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Nigerian Newspapers: Top Stories For Today (07/10/24)
Read the full details on our digital edition when you join our WhatsApp Communities here. Here are the major headlines for today: Bring Dead Capital To Life To Tame Appetite For Borrowing, FG Urged… l$1trn Can Be Raised Through Assets Optimisation, Securitisation — Analysts Nigeria’s Low Savings Fueling Interest Rate Hike — Kalu Idika Kalu
Akwa Ibom LG Poll: PDP Wins 30 Council Seats, APC One
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State has won 30 chairmanship seats, leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) with one seat. This was contained in a list signed by the Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission, Aniedi Abasi Ikoiwak, on Sunday. Meanwhile, Governor Umo Eno has announced plans to swear
Fubara Swears In New LG Chairmen In Rivers
…Says Development Marks New Beginning For State …Accuses Wike’s Loyalists Of Plotting Attacks PORT HARCOURT – Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, on Sunday swore in the newly elected local government chairmen who emerged following Saturday’s council elections in the state. Speaking shortly after their inauguration at the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt,
Withhold Allocations Of States That Failed To Conduct LG Polls, SERAP Tells Tinubu
LAGOS – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct Mr. Olawale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, to immediately withhold federal allocations to states that have failed and/refused to conduct credible local government elections. It also asked him to ensure that any allocations from
Ondo Guber: 2,053,061 Voters Registered For Election — INEC
AKURE – In preparation for and avoidance of delay in arrival of officials and election materials in the forthcoming November 16, 2024 off-circle gubernatorial election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the distribution of the non-sensitive election materials, noting that 2,053,061 registered voters would participate in the election. This was
Customs Acquires Aircraft To Combat Smuggling
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has acquired a Cessna Grand Caravan EX-208B aircraft as part of its efforts to enhance its air patrol and surveillance operations. The Comptroller-General (C-G) of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, made this known in a statement issued by the service’s Spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, on Sunday in Abuja. Adeniyi described the move as
Nigeria’s Low Savings Fueling Interest Rate Hike — Kalu Idika Kalu
lLaments Country’s Poor Energy Production Despite Rich Endowments Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu, a former Minister of Finance, has decried the current economic situation in the country. The former Minister of National Planning, as well as a one time Minister of Transport, in a chat with Daily Independent, also regretted the current hike in interest rate
NEDC Distributes Relief Items To Flood-Affected Communities In Yobe
DAMATURU – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has provided crucial support to flood-affected communities in Yobe State, distributing food and non-food items to alleviate their suffering. This intervention is part of NEDC’s broader strategy to address the humanitarian and economic challenges facing the North East region. Food Items are 200 bags of rice, 200
Bring Dead Capital To Life To Tame Appetite For Borrowing, FG Urged
l$1trn Can Be Raised Through Assets Optimisation, Securitisation — Analysts In a bid to tame the Federal Government’s appetite for borrowing, analysts have canvassed the utilisation of dead capital which abound all over the country. Recall that despite assurances by the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government that Nigeria will not tow the previous governments’ line
Nigeria At 64: A Lament For Lost Opportunities, Collapse Of Indigenous Shipping
As Nigeria marks 64 years of independence, one of the most glaring failures of our post-colonial governance is the tragic collapse of our indigenous shipping industry. The Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL), bequeathed to us by the colonial administration as a robust national shipping carrier, once stood as a symbol of pride, sovereignty, and economic
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