Mohammed Idris, Blueprint Publisher Now NPAN Scribe As Trust Chair Leads New Team

NewsNigeriaPress * MediaMohammed Idris, Blueprint Publisher Now NPAN Scribe As Trust Chair Leads New Team

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 9, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Amid dwindling economic fortunes, the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has called on the federal government to make concerted effort towards  reviving the newsprint factories in Nigeria to boost the newspaper industry. NPAN made the call Tuesday in a  communiqué  after its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos, during which new executive members were elected. Those elected include Chairman Trust Media Limited, Malam Kabir A. Yusuf, (president); while Chairman Guardian Press Limited, Lady Maiden Ibru,...

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Buhari Swears in INEC Boss, Yakubu, for Second Term

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBuhari Swears in INEC Boss, Yakubu, for Second Term

PilotnewsDecember 9, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore-in Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for the second and final five-year term in office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the swearing-in ceremony took place just before the commencement of the weekly virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council, (FEC), in the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Senate had on Dec. 1, confirmed the nomination of Yakubu for re- appointment as...

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NCC Suspends SIM Sale, Registration for Database Audit

BusinessTelecommunicationNCC Suspends SIM Sale, Registration for Database Audit

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 9, 2020

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Mobile Network Operators to immediately suspend the sales and registration of new SIM cards in the country to allow an audit of the Subscribers Registration Database. The NCC Director of Public Affair, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, saying that it was absolutely necessary for operators to comply pending the conclusion of the audit. In his words, the Minister of Communication and Digital...

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Fraudulent Government: Kumangar Attacks Ribadu, ‘’You Ran Most Fraudulent Regime in EFCC’’

CorruptionLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaFraudulent Government: Kumangar Attacks Ribadu, ‘’You Ran Most Fraudulent Regime in EFCC’’

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 9, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ The Director General media to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state, has called on a former chairman of the economic and financial crimes commission, Nuhu Ribadu, to clear the air on issues surrounding the financial misappropriation allegations levelled against him by his predecessor, Farida Waziri. Solomon Kumangar, the spoke’s man to the governor, made the call in Yola while reacting to Ribadu’s statement that Fintiri’s government is fraudulent....

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Goodluck Jonathan, the Caliphate Ritual-Cow and Ayo Oritsejafor Metaphor

NigeriaOpinionPoliticsGoodluck Jonathan, the Caliphate Ritual-Cow and Ayo Oritsejafor Metaphor

PilotnewsDecember 9, 2020

President Goodluck Jonathan was a very fine gentleman in politics, broad-minded and slow to judgment. But that he was naive and an utter stranger to the realities and responsibilities of his time at the detriment of those whose political future depended mostly on his exalted position cannot be disputed.—Dr. Nwankwo Tony Nwaezeigwe “Mr President you are finished,” said Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor to President Goodluck Jonathan. And President Jonathan responded: “You said what?” And Pastor Ayo...

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OPINION: What Does Restructuring Really Mean?

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsOPINION: What Does Restructuring Really Mean?

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 8, 2020

By Ebuka Onyekwelu Since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, various forms of agitations expressing the desires of the people of Nigeria for some structural reforms have become the mainstay of Nigeria’s democratic experience, up till date, after twenty-one long years. Conversations on resource control, propriety of state police, devolution of power, return to regionalism, local government creation, are some of the most vexatious and hotly debated areas requiring reforms. These ultimately entail constitutional...

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FG Announces Reduction of Petrol Price to ₦162.44 Per Liter

BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasFG Announces Reduction of Petrol Price to ₦162.44 Per Liter

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 8, 2020

The Federal Government has announced a reduction in the pump price of premium motor spirit, also known as petrol, from ₦168 to ₦162.44 per liter with effect from December 14. This was disclosed by the Minister of Labor and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, after a meeting with labor leaders which began around 9pm on Monday and ended at 1:30am on Tuesday. The product is presently dispensed at ₦168, following the decision of the Petroleum Products...

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I Will Decline to Return as APC Chairman – Oshiomhole

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI Will Decline to Return as APC Chairman – Oshiomhole

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 8, 2020

The former National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has distanced himself from the fresh suit instituted by the former National Vice Chairman (South South), Hilliard Eta, who recently challenged the dissolution of the National Working Committee that was chaired by Oshiomhole. This was contained in a statement that the former Edo Governor signed on Monday. The statement is titled, ‘My Position Has Not Changed.’ The former chairman made it known that he...

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PDP Reps Want Buhari to be Impeached, Ask Nigerians to Compel National Assembly to Begin Process

NewsPDP Reps Want Buhari to be Impeached, Ask Nigerians to Compel National Assembly to Begin Process

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 7, 2020

The People’s Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives has urged Nigerians to compel their representatives in the National Assembly to immediately commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari over what they termed “gross incompetence and persistent and continuous breach of Section 14(2) (b) of the 1999 Constitution.” The section of the constitution partly reads, “The security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government; …” The PDP Reps also...

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Kalu Endorses Obiozor For President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Culture & TraditionNewsNigeriaPoliticsKalu Endorses Obiozor For President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 7, 2020

The Senate Chief Whip and former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, has endorsed a former Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Prof George Obiozor, to be the next President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The Senator representing Abia North, in a statement by one of his aides, Emeka Nwala, in Abuja on Sunday, called on Ime Obi Ohanaeze Ndigbo, which is the organization’s highest organ, to adopt Obiozor as his consensus candidate. Kalu added that...

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