Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 4th July 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 4th July 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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NSITF: Buhari didn’t approve dismissal of Somefun, 11 others
Crisis seems to be brewing in the labour and employment sector, as the management of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), has dismissed reports that the dismissal of its Managing Director/Chief Executive, Mr. Adebayo Somefun, and 11 other staff had been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige in …
NURTW hails FG for lifting interstate travel ban
The President, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Ibikunle Tajudeen Baruwa, has commended the Federal Government for lifting the ban on interstate travel. He said: “It is commendable that the Federal Government has found it convenient at this time to ease the restrictions hitherto placed on interstate travels to contain the spread of …
5 swap posts as Kwara gov announces minor cabinet reshuffle
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman Abdul- Razaq, yesterday announced a minor cabinet reshuffle involving five commissioners who are to move from one ministry to the other. Those affected are the Commissioner for Communication, Mr. Olanrewaju Murtala, who moves to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; and Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Harriet Adenike Afolabi …
Abule Egba fire: 69 families get N225,000 each, individuals N150,000
Six months after their stay at the Igando resettlement camp, Lagos State Government yesterday reintegrated about 320 internally displaced victims of the Abule-Egba pipeline explosion into the society with financial empowerment. It will be recalled that the Abule-Egba disaster on January 19, left many properties worth millions of naira destroyed. The Director-General of the Lagos …
AMCON takes over Pan Ocean assets over N240bn debt
The Federal High Court, presided over by Justice A.M. Liman, yesterday ordered the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and its assignee to take over all the assets of Everest Nominees Limited and Dr. Bolaji Ogundare, a subsidiary of Pan Ocean Group. suit is between AMCON vs Everest Nominees Limited, and Dr. Bolaji Ogundare, a …
CBN gears up to adjust naira official rate to N380/$1
There were indications yesterday that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is preparing to further adjust the naira’s official rate from N360/$1 to N380/$1 as the apex bank moves closer to its objective of exchange rate unification. According to a report by Nairametrics, the CBN yesterday instructed bidders at its Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) …
Ogun ‘ll continue lockdown on weekends, says Abiodun
Despite the lifting of restrictions on interstate travel by the Federal Government, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State yesterday said his administration will continue with lockdown of the state on weekends. Abiodun, in a statement on Friday night by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, said his government has decided to extend current phase of …
Immigration arrests kidnap, murder suspect in Oyo
The Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS), Oyo State Command, yesterday arrested a 29-year-old man, Lekan Raheem, over alleged kidnapping and murder of some persons in the state. The state’s NIS Public Relations Officer (PRO), Olufemi Adetunji, told journalists at the command’s office in Ibadan that the suspect has been handed over to the state’s Police Command …
Lagos seals 52 buildings for flouting Permit Law
The Lagos State government has sealed 52 more unapproved structures in different parts of the state, calling on the residents to support government’s effort to curb the menace of illegal and unapproved development. Saturday Telegraph gathered that 41 of these structures were sealed on Fastac link Road in Amuwo Odofin Local Government area, while the …
Court orders Lagos Public Defender to take over Evans’ case
Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court on Friday ordered the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender to take over the defence for alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans due to his inability to afford legal fees. During yesterday’s proceedings, the Lagos State Attorney- General, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), informed the court …
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