Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 28th January 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 28th January 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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2023: APC, PDP in endless brickbats
Less than two years into the second term of the Muhammdu Buhari-led administration, the 2023 presidential race has commenced within the two main political parties – All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). JOHNCHUKS ONUANYIM looks at the reasons being adduced by both parties to gain advantage over each other For those who …
S’West has not endorsed anyone for 2023 presidency – Olabimtan
Following the reactions that have continued to trail the meeting held by former Speakers of state Houses of Assembly in the South- West as regards the 2023 elections, a former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Olabimtan, in this interview with ADEWALE MOMOH speaks on developments over the parley and other …
New Telegraph’s Award: We’ll do More to justify trust, Kyari pledges
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has pledged his Corporation’s readiness to do more to justify the trust repose in it as the corporation bagged the “Government Agency of the Year 2020 (Transparency)” by the New Telegraph Newspaper. Presenting the award on Tuesday in Abuja, the Managing Director …
Why Nigeria needs restructuring, by Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar believes that Nigeria risks becoming a failed state if it does not resolve foundational challenges that make it rather difficult for the central government to discharge its responsibilities effectively Nigeria needs to be restructured. Just look at Nigeria today. This truth is staring us in our collective faces. The current …
Food security: CBN disburses N554bn to 2.8m farmers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N554.61 billion to 2,849,490 farmers to boost food security under its Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) beginning from 2015. In a communiqué issued in Abuja yesterday, CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, said that out of the amount, N61.02 billion was disbursed to 353,370 dry season farmers. T he …
FEC approves N8.1bn for Zamfara roads, monitoring equipment
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a total sum of N8.1 billion for the rehabilitation of emergency roads constructed in Zamfara State and the contract for the procurement of an information and communication technology device to monitor lads across the country. The Council, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday also okayed the sum of …
Igbo presidency not negotiable, says Ezeife
Former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife has declared that Nigeria needed Igbo Presidency more than the region itself, saying a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction which had divine approval would be realized in 2023. Ezeife, who made this known in a telephone conversation with journalists in Enugu, urged Ndigbo to adopt an optimistic …
Nigerians in Italy lament shortage of passports, seek N/Assembly’s intervention
The National Union of Nigeria Association in Italy (NUNAI) has decried the difficulty Nigerians were facing in procuring international passports at the consular office in Rome, Italy. This followed the heightened tension and strained relationship between the Nigeria consular office and its citizens in Italy over the shortage of Nigeria passports. The Union called on …
Mitee, Ogoni elders move to end MOSOP leadership crisis
A former President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Ledum Mitee and some Ogoni elders have called on the individuals laying claim to the leadership of the organisation to sheathe their sword and allow peace to prevail in the interest of Ogoni land and its people. A statement signed by …
COVID-19: Why it’s dangerous to depend on foreign vaccines, by Iwuanyanwu
Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, an elder statesman has called on Nigerian scientists to intensify efforts towards production of an indigenous vaccine to tackle COVID- 19 pandemic, saying that dependence on any vaccine being sourced from outside Nigeria may pose a grave danger to the country. Speaking to journalists on behalf of Iwuanyanwu National Ambulance project in …
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