Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 12th January 2020
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We Were Never Against Operation Amotekun – Arewa Youths
LAGOS – The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has denied media report making round that it is against the formation of Operation Amotekun, a security outfit formed by the six South West governors. Speaking through a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday and signed by its National President, Yerima Shettima, the group urged Nigerians to
Controversy As Governor Abiodun Appoints Dismissed Lecturer Education Commissioner
ABEOKUTA – Facts have emerged on how Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State appointed Professor (Mrs) Sidi Osho, who was dismissed from the state-owned University, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago- Iwoye, as the new Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology. Until her nomination, House of Assembly confirmation and inauguration in absentia on Friday, she was the
Has Ogoni Cleanup Project Failed?
Port Harcourt – There is a sharp contrast among the stakeholders of the cleanup exercise project in Ogoni. Haven waited for clear three years since it was flagged off on June 2, 2016 by Vice President Yemi Osibanjo who stood in for his boss and President, Mohammadu Buhari, many believe that the project is yet
JAMB Suspends Use Of NIN For 2020 Exams
ABUJA – Following irregularities trailing the National Identity Number (NIN) registration process, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced temporary suspension of the process. JAMB had in October last year insisted that NIN was a prerequisite for candidates to sit for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede,
Minimum Wage: FG To Deduct Overpaid Arrears From Immigration Personnel
Some Officers and Men of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) may not have cause to smile at the end of January 2020, as the Federal Government has discovered that some of its personnel were erroneously paid the new minimum wage twice in December 2019. Consequently, government is set to deduct the said arrears from the
Lyon Floors Lokpobiri In Bayelsa Pre-Election Dispute
The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday affirmed the governor-elect of Bayelsa State, David Lyon, as the validly elected flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 16, 2019 gubernatorial election. The court, therefore, dismissed the pre-election objection of the former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
PDP And Its Credibility Burden
LAGOS – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems not ready to challenge the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), come 2023. Even though it is believed that 2023 is still a bit far and that preparations towards the next general elections should not be up for discussion yet, political watchers expect that any serious major
INEC Needs To Embrace Reforms That Will Make It truly Independent – Udeze
Barrister Kenneth Udeze is the National Chairman of Action Alliance (AA) and Legal Adviser, Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP). In this interview with EJIKEME OMENAZU, he spoke on the Edo and Ondo governorship elections coming up later in the year and how to improve on the nation’s electoral system. Excerpts: What do you think
Ondo APC Crisis And Akeredolu’s Second Term
AKURE – The governorship election in Ondo State will hold this year and it is normal to see political parties overtly preparing for the epic battle. The All Progressives Congress (APC) is the current ruling party in Ondo State, but all obviously is not well with the party as it is neck deep in leadership
How Far Can FG Go In Its Intervention On Nigeria’s Oil Palm Sector?
The situation which Nigeria presently finds herself as it continues to slide its position of being the largest producer of palm oil in the world has been not only of concern, but ay also an embarrassment to the country. In the early 1960s, Nigeria could account for 40 per cent of oil palm production in
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