Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 28th August 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Friday 28th August 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Lagos East: APC, PDP strategise for by-election
Wale Elegbede writes on the forthcoming byelection for Lagos East Senatorial District to fill the vacant seat occasioned by the death of Senator Bayo Osinowo Barring any last minute change, the people of Lagos East Senatorial District in Lagos State will go the polls on Saturday October 31, to elect their representative in the Upper …
Gbajabiamila: Constitutional, electoral reforms top on our table
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that constitutional and electoral reforms are currently top on the table of the Green Chamber. Gbajabiamila said as soon as the House reconvenes from its on-going recess on September 15, the Special Ad-hoc Committee on Constitution Amendment would hit the ground running. Speaking …
It’s too early to campaign for 2023 presidency, says Kalu
Senate Chief Whip and Senator representing Abia North, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has said it was too early for people to be clamouring for who would become Nigeria’s President in 2023 when the present administration just marked the first anniversary of the second tenure. He said: “It is unfair to President Muhammadu Buhari that the …
Oil industry reforms’ll create more jobs, Buhari assures workers
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the on-going reforms in the oil and gas sector would generate more well-paid jobs and help remove millions of persons out of poverty. He gave the assurance at the sixth Triennial National Delegates Conference of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) with the …
2023: Secondus, Umahi seek e-voting as panacea for rigging, violence
National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus and the Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Dave Umahi, yesterday called for adoption of electronic voting system in future elections in the country. Secondus and Umahi argued that adoption of e-voting would end desperation, political violence and rigging in elections. The two party leaders spoke …
Reps to seek revocation of Abuja-Kaduna road contract
The House of Representatives Committee on Works has threatened to demand the revocation of the Abuja-Kaduna road contract due to delays in the execution of the project by the contractor, Julius Berger (Nigeria) Plc. The committee said it might be forced to ask the government to re-award the contract to several other contractors to ensure …
Ugwuanyi summons security meeting over Emene killings
Following last Sunday’s bloody shootout involving security agencies and the members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and subsequent breakdown of law and order in Emene, Enugu State, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi yesterday summoned an emergency State Security Council meeting. The meeting, according to a statement by Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, …
Kano elders petition Buhari over Ganduje’s moves to borrow from China
Kano elders’ forum, the Kano Unity Forum, headed by a former presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC), Alhaji Bashir Tofa, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly, Federal Ministry of Finance, against moves by Governor Umar Ganduje to take a N300 billion loan from China. The elders expressed reservations about the …
Buluma salutes Zulum at 51
A former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Waziri Bulama, has described the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, as an egalitarian leader. Bulama, while congratulating Zulum on his 51st birthday celebration, xrayed the leadership qualities of the governor. Speaking with some journalists in Abuja yesterday about Governor Zulum, Bulama said Zulum’s …
JAMB delists 22 CBT centres for defrauding 11,823 candidates
No fewer than 22 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres from across nine states of the federation have been delisted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for allegedly defrauding 11,823 candidates the sum of N59 million. The affected candidates had been advised to change their passwords to avoid further damage, following the exposure of their …
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