Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 19th January 2023
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 19th January 2023 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Obi: Nigerian state is captive to an elite gang-up
The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, on Monday, spoke on his plans for the country if elected, at the Chatham House, London. Below is the full text of his address, titled: “Policy and institutional reforms at the heart of the 2023 elections in Nigeria.” Preamble
Tinubu’ll lead Nigeria in a fair, equitable manner –Faleye
Oluwaseun Faleye is a Lagos-based lawyer, public policy analyst and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He speaks in this interview on the forthcoming general election and the chances of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. FELIX NWANERI reports How is the campaign going for the presidential candidate of your party in terms
How God used late Alaafin of Oyo to rescue Yoruba race, by Adams
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has said that God used the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, to rescue the Yoruba, with his installation as the generalissimo of the race. Speaking at the fifth-anniversary of his installation in Lagos, Adams, who acknowledged that the last five years had been
Niger Delta: 13% derivation, other refunds and ripple effect across states
Controversy recently erupted over leakage of released backlog of allocations from 13% derivation, SURE-P, withheld NNPC remittances to the Federation Account, among others, from 1999 to 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to the eight states of the Niger Delta. PAULINE ONYIBE, takes a look at how many states are dealing with the disclosure and
Abala-Ibeme: A town in need of education gets succour
Perspective Education, according to American actor and activist, James Edward Olmos, is the vaccine for violence. However, many writers have also amplified that it is equally a vaccine for hunger and disease. Education in many advanced countries now is a basic human right for all children, a right many underdeveloped countries often take for granted.
2023: Campaign crowds for hire
Every great political campaign rewrites the rules; devising a new way to win is what gives campaigns a comparative advantage against their foes. –– John Podhoretz No other time is deceiving the stock in trade more than during the electioneering period. Deception is not a Nigerian though. It is a global plague among politicians found
Developing future technologies to reshape human lives
While revolutionalising the entire world with technologies, some countries have been looking forward to new ones that will reshape human existence in the nearest future. Abolaji Adebayo examines the evolving techs In the next few years, new technologies will emerge across the world and change the pattern of human existence while reshaping the way of
Cashless transaction goes louder with NFIU’s amplification
Started over 10 years ago by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the cashless transaction policy is set to be fully entrenched across MDAs and the three tiers of government by March. The policy back-up coming from Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) is a huge boost to its success. Abdulwahab Isa reports The battle to
Three Nigerian tech startups secure $600,000 pre-seed fund
Three Nigerian tech startups, PaddyCover, Farmz2U, and Eight Medical, have secured a total of $600,000 from pre-seed venture capital and accelerator Catalyst Fund. This breaks down to $200,000 each for each of the three startups to support their businesses. The funding was part of a $2 million investment into 10 startups building solutions to improve
OPS: Espousing gray areas in 2022 Finance Bill
Recently, members of the organised private sector (OPS) were vocal and critical over the National Assembly’s (NASS) passage of the 2022 Finance Bill for presidential assent. Now, they are insisting on extensive stakeholders’ consultations before President Muhammadu Buhari assents the bill. Taiwo Hassan reports From all indication, the New Year is revealing Federal Government’s intention
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