Nigeria news today headlines : Thursday 19th December 2019
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FG, States, LGs Share N635.826bn In November
Abuja – The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday shared to the Federal Government, States, and Local Governments the sum of N635.826 billion as federal allocation for the month of November 2019. Hassan Dodo, the Director of Information in the Ministry of Finance, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists shortly after
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Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu To Battle For APC Ticket
Lagos – Godwin Obaseki, Edo State governor, and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, his main challenger in the governorship election in 2016, will both slug it out for the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year’s governorship election in the state. Although the two are expected to be the main contenders, others who may
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Govs Stalling Decongestion Of Holding Facilities — NCoS Boss
Abuja – The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has blamed state governors for the congestion of holding facilities nationwide now housing 2,745 condemned inmates. Comptroller General of the Service, Ja’afaru Ahmed, made the observation during the end of year news briefing in Abuja. He noted that the staggering number has remained on death row due to
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Youths Kill Policeman, Four Others, Raze Church In Akure
Akure – A policeman and four unidentified persons were killed on Wednesday as irate youths burnt down a church, Sotitobire Miracle Centre, in Oshinle area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, where a toddler, Gold Kolawole, got missing. But the police said only a policeman and an unidentified person were killed. There had been tension
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Buhari Swears In Ngige’s Wife, Eight Others As Perm. Secs.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday administered oaths of office on nine federal permanent secretaries at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The permanent secretaries were sworn in in two batches of five and four before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The nine permanent secretaries are: Musa Hassan from Borno State, Ahmed Aliyu (Niger
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S/Court Affirms Elections Of Makinde, Sanwo-Olu, El-Rufai, Udom, Abiodun, Umahi, Others
Paschal Njoku;Idongesit Ashameri Abuja / Uyo – In what appears a festival of affirmations, the Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the elections of Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, and Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State. Others whose elections were also upheld were Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State as
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Allegations Of Procurement Act Violations, Contract Scam Rock NAQS
Our Correspondents Allegations of serial abuse of the Procurement Act, including payment before award of contract, violation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) regulation, and outright extortion of unsuspecting members of the public, among others, have been made against Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS). NAQS is a government agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and
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2019 Budget: We’ve Released N1.2trn For Capital Expenditure — Finance Minister
Abuja – Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, on Wednesday said that N1.2 trillion has been released so far for capital expenditure out of the N2 trillion budget for the 2019 fiscal year. This, the minister said, represented a fifty percent performance of the capital budget. Mrs. Ahmed said this while speaking
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BREAKING: President Trump Impeached
Bitterly divided House has impeached President Donald Trump of the United States of America a few minutes ago. His impeachment was hinged on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Details to follow.
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Nigerians Will Rise Against Any Autocratic Government –Umohinyang
Emmanuel Umohinyang, political analyst and activist is a an ardent supporter of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. In this interview, he says President Buhari has not performed badly on the issue of human rights. He also spoke on the issues surrounding the continuous detention of Omoyele Sowore, TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI brings the excerpts: are your perspectives on
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