Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 12th March 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 12th March 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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E-voting: Anambra guber as test case
FELIX NWANERI reports on plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adopt the electronic voting system in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State Electronic voting also known as e-voting is a term encompassing several different types of voting. It embraces both electronic means of casting votes and counting them, which includes punched
PIB: How Reps rekindled hope of passage
PHILIP NYAM reports that there is hope that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will soon be passed into law by the National Assembly as the House of Representatives recently passed the bill to second reading There is no doubt that the oldest bill in the history of Nigerian parliament is the “Bill for an act
Osinbajo: We must reverse trend of outbound medical tourism
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has said that Nigeria must reverse the trend of outbound medical tourism and instead attract not just medical tourists from her neighbours but become a choice for even developed countries. The Vice President, according to his spokesman, Laolu Akande, stated this yesterday during his virtual remarks at the official unveiling of
NDIC pays 10 banks full liquidation dividend
Hassan Bello assumes duty as corporation’s MD Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr. Bello Hassan, has regretted that the corporation was only able to pay 100 per cent liquidation dividend to 10 banks out of 49 banks liquidated by it. To hasten faster process of paying liquidation dividend, Hassan,
South-South govs absent as Buhari inaugurates N16bn NDDC building
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commissioned the N16 billion Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Headquarters building in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, without any of the six governors of the South- South geo-political zones in attendance. The 25-year-old project was initiated by the defunct Oil Mineral Producing Area Development Commission (OMPADEC). Meanwhile, a few days ago,
Why Uzodinma should apologize, by Okorocha
Former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha has called on Governor Hope Uzodinma to apologise to him and the people for deliberately misleading the people with lies. Okorocha said this while informing the public that the Imo state government had finally gone on appeal against the judgement of Justice T.N. Nzeukwu over his properties
Ikpeazu takes COVID-19 vaccine, urges others to follow suit
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu yesterday received first dose of Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine that recently came into the state. Ikpeazu, who was vaccinated by his Personal Physician, Dr. Mike Enyinnaya, at the Government House Umuahia, urged all Abia residents within the age bracket recommended to get vaccinated. He said that the
Obi is educational reformer, says cleric
Spiritual Director of Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, Rev. Fr Emmanuel Obimma, has described Vice- Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, as an educational reformer, who brought about tremendous revolution in the education sector of Anambra State. Speaking yesterday during Grand Opening Ceremony of Holy Ghost
COVID-19: Umahi, wife, deputy, commissioners vaccinated
Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Dave Umahi, his wife, Rachael, deputy governor, Dr. Kelechi Igwe and wife, members of the State Executive Council and the Local Government Chairmen were yesterday vaccinated against the COVID- 19 less than 24 hours after taking delivery of the vaccine in the state. Umahi and Igwe were vaccinated by Commissioner
COVID-19: Ogun begins vaccination of health workers
The Ogun State government yesterday began vaccination of health workers in the state against the deadly COVID-19. This followed a directive by the governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun that all frontline workers especially health workers should be given priority in the ongoing vaccination exercise as they were the most endangered of contracting COVID-19. Speaking at the
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