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https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/okonjo-iweala-named-among-time-s-100-most-influential-people-of-2021

Okonjo-Iweala named among Time’s 100 most influential people of 2021 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has been named in Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for 2021. Time Magazine’s annual list of 100 most influential people in the world accords recognition to “people whose ideas, example, talent, or d...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/secessionist-group-writes-un-says-nigeria-on-verge-of-disintegration

Secessionist group writes UN, says Nigeria on verge of disintegration The Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS) has asked the United Nations (UN) to intervene in Nigeria, saying the country is on the verge of violent disintegration. NINAS refers to itself as a “multi-ethnic alliance of the indigenous peoples of the Middle Belt (pa...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/i-have-no-immediate-plan-to-be-lagos-governor-says-gbajabiamila

I Have No Immediate Plan To Be Lagos Governor, Says Gbajabiamila Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says he has no immediate plan to become the governor of Lagos State. He stated this when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm, in reaction to speculations that he was making a move to contest the governorship...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/sealed-banks-vow-not-to-reopen-niger-branches

Sealed banks vow not to reopen Niger branches Banks have threatened to shut down because of the decision of the Niger State Internal Revenue Service to seal off some of their branches over N456.7m tax liability. The affected banks are Stanbic IBTC with tax liability of N113.2m; Polaris Bank, N74.8m; UBA, N68.9m; Union Bank, N47.1m; First Bank,....

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/orji-kalu-to-fg-grant-amnesty-to-detained-ipob-members-igboho-supporters

Orji Kalu to FG: Grant amnesty to detained IPOB members, Igboho supporters Orji Kalu, senate chief whip, says the detained members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and associates of Sunday Igboho deserve to be granted amnesty. The former Abia governor said they should be given the same treatment as repentant Boko Haram insurgents and bandits. In a statement issued...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/citizens-are-getting-poorer-because-nigeria-is-borrowing-for-wrong-reasons-peter-obi

Citizens Are Getting Poorer Because Nigeria Is Borrowing For Wrong Reasons – Peter Obi A former vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi says Nigerians are getting poorer because the government is borrowing for the wrong reasons. Mr Obi, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, argued that while it is not a crime to borrow money, ...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/anthony-stimler-former-glencore-trader-exposes-diezani-over-bribery-scheme-in-nigeria

Anthony Stimler, former Glencore trader, exposes Diezani over bribery scheme in Nigeria Anthony Stimler, a former employee of Glencore Plc West Africa desk, has exposed Diezani Alison-Madueke, ex-petroleum minister in Nigeria, in a bribery scheme in Nigeria. According to Bloomberg, Stimler confessed in a cooperation deal at the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan. Bloomberg said sinc...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/president-buhari-writes-senate-requests-fresh-loan-of-4bn-and-710m

President Buhari Writes Senate, Requests Fresh Loan Of $4bn And €710m President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly, seeking approval to borrow the sum of $4,054,476,863 billion and €710 million. The request was made known in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan at plenary on Tuesday. In the letter titled Addendum to Request For Senate’s...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/fg-agrees-to-meet-resident-doctors-demands-but-insists-on-no-work-no-pay-policy

FG agrees to meet resident doctors’ demands — but insists on no-work, no-pay policy The federal government says it has agreed to meet all the demands of the striking resident doctors but the no-work, no-pay policy will be implemented. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has been on strike for the past one month over “irregular payment of salaries”, among other i...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/bridge-along-lagos-benin-highway-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen-rep-warns

Bridge along Lagos-Benin highway a disaster waiting to happen, rep warns Dennis Idahosa, a federal lawmaker representing Ovia federal constituency, says the Ugbogui Bridge along the Lagos-Benin Highway in Edo is at risk of collapse. The lawmaker told NAN on Sunday that the section of the bridge which has caved in may result in a disaster. Idahosa, chairman of the house c...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/police-tactical-teams-combing-the-forest-to-find-killers-of-sowore-s-brother

Police: Tactical teams combing the forest to find killers of Sowore’s brother The police say officers are “combing the forest” to find the killers of Olajide Sowore, the younger brother of Omoyele Sowore, Sahara Reporters’ publisher and convener. Olajide who is a student of Igbinedion University, Okada, was killed on Saturday during a kidnapping incident ...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/insecurity-adamawa-orders-indefinite-shutdown-of-30-boarding-schools

Insecurity: Adamawa orders indefinite shutdown of 30 boarding schools The Adamawa state government has ordered the closure of 30 boarding junior secondary schools due to insecurity. Wilbina Jackson, the state’s commissioner of education and human capital development, broke the news in a statement seen by TheCable Lifestyle on Sunday. She said the order will see the ...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/don-t-set-nigeria-ablaze-with-hate-speech-fg-warns-leaders

Don’t set Nigeria ablaze with hate speech, FG warns leaders The federal government has warned political and religious leaders to stop “spewing incendiary rhetoric” capable of setting the country ablaze. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, gave the admonition while speaking with NAN on Wednesday on Sal Island, Cape Verde. According to NAN, ...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/six-anambra-lawmakers-dump-apga-for-apc

