Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 24th December 2019
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 24th December 2019 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Single tenure: The bill that failed to fly
How Reps shut down six-year single tenure bill The House of Representatives last week kicked against a bill seeking to make provision for a six-year single term for presidents, governors and members of the national and states Assembly. PHILIP NYAM reviews the debate R eminiscent of Daniel Kanu’s infamous Youth Earnestly
Presidency: Buhari unwilling to allocate oil wells as gifts
…explains why Nigerian elite are against President …says no plans to muzzle media, free speech T he Presidency has said that the resolve by President Muhammadu Buhari not to allocate the nation’s oil wells as gifts to some powerful and influential Nigerians since he assumed office in 2015, has been largely
Wike: Dickson traded off Bayelsa to avoid EFCC’s arrest
G overnor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State yesterday continued his verbal assault on his Bayelsa State counterpart, Seriake Dickson, accusing him of deliberately making the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to lose the November 16, 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was done, according to Wike, in
Oil well: Sheathe your swords, PDP tells Wike, Dickson
T he Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson and his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, to sheathe their swords in their altercations over disputed oil well. Dickson and Wike had attacked each other since the court judgement that gave the disputed Soku oil well to Rivers State.
Minimum wage: Govs insist on new revenue sharing formula
T he Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has insisted on the review of the revenue sharing formula for states to meet up with the payment of the new minimum wage and other expenditure. Chairman of the forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi, who spoke with State House correspondents after yesterday’s closed door meeting with President Muhammadu
CBN to Nigerians: Don’t pay N50 charge on POS transactions
Customers, NECA laud move to slash bank charges T he Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified the issue of payments of N50 charge by merchants who use Point of Sale (POS) machines for cashless transactions, insisting that nobody should pay extra on goods and services. CBN explained that the N50 stamp
FG ties reopening of borders to compliance with ECOWAS agreements
T he Federal Government has reiterated that decision to reopen its borders against neighbouring countries depend on strict compliance to Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) trade protocol agreements by affected countries. Nigerian officials were said to have held strategic meeting on 25th November, 2019 to review compliance with ECOWAS protocol trade
Missing child: Prophet remanded, weeps
A n Akure Magistrates’ Court, Ondo State, yesterday remanded the founder of Sotitobire Miracle Centre, Prophet Babatunde Alfa, at the Olokuta Correctional Centre. Alfa, who was arraigned before an Akure Magistrates’ Court by the Department of State Services (DSS), wept uncontrollably as he was aided into the waiting Black Maria. The 42-year-old prophet
Guinness shakes Enugu with Night of Football campaign
A s part her corporate social responsibility in sports promotion, especially football, Guinness Nigeria, one of the earliest brewing companies in the country, stormed Enugu at the weekend with play-and-win entertainment sports event tagged, “Guinness Night of Football”. The event, which took place at Golden Royale Hotel Event Centre, Enugu, provided an unconventional
Aisha Buhari fetes less privileged at Christmas
T he First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has distributed food items to the less privileged at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Catholic Pro-Cathedral Abuja. The gesture is part of her humanitarian activities of bringing succour to less privileged persons in Nigeria. The items were presented on behalf of the First
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