Nigeria news today headlines : Wednesday 13th May 2020
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FG Woos Researchers With Grants To Produce Vaccines–
INNOCENT OWEH;TOYIN ADEBAYO; CHIOMA UMEHA; IDONGESIT ASHAMERI ABUJA / LAGOS / UYO – The need to boost capacity in stemming the escalating rate of COVID-19 infections in the country may have prompted the Federal Government to start wooing local researchers with grants to develop a vaccine that can cure coronavirus. Already, the Central Bank of …
Lawan Admonishes Senators For Violating Social Distancing Rule
ABUJA – As the upper chamber of the National Assembly met on Tuesday for plenary, the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, admonished some senators for violating the principle of social distancing in the Senate. Kicking against the violation of social distancing, the President of the Senate urged his colleagues to ensure that the required …
Appeal Court Dismisses Alaibe’s Suit Against Diri On Bayelsa Gov. Poll
The Court of Appeal in Owerri has dismissed an appeal filed by Ndutimi Alaibe challenging the emergence of Douye Diri as the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship primary election in Bayelsa. Alaibe, who was a governorship aspirant of the PDP in the 2019 election, had instituted a suit against the party, Diri …
Buhari Nominates 42 Ambassadors
ABUJA – The upper chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of 42 career ambassadors-designate. This is even as the Senate called for the immortalisation of Nigeria’s former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Richard Akinjide. The request for the …
Outrage In Ondo APC As Aspirants, Boroffice Reject Oke As Unity Forum’s Candidate
LAGOS– The seeming intractable crisis rocking the factional group of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Unity Forum in Ondo state appears to have become uncontrollable. This followed the adoption of Chief Olusola Oke as the group’s consensus candidate to contend with the incumbent governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who is seeking a second term in office. The Unity …
Wike Should Stop Acting As President, Federal Republic Of Rivers – Sagay
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), speaks on latest developments in Rivers, Kogi and Lagos state in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI brings the excerpts: There has been controversy over some actions taken by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state on his efforts to combat …
2023 And Issues In Benue Politics
LAGOS – As the nation is currently enmeshed in the war against COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 politics seems to have been relegated to the background. But, that is only on the surface. Behind the frenzy of the distribution of palliatives, there is indeed an unhidden motive by politicians, either in office or aspiring, which bothers …
Nigeria Rakes In N2.6trn From Petroleum Products Sales – Report
LAGOS – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), yesterday disclosed that the sum of N2.6trillion was earned from the sales of white products between February 2019 and February 2020 stood at about N2.6trillion, with petrol contributing about 98.06 per cent of the total sales value of about N2.5trillion. Total sale and distribution of white products …
CBN Commits N1.50 Trillion To Fighting COVID-19
ABUJA – The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) yesterday disclosed that it has so far spent about N1.50 trillion in implementing various initiatives to cushion the effects of COVID-19 on the Nigerian economy. Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor gave the hint at the launch of the THISDAY Dome COVID -19 Testing, Tracing & Treatment Center …
Oil Edges Higher On Recovery Signs
Oil edged higher yesterday as signs of a recovery in demand continued to surface due to the easing of virus-led lockdowns in some regions, while Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production further. Futures rose 1.9% in New York after falling Monday. Pockets of fuel demand are starting to emerge in India and China, and while …
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