Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 29th October 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 29th October 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Umahi: S’East demand for power is legitimate
Ebonyi State Governor and Chairman of South-East Governors Forum, Dave Umahi, in this interview, speaks on agitations by youths across the country and the ensuing civil disturbances as well as the way forward. UCHENNA INYA reports You have just inspected the police stations burnt in Ebonyi State by hoodlums in the guise of #EndSARS protesters. …
#EndSARS: Crisis merchants stoke divisive tendencies
Seeking to take advantage of the #EndSARS crisis and perhaps make the headlines, UK-based secessionist activist, Adeyinka Grandson, bite more than he can chew as Yoruba and Igbo at home and Diaspora denounced his divisive call for the ejection of South-East nationals from Yorubaland. WALE ELEGBEDE reports From the blues, a certain Adeyinka Grandson, got …
Buhari, Danjuma parley
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday met behind closed doors with former Minister of Defence, Gen. T. Y. Danjuma (rtd), at the State House, Abuja. The agenda of the meeting was unknown to State House correspondents as at the time of filing this report. NAN, however, gathered that the meeting may not be unconnected with the ongoing …
Senate rejects 2021 Budget of Rural Electrification Agency
…berates Minister of Power over projects distribution Senate Committee on Power, yesterday, rejected the 2021 Budget of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) over alleged anomalies in the distribution of projects under the agency in Taraba State. This was as the committee also berated the Minister of Power, Engr. Mamman Saleh, for being the arrowhead in …
Eid-el-Maulud: Shun all negative tendencies, President urges youths
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian youths to shun all negative tendencies as the nation joins others in the world to celebrate Eid-el-Maulud today. This came as he warned the people to strive hard to avert a second wave of coronavirus pandemic as the nation’s economy cannot withstand another round of lockdown. According to a …
Nigeria’s installed power generation now 13,000mw –Minister
Minister of Power, Engr. Saleh Mamman, has said the nation’s installed grid power generation capacity is now 13,000 megawatts (MW) from the 8,000mw that the Muhammadu Buhari administration inherited in 2015. Mamman, who disclosed this yesterday at a budget defence with the House of Representatives Committee on Power, disclosed that transmission capacity has also increased …
FEC approves N2.9bn for exam papers’ printing
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N2.9 billion for the printing of examination papers. Briefing newsmen after the Council meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said N2.9 billion was approved for the award of contract of printing both sensitive and non-sensitive examination materials. According to …
Senate President preaches peace, love, tolerance
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawn, yesterday felicitated with Nigerians, particularly the Muslim Ummah, on the occasion of Eid-el-Maulud, which is the celebration of the birth of Prophet Mohammed. Lawan’s felicitation is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi, in Abuja. He said that this year’s celebration came at …
Gbajabiamila: Reps determined to empower youths
The House of Representatives is determined and ready to empower the Nigerian youth to make them competitive globally, Speaker of the House, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, said yesterday. Gbajabiamila said issues concerning the Nigerian youth have been a priority to the 9th House, which was the reason behind several proactive measures to address them, even before …
Northern Christians demand distribution of palliatives to Nigerians
The Congress of Northern Nigeria Christians (CNNC), has called on the federal and state governments to make the palliatives being hoarded in warehouses available to Nigerians, who are struggling to survive due to the hunger occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. National Youth President of the association, Engr. Daniel Kadzai, who also rejected calls for the …
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