Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 26th February 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 26th February 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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ICRC: FG attracts $8bn into economy through PPP
Buoyed by the determination to boost infrastructure and the economy, the Federal Government has attracted about $8 billion in investment inflows into the economy through public-private partnership (PPP) projects and initiatives. Disclosing this to New Telegraph in Lagos, the Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Engr. Chidi Izuwah, said Nigeria currently had a robust and world-class PPP disclosure platform that is transparent, reliable and credible. Izuwah, on the sideline of the February 2020 breakfast meeting of the Nigeria-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) in Lagos, pointed out that 69…
Access Bank: The place of sustainability in the growth of Nigeria’s largest financial institution
In 2019, TIME magazine named 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg Person of the Year, recognizing her leadership role in “sounding the alarm about humanity’s predatory relationship” with the planet. Some weeks earlier at the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAs) in Lagos, Access Bank was the night’s big winner, carting away prizes for the ‘Best Company in Climate Action’, ‘Best Company in Sustainability Reporting’, ‘Best Company in Partnership for Development’, ‘Best Corporate Communications Team Award’, and for the third consecutive time, the ‘Most Socially Responsible Company of the Year…
Again, NECO dismisses 19 staff for certificate forgery
In its resolve to sanitise its system, the Management of National Examinations Council (NECO) has, once again, approved the dismissal of 19 staff from her services for certificate forgery. The dismissal came after a committee set up to verify certificate of staff submitted its report. New Telegraph recalls that in November last year, the management of NECO approved the dismissal of 70 of its staff for certificate forgery after confirming from the institutions that their certificates were fake and getting a confession from the affected staff. A statement made available…
Dangote tests run $2bn world biggest fertilizer plant
Dangote Fertiliser Limited yesterday declared that it had begun the pre-testing of its $2 billion Granulated Urea Fertiliser plant as it started a countdown to the inauguration of facility. The company, which said this in a statement, noted that with a capacity of 3 million tonnes per annum, the plant has been classified as the biggest project in the entire fertiliser industry history in the World. “Siapem of Italy is the Engineering, Procurement and Supervision (EP) Contractor for the project, while Tata Consulting Engineers, India, is the Project Management Consultants…
Nigeria inches towards new national carrier, approves roadmap
Arrangements are in top gear to birth a new national carrier for the country as the Federal Government has approved new roadmap for aviation. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, in his verified Twitter handle, @hadisirika, yesterday said “the new approved Aviation Roadmap is on course”, adding, “we had investor conference yesterday as promised.” He disclosed that bidders had been shortlisted, stressing that the remaining part of the roadmap, which include national carrier and Aerospace University, was running. To show the seriousness of floating a national carrier, there are…
Senate calls for re-establishment of military base in Sambisa Forest
Following the recent Boko Haram attack on Garkida, a town in Adamawa State, the Senate yesterday asked the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, to re-establish a military command base in the ara and in all major settlements bordering the Sambisa Forest. The senate also called on the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) to immediately embark on rehabilitation of public and religious institutions destroyed and provide assistance to other individuals affected. It further urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to urgently assess the extent of damage and provide relief…
C’River: Speaker refuses to confirm Ikpeme as Chief Judge
There was a mild drama yesterday at the Cross River State House of Assembly as the Speaker; Hon. Jonas Williams Eteng refused to allow a letter sent by Governor Ben Ayade to the House to be read, saying the matter was not listed. The governor was said to have sent a letter to the House for the confirmation of Justice Akon Ikpeme, as the substantive Chief Judge of the state, and the matter was brought to the attention of the House by Hon. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey, representing Bakassi Constituency and…
FG generates N1bn from ground rents, others
The Federal Government yesterday said it has generated N1.289 billion from ground rents, premiums, consent, registration and penalties, among others between 2017 and 2020. It also said that plans were in progress to ensure full automation of Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) issuance. This disclosure was made at the on-going 26th Conference of Directors of Lands in the federal and state ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). Director, Lands and Housing Development Department, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Mrs. Great Edereka, said the money generated from ground rents and other related…
Govt: Oshiomhole, EPM plotting state of emergency in Edo
Edo State Government yesterday raised the alarm over alleged clandestine move by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and members of Edo Peoples Movement (EPM) to sponsor protests across the state According to the government, the protests were targeted at maligning and undermining the state government. The government reiterated its call on the Presidency, the Inspector-General of Police and the National Security Adviser (NSA) to prevail on Oshiomhole and stop him from continuing with his insidious intentions so as to safeguard law abiding residents…
Senate asks Buhari to reconstitute FCC board
The Senate, yesterday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to immediately fill the vacuum currently existing at the Federal Character Commission (FCC), due to non-reconstitution of the board of the commission. The apex legislative chamber made the call following a point of order raised by the Minority Leader of the Senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia South), alerting his colleagues that the commission had been operating without a board for long. Abaribe noted that the tenure of the current FCC had elapsed and demanded a reconstitution of the board to instill equity and…
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