Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 22nd June 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 22nd June 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Kwara: APC stakeholders drum support for AbdulRazaq
T he All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders, elders, leaders and office holders in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State have continued to drum support for Governor AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq even as they also recognised Hon. Bashir Bolarinwa, as the chairman of the party in the local government. The stakeholders at the weekend declared support for Governor AbdulRazaq as the leader of the party in the state. This was part of the resolutions reached by the party leaders after their meeting in Ilorin, the state capital. …
LG crisis: We’ve accumulated over N12bn for development – Makinde
Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, speaks in this interview on his first year in office, the policies, programmes and challenges of his administration. FELIX NWANERI brings the excerpts It is a year since you were inaugurated as the governor of Oyo State. Looking at the last 12 months, what would you say is on ground now compared to the days before your assumption of office? We thought we were dealing with a transparent system and we tried to have a feel of what is…
NASS, NDDC and audit conundrum
W hen President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a forensic audit on the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), he was responding to the persistent criticisms that the organisation had been a cesspool of corruption. There has been a general perception that the corruption in the system has been largely responsible for the poor performance of the interventionist agency and the gross under-development of the oil-rich region. How do we justify the huge resources that has been invested in the NDDC in the past…
Outrage over worsening insecurity
AKEEM NAFIU writes that lawyers were unanimous that the worsening security challenges in the country would scare investors out of the country. This, they said, was already portraying the government of President Muhammadu Buhari in bad light in view of unending protests from the President’s home state S ome lawyers have expressed great displeasure over growing spate of insecurity in the country. The lawyers said the reported killing and maiming of innocent Nigerians, particularly in the North by the day by bandits was worrisome. The lawyers…
PwC: Nigerian MSMEs face N617.3bn financing gap yearly
Substantial Respondents listed obtaining finance, others as most pressing problems of MSMEs M icro, Small and Medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in the country face a financing gap of about N617.3 billion annually, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC ) Nigeria has said. The firm stated this while presenting the findings of its latest survey of MSMEs in Nigeria. The survey findings were revealed during a recent webinar hosted by the firm for MSMEs on Managing the Impact of COVID-19 and Repositioning Your Business for Growth. The report titled, “PwC’s MSME Survey…
Okwuashi: Maritime holds the key to Nigeria’s growth
The Rector, Certified Institute of Shipping of Nigeria (CISN), Alex Favour Okwuashi, a professor of maritime administration, in this interview with BAYO AKOMOLAFE, says the maritime industry can grow the nation’s economy after coronavirus crisis, if government focuses on infrastructure development and capacity building What was your observation of the port industry when coronavirus was first noticed in the country? The recent lockdown has exposed the nation’s ill-preparedness to national emergencies such as the outbreak of coronavirus and other maritime emergencies as always seen during…
AfDB partners CSOs on complaints handling
T he Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (BCRM), the Secretariat of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) Independent Review Mechanism (IRM), has organized an information webinar for civil society organizations (CSOs) on “Handling Complaints from People Affected by Projects Financed” by the Bank. The webinar was organized in partnership with three CSOs: Accountability Counsel in the USA, Lumiere Synergie pour le Developpement (LSD) in Senegal and the Centre pour le Developpement de la Region de Tensift (CDRT in Morocco with the support of the Bank’s Civil Society and Community…
Kalu, Nkole, others raise the alarm over Abia, C’River’s deplorable boundary
S enate Chief Whip and Senator representing Abia North in the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has expressed concern over the incessant boundary clashes between the Isu Community in Arochukwu council area of Abia State and their Utuama neighbours in Biase council of Cross River State, which had claimed many lives and property. He, however, called for proper demarcation of the boundary. Kalu, who made the call through chairperson of the Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK) Foundation, Mrs. Jemima Ola Kalu, during flag off distribution of relief…
My agenda for the Bar, by Ajibade
Dr. Babatunde Ajibade (SAN) is a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The silk who is one of the candidates aspiring to become NBA President next month speaks on challenges facing the Bar and his plans to tackle it. AKEEM NAFIU reports Why should your colleagues elect you ahead of other aspirants for the coveted NBA presidency in next month’s election? I think lawyers should choose me over the other candidates for a variety of reasons. …
Ganduje may reshuffle cabinet
I ndications emerged at the weekend that Kano State Governor, Dr. Umar Abdullahi Ganduje nay reshuffle his cabinet. The governor at the weekend was seen holding series of caucus meetings, reviewing the 2019 general election in the state. It will be recalled that election in the state ended with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) wining the governorship election in the state after a rerun was conducted. At the caucus meetings, the governor was said to have voiced his reservations and disappointments about the roles many APC…
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