Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 11th November 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 11th November 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Budget defence: Reps parley Army, NAF, Navy
PHILIP NYAM reports on the recent appearance by the Army, Air Force and Navy before the House of Representatives to defend their respective 2021 budget proposals In continuation of its oversight function and ongoing budget defence with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the House of Representatives took on the armed forces last week. In spite …
Senate plans synergy to resuscitate capital market
CHUKWU DAVID reports on the resolve by the Senate to work in collaboration with stakeholders in the Capital Market to resuscitate and strengthen the sector Since the Capital Market in Nigeria witnessed a major downturn in the last decade following the devastating global crash in the market in 2008, both government and stakeholders in the …
Anambra 2021: How far can Ekwunife go?
OKEY MADUFORO reports on the bid for the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2021 election in Anambra State by the senator representing Anambra Central at the National Assembly, Uche Ekwunife There is no doubt that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State led by Chief Ndubuisi Nnobu is …
Activist sues Aisha Yesufu, Davido, Tuface, Falz, 46 others over protest
An activist, Ke n e chukwu Okeke, has sued the Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Lagos, Sam Adeyemi, a rights activist, Aisha Yesufu and 48 others before an Abuja Magistrate’s Court over their alleged roles in the #EndSARS protests. Okeke had filed a criminal complaint pursuant to sections 88, 109(a), 110(1)(c) of the Administration …
By-elections: INEC parley parties on new date
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, met with Chairmen and Secretaries of the 18 registered political parties on new date for the suspended by-elections earlier fixed for October 31. The acting Chairman of the commission, AVM Ahmed Mu’azu, who presided over the meeting, explained to the party leaders that the elections were suspended due …
Tambuwal to lawyers: Defend democracy in Africa
Sokoto State governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal has called on African lawyers to defend democracy in the continent. Tambuwal, in a keynote address at 2020 virtual conference organised by the African Bar Association (AfBA) in Niamey, Niger Republic, challenged lawyers in the continent to ensure that every state in Africa is governed according to the …
Obaseki presents N153.4bn budget for 2021 to Assembly
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, yesterday presented a N153.4 billion budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The budget represented a 9.7 per cent increase from the revised 2020 budget. Obaseki, who presented the budget to the House of Assembly sitting at the old Legislative Chambers in the …
TETFund tasks FIRS on N500bn target for 2021
The Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Ibrahim Kashim Imam, has challenged the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on the need to generate N500 billion revenue by next year to enable the intervention agency execute more projects in the nation’s tertiary institutions. Iman, who spoke yesterday at an interactive …
Buhari resuscitates NALDA to engage youths in mechanised farming
…targets creation of 774,000 jobs annually President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday ordered the resuscitation of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) and the retrieval of all the agency’s abandoned farm estates in order to engage the youth in modern farming methods. With the resuscitation of the agency, which had been abandoned in the last twenty …
BUA Cement announces donates six units of 500KVA transformers, 2 security patrol vehicles to Okpella Community
As part of its contributions to the development of its host communities, BUA Cement, one of Africa’s largest cement companies, has donated six units of 500KVA transformers to boost access to electricity in Okpella Community of Edo State. In the same vein, the company also announced it had provided two security patrol vehicles to the …
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