
Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 29th November 2019
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Transition Saboteurs To Get Six Months’ Sentence, Pay N10m Fine
Abuja – Those found guilty of frustrating the smooth transition of power from one administration to another will henceforth face a prison term of six months or pay the sum of N10 million as fine, according to a proposed bill before the House of Representatives. The document, which passed third reading on Thursday in the
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NDDC’s Budget: Senate, Presidency Heading For A Collision
Abuja – The upper chamber of the National Assembly and the Presidency may be heading for a collision over the budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). A pointer to this development emerged on Thursday when the Senate ordered its Committee on the Niger Delta to relate only with the board of the NDDC
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Nigeria’s Appeal Against P&ID Arbitral Award Suffers Setback
Lagos – The English Court of Appeal sitting in London has rejected Nigeria’s application for leave to appeal part of the decision of a London Commercial High Court presided over by Justice Christopher Butcher. Some of the decisions of the commercial court against which the Nigerian government had expressed displeasure and a resolve to appeal
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No Going Back On Suspension Of Petrol To Border Towns — Customs
Abuja – The Nigerian Customs Service on Thursday told the House of Representatives joint committees mandated to look into the suspension of petroleum products supplies to filling stations 20 kilometres from the border that there was no going back in the decision. At an investigative session with the joint committees of the House on Petroleum,
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Buhari Resubmits Request For $29.6bn Loan Rejected By 8th Senate
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday resubmitted a $29.96 billion loan request to the Senate for approval. Recall that the move by President Buhari to take $29.96 billion loan was rejected by the 8th National Assembly in November, 2018, on the excuse that the breakdown of the borrowing plan didn’t accompany the request. However,
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We’ll Complete Repairs On Enugu Airport Soon — FG
Enugu – Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, has assured that repairs on the runway of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, would be completed in record time. Sirika gave the assurance in a reply to a letter sent to his office by a human rights group, Citizens Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), complaining
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Pension Contributors, Assets Stand At 8.85m, N9.58trn — PenCom
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Thursday disclosed that the number of registered contributors under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) stood at 8.85 million while Pension Fund Assets (PFAs) was N9.58 trillion as at September 2019. Hajia Aisha Dahir-Umar, Director-General of PenCom, made the disclosure at the 2019 Journalists Workshop, with the theme, ‘Expanding Coverage
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APC NEC Meeting Shows Oshiomhole Has Lost Support Of Party Members –Ojezua
Barr. Anselm Ojezua, Edo state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in this interview, speaks on the outcome of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the APC which took place last week in Abuja. TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI brings the excerpts: What was the outcome of the APC NEC meeting held in Abuja last week?
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Oyo Guber: PDP, APC Bicker Ahead Supreme Court Ruling
LAGOS – The ruling party in Oyo state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) have continued to engage in battle of words ahead of the Supreme Court judgment which will determine the winner of the March 9 governorship election between Governor Seyi Makinde and his major opponent, Adebayo Adelabu.
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Why Tinubu Is The Best Man To Succeed Buhari –Salami
Hon Biodun Salami, Assistant Publicity Secretary Of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in an interview with JOY ANIGBOGU, spoke bout performance of Adas Oshiomhole as national chairman of the party, victory of the party in Bayelsa State, the reason why Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu should be next president, among other issues. Excerpts: Some Nigerians, especially from
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