Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 3rd September 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 3rd September 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Oyetola: God, Osun people‘ll decide my second term
Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola is the Governor of Osun State. In this interview monitored on Rave 91.7 FM, Osogbo, he speaks on the 30th anniversary of the creation of Osun State, his second term ambition, the debt profile of the state, and his relationship with his predecessor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who is the Minister of Interior,
Echoes of unity, security at Ripples Dialogue
The trust deficit and heightened insecurity in the country came to the fore last week at the 2nd Annual Ripples Dialogue. ANAYO EZUGWU reports that the conversation, which took place in Lagos under the theme: “Rebuilding Trust in a Divided Nigeria: Advancing the Conversation,” proposed how to build true nationhood For many Nigerians, the trust
Rivers PDP Ward 5 suspends Secondus for not attracting development
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ward 5 in Ikuru Town in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State has suspended the embattled National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus for not attracting development to the area. The Ward Chairman of the party, George Christopher, who announced the suspension of Secondus at the party’s extraordinary meeting
APC Caretaker C’ttee dares court, inaugurates LG Congress c’ttee
…says litigants against party’ll be sanctioned The Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday dared the Delta State High Court, as the Secretary of Committee, Senator John AkpanUdoedehe briefed the Chairmen and Secretaries of the Local Government Congress Committee. The Secretary also warned that the party’s hammer would come down hard
Nigerians losing confidence in electoral system, TMG warns
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), a civil Society organisation (CSO), has warned that Nigerians are losing confidence in the nation’s electoral system as a result of “malpractice, manipulation, violence, commercialisation and privatisation” of electoral process by political parties and political offices for self-centred interests. Chairman of the group, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, at a press conference
How price differentials are fueling petrol smuggling –NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has blamed price differentials in petrol pump price in Nigeria and neighbouring countries for the continued smuggling of petroleum products from the country. Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, laid the blame for the problems of petrol smuggling at an interactive session by the Joint Senate
‘Abeg, forget Buhari’s wahala, I need a husband’
Like the common saying, “different strokes for different folks,” the prevailing economic crunch, appalling state of insecurity and rising deaths occasioned by ravaging Cholera and Covid-19 do not count in the reckoning of lonely and desperate single women who long for conjugal fulfilment. In their priority, anxiety for daily survival that bothers many homes is
Naira slides to N530/$1 at parallel market
The naira extended its losses against the dollar at the parallel market yesterday, closing at N530/$1 compared with N528 per dollar on Wednesday, according to data obtained from abokiFX.com (a website that collates parallel market rates in Lagos). The naira also fell against the Pound Sterling and the Euro yesterday closing at N720/£ and N620/$
Stanbic IBTC offers zero naira opening balance for stockbroking accounts
Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, and Nigeria’s largest stockbroking firm, has removed the minimum stockbroking account-opening balance for individuals to allow zero set up amount via its mobile app or electronic trading (e-Trade) platform on its website. According to a statement, “the organisation has taken it upon itself to enlighten
Equities rebound, gain N36bn
Activities at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed positive, yesterday, reversing prior days of negative sentiments following gains recorded by blue chip stocks. The key market performance measures, the NGX All Share Index and market capitalisation, rose by 0.17 per cent as market sentiments returned to gaining streaks following investors’ renewed optimism on undervalued stocks.
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