Thisday Newspaper News Today Wednesday 23rd March 2022
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The Political Full Moon
Magnus Onyibe The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ) has kicked off the 2023 general elections season by releasing its timetable for the conduct of elections commencing from February which is just last month. The first balloting exercise which will be carried out for the purpose of electing our next president would be according to
The Awka Declaration
By Kayode Komolafe kayode.komolafe@thisdaylive.com 0805 500 1974 Journalism scholars may find a useful material for their reflection on the sociology of news in the unfortunate incident involving two prominent ladies last Saturday at the otherwise exemplary inauguration of Charles Chukwuma Soludo as the governor of Anambra state. It should interest media theorists that the negative
NUPRC Sets Up Investigative Panel to Tackle Rising Oil Theft
Emmanuel Addeh As the economy continues to bleed from the negative impact of crude oil theft, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) yesterday disclosed that it had set up a team of experts to carry out a thorough audit of the activities of operators in the sector in the upstream petroleum industry in the
Buhari: Nigeria’s Huge Dependence on Imported Agricultural Products to End Soon
•Inaugurates $2.5bn Dangote fertiliser plant, new airport terminal, inspects Lekki Deep Seaport •Assures Nigerians of self-sufficiency in food production, increased forex •Directs timely completion of seaport •Emefiele: Investments glaring testament to the president’s foresight, drive for domestic production •Directs Zainab Ahmed to source special funding for Abuja airport second runway Deji Elumoye in Abuja, Chinedu
Soludo: We’ll Get Water Out of Stone, With Anambra People Behind Us
•Reveals state has about N109bn debt, N300m cash •Says altercation between Bianca, Obiano’s wife comic relief Emmanuel Addeh The new governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, yesterday said although the problems confronting the state remained daunting, with the backing of the people, the new government was poised to record huge successes. The governor, who
Deep Structural Reforms Urgently Needed to Lift Millions of Nigerians Out of Poverty, W’Bank Insists
Obinna Chima The World Bank has identified sluggish growth, low human capital, labor market weaknesses and exposure to shocks as factors holding Nigeria’s poverty reduction back. The Washington-based institution stated this in its latest report titled: “A Better Future for All Nigerians: Nigeria Poverty Assessment 2022,” obtained yesterday. The report represented the culmination of the
ThriveAgric to Empower over 200,000 Farmers with $56.4m Debt Funding
Gilbert Ekugbe ThriveAgric, a fast-growing technology-driven agricultural company, has announced plans to raise $56.4 million debt funding from local commercial banks and institutional investors to empower over 200,000 farmers with its $56.4 million According to a statement posted on its Twitter account, the company explained that the investment would also enable it expand into new
Leaders Urge Nigerians to Vote Without Ethnic, Religious Sentiments
Segun James With the 2023 elections less than a year away, political leaders, yesterday, came together and urged Nigerians to do away with sentiments, when voting people into public office next year. Speaking at the fourth annual lecture of freedom online publication held in Ikeja, Lagos on the topic: “Nigeria’s political indices: Bright or bleak
Grid Collapse: Lawmakers Lambast Power Minister, Demand Improved Electricity Supply
•Say Nigerians want actions not theories •Mull return of NBET to power ministry Udora Orizu Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Power yesterday criticised the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu mandating him to take concrete actions aimed at solving the current nationwide blackout rather than always presenting theories that do not translate into
Court Orders AGF to Remove NDDC from Niger Delta Ministry
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice to stop placing the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) under any ministry including the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. The court also granted a perpetual injunction restraining the AGF from further constituting an interim
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