Thisday Newspaper News Today Thursday 12th August 2021
Top Nigeria news Dailies Update from Thisday Newspaper News Today 12/08/21
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PDP Govs, Secondus Reach Deal, Convention May be Brought Forward
•It’s the only way to remove him, Dickson insists •I’ll not resign, says party chair •Senate, House caucuses support peace moves •Party commences online membership registration Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja After meeting for over 40 minutes behind closed doors on Monday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors and the embattled
CBN: Digital Currency Would Be Critical National Infrastructure
By James Emejo The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said its proposed digital currency, known as e-Naira, will be treated as a critical national infrastructure to protect it from operational and cyber-security risks. In a document obtained by THISDAY, which offered more insights into the digital money regime, especially the potential risks and mitigation
Rivers Govt, Not FG Should Collect VAT, Related Taxes, Court Rules
By Blessing Ibunge In a landmark ruling, the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has declared that the Rivers State Government and not the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), an agency of the federal government, should collect Valued Added Tax (VAT) and Personal Income Tax (PIT) in the state. Presided over by
NNPC Promotes, Redeploys Top Management Staff ahead of Listing
•Fuel importation increases by 332.7m litres in four months •Revenue declines by N123.85bn in March Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday embarked on a major reshuffle of senior management positions in what it described as a move to strengthen and reposition the national oil company
Obi: Parties in Crisis Because Their Politics is Transactional
Mary Nnah A former governor of Anambra State and vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has said the reasons political parties in this part of the world were having crisis was because their politics was purely transactional. Obi, who was on the ARISE News Morning
Military Poised for Final Routing of Terrorists, Says Army Chief
•650 insurgents surrender to troops in three months • Troops quell Boko Haram advance in Borno Kingsley Nwezeh The Chief of Army Staff, Maj.Gen. Faruk Yahaya, yesterday, declared that the military was poised for a final routing of insurgents in the North Eastern part of the country. His declaration also coincided with reports that 650
Streets Empty, Markets, Shops Closed as IPOB’s Sit-at-Home Order Takes Effect
•Two Killed as Awka, Anambra, Nnewi grounded •Enugu, Aba obedient, observe command Amby Uneze in Owerri, David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka, Gideon Arinze in Enugu and Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia Major streets, motor parks, schools and markets in many parts of the Southeast were yesterday deserted as residents observed the sit-at-home order handed them by the
EFCC Quizzes Yewande Sadiku, NIPC Executive Secretary
Kingsley Nwezeh The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC), Mrs. Yewande Sadiku, was yesterday taken into the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The technocrat, who arrived the headquarters of the anti-graft agency at about 11am yesterday, was grilled by a team of operatives of the commission over wide
Self-confessed Fraudsters Jailed Six Years over $1m Scam of KLM, British, Turkish Airways
•Forfeit three duplexes in Lekki, vehicles worth N260m to FG •Over N200m in bank accounts Kingsley Nwezeh Two Nigerian fraudsters, Tobilola Ibrahim Bakare and Alimi Seun Sikiru have bagged six years imprisonment over alleged $1 million scam of three major airlines: British Airways, KLM and Turkish Airlines. The duo, who also forfeited mega properties in
Court Orders Forfeiture of Properties Linked to Okorocha
Justice Fred Njemanze of the Imo State High Court has ordered a permanent forfeiture of Royal Spring Palm Estate linked to the wife of former governor of the state, Senator Rochas Okorocha. The judge also ordered that the Eastern Palm University, Ogboko belonging to the Rochas Foundation to be forfeited permanently to the state government.
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