Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 20th February 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 20th February 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Buhari to lawmakers: Nigerians feel you are overpaid
Be honourable, not horrible members, Lumumba tells Reps President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said Nigerians have a poor public perception of the National Assembly as they largely see lawmakers as “highly over paid.” Buhari, who made the observation at the unveiling of the Green Chamber Magazine by the House of Representatives, said the wrong perception about the legislators was largely due to lack of understanding of the work of the lawmakers. His words: “Hitherto, the public perception of the National Assembly is that of a bicameral legislature, where overly…
As a government, we can’t overlook security, safety of Lagosians – Hamzat
Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, in this interview with Channels Television, speaks on the recent restriction of activities of commercial motorcyclists in some parts of the state and what the state government is doing to ease transportation as well as establishment of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun among other issues. TEMITOPE OGUNBANKE reports A lot of people, perhaps, think that the first thing your administration did in Lagos State was to come with up a law to restrict or ban motorcycle and tricycle riders,…
I’m not APC’s mole, says Jimi Agbaje
T he Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2019 elections in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has debunked allegations that he was a mole of the All Progressive Congress (APC) during the polls. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Lagos that all the allegations against him during the last general election were political gimmicks employed to ridicule him. Agbaje spoke with NAN on the sidelines of the maiden Voice of Reason Goke Omisore Lecture, with the theme: “Restructuring; Building a Knowledge-Based Society,” held at…
Niger gov inaugurates 15-man committee on civil service reform
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has inaugurated a 15-man committee for the reform of the state civil service for effective service delivery. Governor Bello, who inaugurated the committee yesterday, said his administration had decided to reposition the state civil service to enable it play its roles of implementing government policies and programmes. The term of reference for the committee include reviewing the current structure of the civil service with a view to enhancing institutional synergy and productivity; to highlight challenges that were confronting the civil service, especially the effective…
Borno gov to FG: Allow paramilitary personnel carry anti-aircraft gun, others
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has appealed to the Federal Government to allow paramilitary personnel deployed to the North-Nast handle anti-aircraft guns and other weapons in the fight against Boko Haram. Zulum, who made the appeal when members of House Committee on Defence paid him a courtesy call at the Government House, Maiduguri, said: “When I was in Niger Republic, I saw Nigerien police carrying anti-aircraft guns. I call on the Federal Government to allow paramilitary personnel in the North-East carry such sophisticated weapons some times. “I also call…
Cooperative housing: FG targets informal sector in new scheme
The first of Federal Government’s planned cooperative housing initiative to reach the informal sector in the country has come on stream as the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, commissioned the AKACARE Cooperative Housing Scheme, the Woodhill Estate, at Kuje, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Communications to the minister, Mr. Hakeem Bello, Fashola said the Federal Government’s choice of cooperative associations as means to reach the informal sector in its housing development was based on their…
C’River: Govt, navy at loggerheads over land
There are indications that all is not well between the Cross River State Government and the Nigerian Navy, as they may be heading for confrontation, if the position of the state government on a disputed land is anything to go by. The Navy, New telegraph, learnt had pulled down a section of their Officers’ Mess located beside the state Accountant General Office in order to build a hotel on the land. But, however, on Tuesday, the state government warned the Navy against building any structure on the plot of land,…
Olubadan denies monetizing chieftaincy titles, to sue chiefs for libel
Following allegation by the embattled High Chiefs of Ibadanland that the Olubadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Oginguniso 1 sold a traditional chieftaincy title for as high as N30 million to a candidate, the monarch yesterday threatened to take legal action, describing the allegation as sheer blackmail. According to a statement signed by Adeola Oloko, his Personal Assistant/Director of Media and Publicity, the monarch said that the publication was an attempt to deliberately assassinate his character and denigrate the institution he represented. Apparently referring to the letter “Re: Grievances; our response”…
NDDC: Group lauds Buhari on IMC, supports sack of Nunieh
The Isoko Change Advocates (ICA) yesterday hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for enlarging the number of members of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This was as the group said that the forensic audit workload to be carried out by the Committee is very tedious and therefore requires more hands and time for such work to be done thoroughly. In a statement signed by ICA’s spokesperson, Ernest Obi, and which copies were made available to newsmen, pointed out that the decision of the President to…
Edo: Communities send Save-Our-Soul to govt over killings
The residents of Owan, Agbanikaka, Uhiere, Odiguetie and Odighi communities in Uhiere Ward of Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State have sent a ‘Save Our Soul’ to Governor Godwin Obaseki and security agencies to come to their rescue to end the incessant and unprovoked killings by suspected herdsmen in their communities. The appeal was coming on the heels of the incessant killing by suspected herdsmen, who in the early hours of yesterday attacked and killed two persons in Owan village in Ovia North-East LGA. The victims were…
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