Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 15th February 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 15th February 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
Read also
Implosion looms in PDP
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), may implode unless leaders of the party rally round to rescue the ship from drifting. This is coming barely 10 months to the party’s elective national convention where new leadership of the party will be elected. It was gathered that the Prince Uche Secondus-led National
Sanwo-Olu receives note left for him by Jakande
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday received a personal note said to have been left for him by the late first civilian governor of the state, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, who died on Thursday last week, saying the former governor was already at peace with his creator. However, the governor received the note when
Chopper crash: Linkage Assurance settles N375m claims
CASUALTY Two crew members died on the spot while the passenger, who chartered it, later died in an hospital As part of its obligations to policyholders, Linkage Assurance Plc has settled the hull claims for the helicopter that crashed in Lagos last year. The underwriting firm disclosed this while hosting members of the
COVID-19: Stakeholders urge FG to hasten vaccines processes
Travel stakeholders under the aegis of National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) have called on the Federal Government to fast track the process of acquiring COVID-19 vaccine for Nigerians to minimise the rate of contracting the virus. Its National President, Mrs Susan Akporaiye, said this was necessary to ensure the aviation
Osinbajo, govs: How to tackle security challenges
Prominent Nigerians, including the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and some state governors, over the weekend, proffered different solutions to the growing insecurity across the country. They expressed concerns that the crises which erupted in different regions in recent weeks had assumed some ethnic colourations which, they said, was a dangerous recipe for chaos
Ganduje to build 3-layer interchange in Kano, to name it after Buhari
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, at the weekend revealed his administration’s plan to build a three-layered road interchange around NNPC Roundabout in the city, which he also planned to name after President Muhammadu Buhari. He made this known at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected local government chairmen of the 44 local
Row over Supreme Court Justices’ retirement age
Lawyers: Planned 75 years’ retirement age’ll erode quality of justice system AKEEM NAFIU writes that lawyers have advised the National Assembly to resist the invitation of considering retirement age of Justices of the Supreme Court from 70 to 75 years in order to avoid aggravating the mirage of problems confronting the nation’s justice sector
Tinubu and I have no basis to clash on 2023 presidency – Fayemi
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, clocked 56 last Tuesday. In this interview, the Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, speaks on efforts taken so far at instituting sustainable development and rid Ekiti of poverty through knowledge economy, management of COVID-19 among governors, relationship with former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, among other issues. ADEWUMI ADEMIJU reports
Herders’ menace: Let’s weigh el-Rufai, Ganduje’s proposals
Are we finally coming to grips with the rampaging activities of bandits/kidnappers prowling the highwaysandforestsacrossNigeria, withaccompanying deathsanddestruction, andoccupationof farmlands, communities and states’ forest reserves? The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) seems to toe Governors Abdullahi Ganduje and Nasir el-Rufai’s approaches to solving the issue of herders’ criminality from the North to South of Nigeria. While
Cryptocurrency debate
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently harvested wide-ranging criticism following its sudden directives to deposit money banks to sever all dealings with account holders certified to have any dealings in digital currency; Cryptocurrency at the risk of severe regulatory sanctions for failure to comply. We were made to understand that the immediate reason
Read also
You can also check