Six Anambra Lawmakers Dump APGA For APC Six members of the Anambra State House of Assembly have dumped the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers include Nonso Okafor, representing Nnewi North; Timothy Ifedioramma, representing Njikoka 1; Cater D. N Umeoduagu, representing Aguata 1; Lawre...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/buhari-sacks-ministers-of-agriculture-and-power

Buhari Sacks Ministers Of Agriculture And Power minster of power & agriculture ( from left to Right) President Muhammadu Buhari has relieved two ministers of their appointments. President Muhammadu Buhari has relieved two ministers of their appointments. They are the Ministers of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, and his Power c...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/falana-to-buhari-if-insurgents-can-be-forgiven-soldiers-jailed-for-mutiny-should-be-pardoned

Falana to Buhari: If insurgents can be forgiven, soldiers jailed for mutiny should be pardoned Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to pardon 70 soldiers convicted of mutiny. The soldiers were, in 2014, found guilty of rebelling against the authorities of their division in Maiduguri, Borno state and were subsequently convicted. The soldiers wer...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/zamfara-govt-orders-closure-of-schools-after-students-abduction

Zamfara Govt Orders Closure Of Schools After Students’ Abduction Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Wednesday ordered the immediate closure of primary and secondary schools in the state following the abduction of a yet-to-be ascertained the number of students in the state. The Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Elkana, conveyed the governor’s ...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/plateau-killings-cannot-be-allowed-to-continue-says-irabor

Plateau killings cannot be allowed to continue, says Irabor Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff (CDS), has condemned the gruesome killings in Plateau communities. He said the security agencies will ensure that such occurrences won’t happen again in the state. Irabor spoke during a meeting with Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, and other stakeholders of t...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/jamb-adopts-new-cut-off-marks

JAMB Adopts New Cut-off Marks The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has adopted a minimum cut-off mark for 2021 admissions. JAMB Registrar Prof Ishaq Oloyede displayed the minimum cut-off marks adopted by tertiary institutions at the 2021 policy meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the new arrangement, univers...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/pdp-amaechi-s-comment-on-quiet-stealing-under-buhari-vindicates-us

PDP: Amaechi’s comment on ‘quiet stealing under Buhari’ vindicates us The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of “providing cover for corrupt officials”. The PDP was reacting to a comment credited to Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, who had in an interview said anyone stealing public funds under the administrat...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/cbn-picks-bitt-inc-barbados-based-startup-as-technical-partner-for-enaira-rollout

CBN picks Bitt Inc., Barbados-based startup, as technical partner for eNaira rollout The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has engaged Bitt Inc, a global fintech company, as the technical partner for its digital currency, eNaira. Bitt is a Barbados-based startup that led the development of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union’s “DCash” — the first digital cash issued by ...

It is evident that the activities of the DSS at Sunday Igboho house where illegal and ill advised it clearly shows how far the current administration would go to intimidate the people it was elected to serve
https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/breaking-dss-releases-eight-of-sunday-igboho-s-aides

BREAKING: DSS Releases Eight Of Sunday Igboho’s Aides The Department of State Services (DSS) has released eight of the 12 aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, in its custody. The Department of State Services (DSS) has released eight of the 12 aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday....

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/covid-19-vaccination-group-protests-planned-restriction-of-movement-in-edo

COVID-19 Vaccination: Group Protests Planned Restriction Of Movement In Edo A human rights group, the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations has staged a protest in Benin, the capital city of Edo State. The group during the protest on Monday morning wore t-shirts with inscriptions such as ‘No To Forced Vaccination,’ ‘My Life, My right’, among others. They staged a...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/cjn-summons-heads-of-courts-over-conflicting-orders

CJN Summons Heads Of Courts Over Conflicting Orders The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, (NJC), Justice Tanko Muhammad has summoned the Chief Judges of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa and Imo State to an emergency meeting. This is part of efforts to stem the recent wave of embarrassing and conf...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/dangote-2bn-petrochemical-plant-to-produce-77-grades-of-polypropylene-products

Dangote: $2bn petrochemical plant to produce 77 grades of polypropylene products Dangote Industries Limited has announced that its $2 billion petrochemical plant is designed to produce 77 different high grades of polypropylene in the country. The Dangote petrochemical plant is situated alongside its oil refinery located in the south-east of the Lekki Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in Ibe...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/insecurity-buhari-appeals-for-peace-vows-to-crush-perpetrators-of-plateau-attacks

Insecurity: Buhari appeals for peace, vows to ‘crush perpetrators’ of Plateau attacks President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will ensure that all persons found culpable regarding the recent attacks in Plateau will be brought to justice. Communities across Jos, the Plateau capital, and other parts of the country have been attacked in recent times, leading to scores of kill...

https://www.naijapolitical.com/post/nda-attack-falana-asks-fg-to-secure-release-of-abducted-officer-arrest-suspects

NDA Attack: Falana Asks FG To Secure Release Of Abducted Officer, Arrest Suspects Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government to secure the release of the officer abducted during an attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy. In a statement issued on Sunday, Falana asked President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to unmask the killers and bring the perpetrators to book to serve ...

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