Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 3rd August 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 3rd August 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Islamiyya 136: We know where the bandits, pupils are but… –Niger SSG
Sixty four days after the abduction of 136 children from the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, the state government has disclosed that it knows where the bandits and pupils are but it’s concerned about collateral damage. It would be recalled that the government had on several
Islamiyya 136: We know where the bandits, pupils are but… –Niger SSG
Sixty four days after the abduction of 136 children from the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, the state government has disclosed that it knows where the bandits and pupils are but it’s concerned about collateral damage. It would be recalled that the government had on several
Senate uncovers irregularities in N1.1 trn FG investments in financial institutions
The Senate has uncovered irregularities in the N1.1trillion Federal Government investments in Crown Agents Bank and some other financial institutions in the country. Crown Agents Bank is a United Kingdom (UK) regulated provider of wholesale foreign exchange and crossborder payment services connected across frontier and emerging markets. In the 2015 Auditor-General report, adopted
COVID-19 3rd wave: Sanwo-Olu laments mortality rate in Lagos
Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu of Lagos State yesterday raised the alarm over the rising cases of the deadly variant of COVID- 19, saying that Lagos had recorded an average of six deaths daily in the past week. The governor said that Lagos started to experience an increase in the number of daily confirmed cases
CBN allays fears over domiciliary account deposits
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed speculations in some quarters that it plans to convert the foreign exchange in domiciliary accounts of customers into naira in order to address the purported shortage of dollars. The Acting Director in charge of Corporate Communications at the CBN, Mr. Osita Nwanisobi, who disclosed this while
Jega to Nigerians: Reject APC, PDP in 2023
…says bad leadership cause of sectional agitation The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has called on Nigerians not to vote for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in subsequent elections. According to Jega, the two main political parties
2023: Implosion in APC inevitable –Banire, ex-legal adviser
A former legal adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muiz Banire (SAN), has said the party’s congresses may lead to internal implosion of the party. He said the latest development surrounding the legality of the National Caretaker Committee headed by Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State is not good for the party.
S’West has highest abusers of drugs in Nigeria –NDLEA
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, has said the South-West has the highest abusers of drugs in Nigeria, saying 22.4 percent of people living in the region abuse drug. Marwa also declared that drug abuse prevalence in Nigeria “is three times the global average, showing approximately that 15
Apo killings: FG have complied with award of damages, says AGF
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said the Federal Government has complied with the award of damages for victims of the 2012 Apo killings of commercial motorcycle (Okada) riders by police. Malami, who stated this yesterday in Abuja while inaugurating the 5th Governing Council of the
FG receives 4m doses of Moderna vaccines from US
The Federal Government has taken delivery of the expected four million and eighty doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, donated to the country by the United States. Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib,who inspected the vaccines, said the Federal Government had adequate facilities to store the vaccines. Shuaib said government
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