Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 17th July 2020
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APC Primary: Tinubu Douses Political Tension In Ondo
LAGOS – The declaration on Wednesday by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Lagos state governor and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that he is not backing any of the 12 aspirants in Ondo state seeking to get the party’s ticket in the governorship primary slated for July 20 has doused tension among …
Ize-Iyamu Acid Attack: I Have No Knowledge Of What Oshiomhole Is Talking About – Sagay
LAGOS – Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has denied being the chairman of the committee set up by the University of Benin (UNIBEN) to investigate the matter involving Pastor Osagie Ize- Iyamu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 19 governorship election in …
Magu’s Trial Has Exposed The Corruption In Buhari’s Government – Kalu
Chief Emeka Charles Kalu, former governorship candidate in Abia State and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, is the National Coordinator, Peoples Democratic Party Coalition. In this interview with EJIKEME OMENAZU, he speaks on issues relating to the coming Edo and Ondo states governorship elections, among others. Excerpts: Bearing in mind the current happenings in Edo …
NDIC Boss Seeks Clarity On Corporation, CBN Extant Laws
Managing Director of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr. Umaru Ibrahim has sought for clarity on the enacting laws between the Corporation and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ) in the NDIC Act 2006 and the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2004 in a bid to harmonising them. Ibrahim said the …
We Got Our Contract Through Due Process, Richter Tells House Committee On Works
The Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Engr. Dr. Lars Richter yesterday stated that the highly reliable company was awarded the contracts for three top priority projects of the Federal Government, namely, the 2nd Niger Brige, Abuja-Kano Road and Lagos-Shagamu Expressway projects, following due process of award. Dr Richter made the assertion at the …
Risk-Sharing, Credit Guarantee Reasons MSMEs Failing In Nigeria – Stakeholders
LAGOS – Players in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and the financial sector have mentioned that absence of risk-sharing and credit guarantee as some of the reasons MSMEs in Nigeria collapse early. The Stakeholders also said that Credit Guarantees Schemes (CGS) were popular policy instruments created to help alleviate the credit constraints faced …
COVID-19: AIG Partners NESG To Fund Incidence And Response Tracker
ABUJA – Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) is partnering with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and the Federal Government by funding the building of Nigeria COVID-19 Incidence and Resource Tracker, Dashboard and Predictive Analytic Platform (Systems Platform) which would assist in the containment of the pandemic in the country. A statement on Thursday from …
TRS Trust Exemption Declared For Protection Policies
Following a consultation by HMRC and HM Treasury regarding the implementation of changes to the Trust Registration Service (TRS), the industry has been granted a series of exemptions for trusts used for protection policies. As part of changes to the ‘Fifth Money Laundering Directive and Trust Registration Service’, HM Treasury stated that pure protection life …
Sandinista Front Predicts Electoral Victory In Nicaragua
Managua, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) The possibility of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) winning the 2021 presidential elections is recognized even by those who finance the opposition from the United States, said Thursday the editorialist Moisés Absalón Pastora.The conclusion that the Sandinista Front is going to win next year’s elections is not something that …
Gabon Appoints First Woman Prime Minister
Gabon President Ali Bongo on Thursday promoted his defence minister, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, to prime minister on Thursday, the first time a woman has held the role in the country. Ossouka Raponda, 56, is the sixth prime minister appointed since Bongo succeeded his father in 2009. Her first job is to form a new …
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