Nigeria news today headlines : Wednesday 18th December 2019
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In Record Time, Buhari Signs 2020 Budget, To Seek Virement Soon
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2020 budget estimates into law, restoring the country back to the January to December budget circle. The president presented a budget of N10.33 trillion to a joint session of the National Assembly on October 8. But after about two months of review by both the Senate and
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Oshiomhole Is A Drowning Man — VON DG Okechukwu
Abuja – Barely 24 hours after the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) announced the lifting of the suspension it slammed on some chieftains of the party, a beneficiary of the latest action, Osita Okechukwu, Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), has dismissed it as fake news coming from a drowning man. Okechukwu
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Endless Borrowing Will Lead To Endless Sorrow — Atiku
Abuja – As the Senate set motion in place to grant President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow $30 billion, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday pointed out that endless borrowing will lead to endless sorrow. Atiku also pointed out that it is an act of irresponsibility to take further loan, asking what were the
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Reps Reject Bill In Favour Of Six-Year Term For President, Governors
The House of Representatives has rejected a bill seeking to provide for a single-term of six years for the president, governors, members of the National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly. The bill was sponsored by John Dyegh (APC-Benue) and presented for the second reading during plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker of the
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November Inflation At 11.85% Leaps To Highest In 18 Months
Lagos – Nigeria’s consumer price index, which measures inflation, recorded the highest level in November since July 2018 when it rose to 11.85 percent from 11.61 percent in October 2019, the nation’s statistical agency, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said on Tuesday. The rising trend in annual inflation was on the back of the
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Court Orders BPE Boss Imprisoned For Disobedience
Abuja – The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Alex Okoh, to be remanded in prison for a minimum of 30 days. Justice Anwuri Chikere, who gave the order, accused Okoh of serial disobedience of the Supreme Court’s order on the ownership controversy of the
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Democratic Process ‘Too Slow For My Liking’, Says Buhari At 77
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday admitted that the current democratic dispensation was too slow, and noted that he was still adjusting to the system. He warned political gladiators that would be interested in the 2023 general elections that it would not be a tea-party, promising to rally the support of security agents to
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Why South-West PDP Must Rally Behind Gov Makinde –Babatope
Chief Ebenezer Babatope, a former Minister of Transport and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in this interview speaks on latest developments in the party and other issues. TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI brings the excerpts: Chief Olabode George, a former deputy national chairman of the party, recently accused the national chairman, Uche Secondus of highhandedness in
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APC Working Hard To Address Poverty In The Country – Johnson
Ganiyu Johnson, a member of the House of Representatives representing Oshodi-Isolo II Federal Constituency recently met with his constituents where he sought to know their needs and how best he can represent them. JOY ANIGBOGU brings the excerpts: What is this meeting expected to achieve? During my campaign, I told the people of my constituency
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Why Part-Time Legislation Can’t Work In Nigeria – Oshun
Hon. Moshood Oshun is the member representing Lagos Mainland 1 Constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly. In this interview with AKINWUNMI KING, he expressed the view that in order to cut down on coast of governance, the country can do away with the Senate and operate a unicameral legislature. He also speaks on
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