Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 22nd March 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 22nd March 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Defections: Ogun APC depletes opposition camps
Ogun APC turns beautiful bride for opposition politicians OLUFEMI ADEDIRAN reports on the gale of defections to the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress by chieftains and members of the various opposition political parties in the state ahead of the 2023 general election The All Progressives Congress (APC) has become a new
In defence of Armed Forces Commission Bill
Why Senate must not kill Armed Forces Commission Bill, by lawyers AKEEM NAFIU writes that although the Senate has suspended the Armed Forces Service Commission bill sponsored by the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, lawyers believed the controversial bill if allowed to sail through would ensure that appointments into the Armed Forces would always
Unemployment amid spiking inflation
Two years ago, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, projected that by 2020, the country’s unemployment rate could get to 33.5 per cent from 23 per cent that the figure stood at the time. True to his prediction, the latest figure released by the National Bureau of Statistics has put the
The Nigerian situation: Who do we blame?
There have been many theories and assumptions in the last 60 years on why the country, Nigeria, has technically remained backward despite the enormous human and material resources, it is blessed with. It leaves many pondering, on what is really the problem with Nigeria, the supposed ‘giant of Africa’. Most times the citizens blame
Balogun: Nigeria lacks data protection expertise
Mr. Tunde Balogun is the Chief Executive Officer of DSPL, one of the recently licensed Data Protection Compliance Organisations (DCPOs) in Nigeria and the Convener of the Association of Licensed Data Protection Compliance Organisations of Nigeria (ALDAPCON). In this interview with SAMSON AKINTARO, he speaks on the capacity of the country in data protection, among
IMF: COVID-19 may push 90m people below extreme poverty line
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said at the weekend that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could push about 90 million people below the extreme poverty line by the end of 2022. First Deputy Managing Director at the IMF, Geoffrey Okamoto, who stated this in his address at this year’s China Development Forum, said there were prospects
2023: Zoning, cash crunch frustrating presidential hopefuls
Less than two years to the 2023 presidential election, the unresolved issues of zoning among the two main political parties as well as cash crunch are said to be reasons why none of those nursing ambition to contest the poll has publicly declared interest. New Telegraph gathered from some chieftains of the ruling
2023: Why Okupe can’t be president –Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo Socio- Cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that former media aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, is mentally unstable to be Nigeria’s president. While responding to a comment credited to Okupe, President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, Okwu Nnabuike, said there is every indication that Okupe needs urgent medical
Ortom attack: We won’t accept any attempt to make Benue ungovernable –NGF
More condemnations, yesterday, greeted the failed assassination attempt on the Benue State governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, by armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Saturday. Ortom had, on Saturday March 20, alleged that he was ambushed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits along the Tyo-MU Makurdi/Gboko road, as he was returning from
Senate queries Ministry of Finance over unaccountable N2.8bn
The Senate Committee on Public Account has queried the Ministry of Finance for failure to account for N2.8 billion service wide vote collected from the Federation account. It was learnt that the N2.8 billion was released to take care of estacodes and other allowances for representing the Federal Government in internationally organised annual board
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