Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 20th July 2022
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 20th July 2022 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Rivers: Ogoni long wait for governorship continues
As the people of Rivers State prepare for the 2023 governorship election, EMMANUEL MASHA examines the inability of the Ogoni people to produce a governor of the state since its creation in 1991 In Rivers State politics, there is a feeling of disappointment among the people of Ogoni extraction of the state over their inability
Tinubu should’ve considered Nigeria’s diversity in choice of running mate –Umohinyang
Emmanuel Umohinyang, activist and social commentator, was among those in the struggle for President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term through Re-elect Buhari Movement (RBM). In this interview, he speaks on recent developments in the polity, including the All Progressives Congress (APC). PATRICK OKOHUE reports The Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC for the 2023 presidential election is
Osun: Bode George, Jandor hope to replicate Adeleke’s feat in Lagos
In what appears as a renewed bid to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state is banking on the recent victory of Senator Ademola Adeleke in Osun State to win the “Centre of Excellence” in 2023. The main opposition party in Lagos State has
Osun: Group says electoral reforms record another success
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has said President Muhammadu Buhari will go down in history as the reformer of Nigeria’s electoral system. This, according to the group, is because of the back-to-back successes recorded in off-season gubernatorial elections in the country. In a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, BMO
Ondo worst hit in S’West by exit of doctors, health workers –NMA
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ondo State chapter, has disclosed that the state is themostaffectedintheSouth West by brain drain of medical professionals. Dr Stella Adegbehingbe, the association’s chairperson, claimed that doctors and other healthcare professionals had been quitting in record numbers due to what she called unfavourable working conditions. While lamenting over the development in
Osun Guber: Govs promise to support Adeleke
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has promised to assist Osun State governorelect Ademola Adeleke to tackle the challenges facing him. The NGF Chairman, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, in a congratulatory message on behalf of the governors said they would give Adeleke “full support as you embark on this new journey towards elevating your state to a
Ogun inaugurates c’ttees to address worker, pensioners’ demands
The Ogun State government has inaugurated Contributory Pensions Scheme Review and Consequential Pensions Adjustment Committees to address the demands of workers and pensioners in the state. The committees, according to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, were set up in fulfilment of the Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed by the government
Credible Polls: We’ve delivered in Ekiti, Osun elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lauded the successes it recorded in the recent governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states, saying that it has fulfilled the promises it made to Nigerians. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who spoke yesterday when he played host to delegations from the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the
Delta approves N30bn for contracts review, over N15bn new projects
The Delta State Government yesterday approved over N20 billion for upward review of over 15 ongoing projects due to the high cost of construction materials and the economic quagmire of the country. The state said the review became necessary to sustain the tempo of infrastructural development in the state. Also, contractors had complained of the
‘NAICOM lacks power to increase firms’ paid up share capital’
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) lacks the power to increase the statutory minimum solvency capital policy for Insurance companies without the National Assembly amending the Insurance Act and Regulation 2003. The judge held that NAICOM’s directives/guidelines/ circular of 2018 on capital base
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