Nigeria news today headlines : Wednesday 11th March 2020
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Oshiomhole Loses Out As Giadom Digs In
ABUJA – It is no longer news who is in control at the All Progressives Congress (APC) national secretariat as the party intensifies preparation for the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for March 17. Already the party has started distributing letters of invitation to individuals and other notices to caucus members for the usual
Sanusi’s Lawyers Plan Legal Action Over His Banishment
SAMUEL OGIDAN;MICHAEL DAVID;TITILOPE JOSEPH ABUJA / LAFIA / LAGOS – The legal team of the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has vowed to take legal action over what it called his illegal detention and banishment after his removal by Kano State government. Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and leader
Court Dismisses Suit Seeking To Sack Gov. Diri
YENAGOA – A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri on Tuesday dismissed a suit challenging the emergence of Sen. Douye Diri as governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the September 3, 2019 governorship primaries. In his judgment, Justice Tijjani Ringim said that Diri, who is the incumbent governor of Bayelsa, was duly
EFCC Recovers N3.7bn From NDDC Contractors, Ex-Directors —Buhari
ABUJA – More facts on why President Muhammadu Buhari directed that a forensic audit be carried out on the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) were revealed on Tuesday. The president said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) traced over N3.7 billion, including assets worth billions of naira, to contractors and former
CBN Under Fire On Interest Rate Management As Recession Looms
LAGOS – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has come under heavy attack over the interest rate management under the leadership Godwin Emefiele as governor of the apex bank. Atedo Peterside, founder of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, stated this in a letter sent to Emefiele declining his attendance and participation at a Consultative Roundtable Session
North Not Comfortable With Sanusi’s Hypocritical Sermons – Odumakin
Yinka Odumakin, National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on the dethronement of former Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi, latest crisis in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),Supreme Court judgments and other issues. Excerpts: What is your take on the dethronement of the former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II
Oshun: Creating Employment Through Skill Acquisition
LAGOS – A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Moshood Oshun has lamented the rate of unemployment in the country, saying there is need for the unemployed to acquire skills and entrepreneurship in order to move out of the unemployment market. To this end, Oshun said he has decided to lift a
There’s Synergy Between NASS, Presidency On Security Matters – Johnson
Hon Ganiyu Abidun Johnson is the member representing Oshodi/Isolo constituency 2 at the House of Representatives. In this interview, he told journalists that the National Assembly and the presidency have a synergy and are working to curtail insurgency in the country. JOY ANIGBOGU brings the excerpts: Is the House not worried about the escalating security
Drama, Intrigues As Lagos Assembly Turns House Of Commotion
LAGOS – Lagos State House of Assembly has been one of the most peaceful legislative houses in Nigeria. Apart from the impeachment of the former Speaker, Rt. Hon. Jokotola Pelumi, in 2005, and the impeachment of Hon. Funmilayo Tejuoso as the Deputy Speaker of the House in August 2009, the House has never been really
Telecom Sector Contributes N6trn To Nigeria’s GDP Every Quarter – NCC EVC
ABUJA – The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said the telecommunications industry contributes over N6trillion to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in every quarter. Danbatta stated this yesterday in Abuja during the oversight visit to the headquarters of the Commission by the Senate Committee on
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