Breaking News in Nigeria Today Sunday 19th February 2023
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Sunday 19th February 2023 on some of the nation newspapers .
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WAEC records 42.16% pass in SSCE private candidates 2022 second series
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, yesterday declared 57.75 per cent pass in the results of the Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2022- Second Series. The results released on Friday, indicated that no fewer than 30,954 candidates representing 42.16 per cent of the total number of 73,424 candidates that sat for
Ojukwu submits commission’s report on violence in S’East to Soludo
Secretary of the 17-Man Truth, Peace, and Justice Commission, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, has submitted its report on violence in the South-East to Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra. The commission was constituted by Soludo to look into the remote and immediate causes of the agitations, restiveness, violence, and struggles in the South East as well as
Naira redesign: Reps panel wants intervention to cushion Nigerians’ hardship
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on naira redesign has called for an intervention to mitigate the hardship being faced by Nigerians due to the policy. Rep. Ado Doguwa, the Chairman of the committee said this in a statement in Abuja. Doguwa acknowledged that President Buhari had good intentions in wanting to use the
Too late to attempt to diminish Tinubu’s achievements –Dare
Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Chief Sunday Dare has continued to canvas for votes for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Minister has in the last three weeks taken the Tinubu Door-To-Door Campaign to the major streets, markets and areas in Ibadan and Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The Agbaakin of
Money laundering/forgery: Obasanjo’s in-law, Abebe, bags 7 years jail term
Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja Special Offences Court has convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment, Dr John Abebe, an in law to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, over his involvement in forgery and money laundering. The sentencing is however, with an option of a fine to the tune of N50 million, which is to
Akeredolu: Buhari misled on Naira redesign
The Chairman of Southern Governors Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, yesterday raised an alarm over the threat to February 25 polls election over the implementation of the redesigned Naira notes policy by the Federal Government. Akeredolu, who faulted the implementation of the policy in a statement personally signed
NPCL allocates 10,000MT of PMS at less than N180 per litre
…signs MoU with Gambia oil on exploration The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has allocated 10,000 metric tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol or fuel, directly to the independent marketers through Nipco Plc. IPMAN National Operations Controller, Mr. Mike
Naira/fuel crises: Show your anger, vote against incompetence –Ethnic leaders
Leaders of Nigeria’s ethnic nationalities have called on their fellow compatriots to vent their anger on the Federal Government by voting for a government that has the interest of the people at heart on Saturday. They made the call in separate interviews with Sunday Telegraph in their reactions to the cash crunch, fuel scarcity and
Ignore stay-at-home orders, vote massively, say S’East monarchs
The South-East Council of Traditional Rulers has urged its subjects and all residents of the South-East to ignore any stay-at-home order and massively go out to vote for their preferred candidates. That was part of a communiqué issued on Friday at the end of the first 2023 Executive Committee Meeting of the South-East Council of
The president we want, by Sultan, NSCIA
Ahead of the February 25 presidential election, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), the apex body of Muslims in Nigeria, has said that its support for any candidate would be proportional to the level at which the candidate is willing to consider the issues important to the Muslim community and other Nigerians. The
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