Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 20th March 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 20th March 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Senate suspends public hearings, bars visitors from proceedings
Lawan urges senators from foreign trips to isolate selves As part of the preventive efforts of the National Assembly against the spread of Coronavirus, the Senate, yesterday, suspended all its pending public hearings. However, the suspension order, which was announced during plenary by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, will take effect from Tuesday, March 24. The Senate also directed management of the National Assembly to shut down its gallery till further notice, from visitors, including students and organizations who usually come to watch its proceedings. The lawmakers…
I pray Nigeria’ll not restructure itself in uncontrolled manner – Nkanga
Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (rtd) is a former military governor of Akwa Ibom State, as well as former commander of the Presidential Air Fleet and chairman, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF). In this interview with Tony Anichebe, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain speaks on the state of the nation and governance in his state, among other You recently clocked 68, how has it been? At every birthday, I give glory to God. He is the omnipotent and omniscience and we are only but pencils in His hands.…
Imo probe: Commission to hear case of contracts’ infraction against Okorocha
Imo state Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Contracts awarded between June 2011 and May 2019 in the state would hear roles by the immediate Governor Rochas Okorocha in various contracts’ infractions as there were emerging documents which may hold Okorocha solely accountable for the strings of contract infractions during his tenure. New Telegraph has obtained from impeccable Government House sources, documents including letters, one of which was allegedly written by the former governor’s Principal Secretary, Dr. Paschal Obi who is now a federal legislator. The letter, apparently intended to indemnify…
Anambra South: Ubah scales opposition’s hurdle
Felix Nwaneri reports on the judgement of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed the election of the senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Ifeanyi Ubah At last, it was reprieve for the senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Ifeanyi Ubah, as the Court of Appeal in Abuja, yesterday, affirmed his election. The businessman turned politician, had polled 87,081 votes to defeat 26 others in the February 2019 National Assembly election to clinch the Anambra South seat on the platform of Young Progressive Party (YPP). His closest rival was Chris…
Nigeria sitting on time bomb –PDP
…says economy in dire straits, bloodletting high The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decried the state of the Nigerian nation and said that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government has woefully failed the people of Nigeria. PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, at a press conference yesterday, said the economy is in dire straits as the country heads toward insolvency, occasioned by huge unserviceable debts and the crash of oil price. He added that there is no segment of the nationhood that is in good shape. “For a…
Senate mulls mandatory debate for presidential, guber candidates
The Senate has expressed its intention to enrich the nation’s political process by exposing candidates to political offices to mandatory political debates. Consequently, the apex legislative Assembly approved for second reading a bill seeking mandatory participation of all candidates contesting for the offices of the president and vice president as well as the governors and deputy governors of various states in a debate. The bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act to give legislative backing for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organise and conduct the proposed…
COVID-19: Govs set up committee on economic challenges
Nigerian governors have set up a committee on how to address the economic challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world economy. Already, the Nigerian government has cut its 2020 budget by N1.5 trillion following the fall of price of crude oil in international market. Governors, who met Wednesday night in Abuja under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), discussed the impact of COVID-19 and the falling oil price in the Nigerian economy. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, updated the meeting on the pandemic. NGF Chairman,…
Reps probe Federal Mortgage Bank over alleged N360bn fraud
The House of Representatives yesterday resolved to investigate the activities of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria over alleged misappropriation of N360 billion in its kitty. This followed the unanimous adoption of a motion on the matter sponsored by Hon. Prof. Julius Ihonvbere (APC, Edo) at its plenary Leading debate on the motion, Ihonvbere noted that a national newspaper on February 26, 2020 reported that Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria has misused N360 billion of which only 300,000 persons out of the five million contributors were able to access the…
Buhari tells Armed Forces to finish Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Armed Forces to intensify efforts in eliminating the remnants of the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-eastern parts of the country. The President, who inaugurated the National Humanitarian Coordination Committee (NHCC) chaired by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadia Umar Farouq, in State House yesterday, also gave the assurance that permanent peace and stability will soon return to the troubled region. In a statement made available to newsmen yesterday by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, the President, while speaking…
RCCG alters church services
CAN issues guideline to churches Lekki Central Mosque shut down, suspends congregational prayers Churches and Islamic organisations yesterday directed branches of their worship centres to change their mode of service in compliance with government directives to check spread of coronavirus. This was as the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) advised all churches in the country to ensure strict adherence to the public health guidelines for combating coronavirus, in all gatherings, especially not having more than 50 persons in one service. The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian…
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