Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 18th September 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 18th September 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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VAT Debate: PGF DG wants states to increase their IGR
The Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, Dr. Salihu Lukman, has charged states to increase their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). His charge comes at the current debate of who collects the Value Added Tax between the Federal government and the State government. According to him, in a paper in Abuja titled, “Retrogressive Politics of Value
Obaseki should respect court order on vaccination – Edokpayi
A Civil Rights Activist and Leader of Talakawa Parliament (TP), Marxist Kola Edokpayi has called on the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki to respect the Port-Harcourt, Rivers State High Court order which asked him to maintain the status quo on the compulsory vaccination of residents of the state. Edokpayi, made the call in Benin
Uwaifo, Okunbo’s death devastating for Edo people, says Imansuangbon
Former governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, Kenneth Imansuangbon, has described the death of the Edo State – born music icon Sir Victor Uwaifo and that of international business mogul, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, as devastating for the people of Edo and Nigeria in general. Imansuangbon, who was accompanied by his wife, Kate,
Kumuyi’s book Lauch: Document your experiences, Osinbajo tells leaders
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has charged leaders and other successful people to write their stories and share the histories of the phenomena they have become in order to instruct, inspire and change the world to a better society. Speaking in Lagos at the presentation of the biography of the General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian
Ugwuanyi will not be distracted by Fani-Kayode’s claim
It’s laughable – Ayade Enugu state government yesterday said it did not want to be distracted by claims that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi was planning to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the All Progressives Congress (APC). While reacting to claims by former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani Kayode that he was discussing with
Defection claim: Nobody takes Fani-Kayode seriously – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that there was no truth in the claim by former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode that three PDP governors will join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fani-Kayode who joined APC on Thursday said that governors of Enugu, Oyo and Bauchi States would likely join the ruling party.
Lagos needs N70bn to cater for indigent pregnant women
The Lagos State government yesterday said that it would need about N70bn to cater for the entire indigent pregnant women in the state, saying that it has spent about N500 million on them already under its Mother Infant and Child (MICH) programme. Speaking on the activities of the MICH initiative, the Special Adviser to the
Ooni calls for promotion of Yoruba language, culture
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called for the promotion of Yoruba language and culture, which he said must not be allowed to go into extinction. Ooni made the call at the public presentation of a book on the life and times of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Ooni, who was represented at
Customs takes delivery of scanner for cargo examination at Onne
Nigeria Customs Service( NCS), Area ll Command, Onne Port has taken delivery of a cargo mobile scanning machine for cargo examination as assured by the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hammed Ali (rtd). The scanner, a product of Nuctech, was brought by Maersk Karun vessel from Shanghai, China with model number MT1213DE. In a statement
LAUTECH Prof, Abass, slumps, dies while observing Jum’at in Ogbomoso
The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, yesterday lost one of its staff, Pro. Abass Olajire who slumped while paying. The University’s spokesperson Mr Lekan Fadeyi while confirming the incident said: “The prof slumped at the Ansarul Deen Mosque, Stadium Road, Ogbomoso and was confirmed dead at the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital He will be
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