Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 17th October 2022
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 17th October 2022 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Claims of Obasanjo, Jonathan’s endorsement of Obi, Atiku
Have former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan respectively endorsed the presidential candidates of the Labour Party (LP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the February-March 2023 general election? The reported endorsements are trending on social media, with videos of two separate events – but with similar political undertones – showing Dr Obasanjo and Dr
First Republic leaders were more committed to Nigeria’s unity than present leaders –Eya
‘Nigeria cannot make progress with current constitution’ Elder statesman and octogenarian, Elder Nduka Eya, has seen it all. He witnessed Nigeria’s journey through colonial, independence and post-independence era. In this interview with KENNETH OFOMA in Enugu, Chief Eya, former Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, speaks on Nigeria’s 62nd independence and what he describes as
Kanu: Is political solution in the offing?
FELIX NWANERI reports on the the recent judgement of the Court of Appeal that discharged the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is standing trial for treasonable felony Should the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, continue to remain in detention despite the judgement of the
We must take flooding more seriously
The issue of flooding has assumed frightening proportions going by what was recently experienced in Lagos and Kogi states and other parts of Nigeria. Flooding has become part of life in Nigeria because of its unique geographical features. This is not to mean that the problem is peculiar to the nation. No. It is a
Nigeria-Morocco Project: Marketers back NNPCL’s investment decisions
Success Nwogu Oil marketers under the aegis of Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) and Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have said the pronouncement by the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, that the company will make the final investment decision on its $25
Relieving Nigeria of NASS’ financial burden
Lawyers push for part-time, unicameral legislature FRANCIS IWUCHUKWU writes that lawyers have decried the humongous amount of money being expended to maintain the two chambers of the National Assembly and are demanding the adoption of a unicameral legislative system on a part-time basis to relieve the nation of the huge financial burden Some senior
Yet a hurdle on Kanu’s road to freedom
The self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was last Thursday discharged and acquitted of terrorism charges by a 3-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division. This was about seven years after he was first arrested and arraigned by the Federal Government over allegation of treason. In
Ginger: 17 production firms to ramp up export
Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has penciled down 17 companies across ginger producing states in a renewed bid to consolidate the country’s position as leading producer of ginger in Africa and fourth largest producer in the world. To actualise the plan, the Council held a strategic meeting with the appointed consultant it engaged to train
FG to slash $641m forex on vessel importation
The Federal Government has decided to deny some ship owners foreign exchange worth N448.7billion ($641million) from December 2022, following its determination to enforce ban on certain categories of vessels that can be manufactured locally. The enforcement of the ban will affect tug boats, jack-up barges, offshore supply vessels, houses boats, tankers below 10,000 gross tonnage
Buhari’s Last Budget: Matters arising
Two Fridays ago, President Muhammadu Buhari presented his last Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja. The value of the budgetary estimate was put at N20.5 trillion, with security getting the highest allocation of N1.35 trillion with the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces consisting of the Nigeria Army,
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