Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 23rd June 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 23rd June 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Senate to engage Finance Minister on 2017-2020 economic recovery
The Senate has mandated six of its committees to engage the Minister of Finance, Zaina Ahmed, on the Federal Government’s elapsed Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) between 2017 and 2020. The committees are: National Planning; Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions; Marine Transport; Land Transport; Works and Power. The decision to engage the Finance
Lagos Assembly moves to criminalise illegal trade in human parts
A bill to criminalise illegal trading in human organs has scaled the second reading at the Lagos State House of Assembly with the Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, describing it as one of the best things to happen to the state. Before committing the bill to the House Committee on Health, Obasa said the committee should
Akeredolu: I’ve cleared N6bn from arrears of gratuities owed pensioners
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, yesterday said that his administration had been able to pay about N6 billion out of the arrears of gratuities inherited from the previous administration. According to the governor, those who retired from the state’s civil service in the last four years were also affected. Akeredolu stated this while receiving members
Akeredolu vs Jegede: Issues beyond PDP’s petition
ADEWALE MOMOH reports on the intrigues trailing the legal battle over last year’s governorship election in Ondo State, which has so far been decided by the Governorship Election Tribunal and the Court of Appeal Again, the victory of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in the October 10, 2020 gubernatorial election in Ondo state has escaped the legal
U.S. donates 55m COVID-19 vaccine doses globally
The United States Government has donated 55 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to several countries worldwide. According to statement by the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria made available to the New Telegraph, these doses are the remaining part of the 80 million the U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to allocate by the end of June.
Ikeazor: AfCFTA’ll buoy investment opportunities in Nigeria, Africa
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will buoy investment opportunities in Nigeria and Africa post Covid- 19, Philip Ikeazor, Director, Greenwich Merchant Bank, has said. Ikeazor, who is also the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Keystone Bank Limited, disclosed this at the weekend in his presentation entitled, ”Growth Sectors and Investment Opportunities in
Osinbajo restates FG’s commitment to MSMEs’ growth
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has restated the Federal Government’s commitment to the growth of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the country. Osinbajo gave this assurance in an interaction with journalists, after the tour of DLK Clothing Signatures Limited and Roving Height Bookstore in Abuja yesterday. TheVice-President, whoassured that government would give priority attention to
Lekki #EndSARS: Lagos HoS testifies before judicial panel
The Lagos State Head of Service (HoS), Hakeem Muri Okunola, yesterday testified before the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS-Related Abuses and Other Matters over the Lekki Toll Gate massacre of #EndSARS protesters on October 20 last year. Okunola, speaking to the commission under the direction of Justice Doris Okuwobi, began
Sanwo-Olu to youths: Maximise benefits of vacation trainings
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo Olu, yesterday called on youths in the state to take full advantage of various ongoing free vocational and entrepreneurship skills development programmes to develop themselves and become relevant in the nation’s economic redevelopment plans and the 21st century global digital economy. The governor gave the advice at the
Echoes of true federalism at NADECO symposium
Anayo Ezugwu reports on how some Nigerians who were involved in the struggle for the actualization of June 12, 1993 presidential mandate of the late MKO Abiola through the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) reflected on the struggle and its essence For prominent Nigerians, who participated in this year’s National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) June 12 symposium,
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