for 4th Mainland Bridge project
By Olasunkanmi Akoni
At least 39 construction companies across the globe have expressed interest in the construction of the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge in Lagos.
Some of the companies that expressed interest in the project are: Julius Berger, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), Kyeryong Construction Company, Pythgoras Holdings, CRCCCI Nigeria, China State Construction and Engineering Corporation Nigeria Limited, Bua International Limited, China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Company Limited, among others.
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EXPLAINED: What you must know about Cybercrimes prohibition, prevention act
Explanatory Memorandum
The Act provides an effective, unified and comprehensive legal, regulatory and institutional framework for the prohibition, prevention, detection, prosecution and punishment of cybercrimes in Nigeria. This act also ensures the protection of critical national information infrastructure, and promotes cybersecurity and the protection of computer systems and networks, electronic communications, data and computer programs, intellectual property and privacy rights.
CYBERCRIMES (PROHIBITION, PREVENTION, ETC) ACT, 2015
Arrangement of Sections Section: PART I-OBJECT AND APPLICATION
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AKWA IBOM: Emmanuel’s Supreme Court victory expected — Nkanga, Essien
CHIEFTAINS of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, in Akwa Ibom State have hailed the Supreme Court judgement delivered yesterday in Abuja by Justice Mary Odili in favour of their governorship candidate, Governor Udom Emmanuel.
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Restoration of Jan-Dec budget cycle
FOLLOWING the transmission of the 2020 Federal Appropriation Bill from the National Assembly to President Muhammadu Buhari and its assent into law by the latter, we wish to commend the Executive and Legislative arms for effectively restoring the January to December budget cycle which was fractured as a result of irresponsibility by public officials.
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$9.6b P&ID award: Court orders arrest of Briton
ABUJA — In abid to upturn the $9.6 billion judgement award in favour of a firm, P&ID, the Federal Government may have begun moves to extradite a key director of the firm, Adam Quinn, to face trial in Nigeria.
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Imo monarchs denounce female genital mutilation
Traditional rulers in Orlu Local Government area of Imo State, yesterday came out in their numbers to publicly denounce Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, and threatened to sanction practitioners of the act.
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Consumer complaints rise, as FCCPC repositions
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has indicated that more Nigerians are now becoming active in bringing up issues of products and services failures for redress.
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