Nigeria news today headlines : Tuesday 28th July 2020
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Jegede Drops Dep. Gov Agboola Ajayi From Running Mate List
AKURE – It has become clear that the gubernatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, would not pick the incumbent Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi as his running mate. Jegede on Monday submitted names of two members of the party to the leadership of the party in Akure, the state capital, …
Ondo Poll: It Will Not Be Easy, But I Will Win –Gov Akeredolu
ABUJA – As the countdown to the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State peaks, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has expressed optimism of coming out victorious in what he anticipates to be a difficult contest. Akeredolu, who described his main challenger, Eyitayo Jegede of the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as “a friend, colleague and member …
My Sentence In Prison Has Not Diminished My Desire To Serve – Kalu
UMUAHIA – Senator Orji Uzor Kalu representing Abia North Senatorial District has said that the six months he spent in Keju Correctional Centre; Abuja, has not diminished his desire to work for the people of Abia North in particular and Abia State in general. Fielding questions from reporters at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, …
Pipeline Workers Protest Non- Payment Of Salaries
BENIN – Indigenous workers in Ugbogui, Ohosu, Ekoha and seven other communities that worked on pipeline construction across Ugbogui community weekend protested the non-payment of their salaries for over three years. The protesting workers alleged that after the failure or refusal of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to pay their contractor so he could …
AIB To Release Additional Four Accident Reports Today, Acquires Drones
LAGOS – Accident Investigation Bureau-Nigeria (AIB-N) has said it will today release additional four final accident reports to the public, thereby bringing to 64 per cent of the total reports released by the bureau in the past 42 months. The bureau also disclosed that it has acquired some drones to enhance its capacity to carry …
COVID-19: FG Warns Against Mass Gathering During Sallah
LAGOS – The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to continue to comply with the measures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The warning came during the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing on Monday in Abuja. Ahead of the Eid-el- Kabir celebrations, Dr. Sani Aliyu, PTF National Coordinator, …
I Have Nothing Against Obasa –Oshun
Hon. Moshood Oshun is the member representing Lagos Mainland Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly. In this interview with journalists, the lawmaker lamented some untrue media reports that have been credited to him, alleging that he had become a target for fake news. He made clarification on some issues that occurred on …
Between Diri And Alaibe’s Half-Hearted Congratulatory Message
YENAGOA – Governor Douye Diri has thrown a congratulatory message sent to him by his erstwhile political associate, Ndutimi Alaibe, out of the window. He denounced his kinsman’s felicitations on his emergence as governor of Bayelsa State through the Supreme Court judgment on February 13. Diri rejected Alaibe’s happy cheers and described it as “half-hearted”. …
‘Nigeria’s Oil, Gas Sector Not Buoyant’
LAGOS – The Chairman, Energy Institute Nigeria, Mr Osten Olorunsola, has said that Nigeria’s oil and gas sector is not buoyant as expected. Olorunsola, former Director of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) disclosed this at a virtual conference at the weekend, where he also emphasised the need for the country to transform the sector to …
House Committee Set To Drive Capital Market Growth
ABUJA – The House of Representatives Committee on Capital Markets and other Institutions has assured the Securities and Exchange Commission of its readiness to provide support by way of enabling laws to aid the growth of the capital market. Efe Ebelo, Head, Corporate Communication of SEC, in a statement, noted that Hon. Babangida Ibrahim, the …
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