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POLITICSOct 7Umahi threatens EFCC, ICPC action against non-performing contractorsBy John Alechenu, Abuja The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has warned contractors who collected Federal Government funds but failed to mobilise to project sites that they risk sanctions, including action by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. Umahi issued the warning […] The post Umahi threatens EFCC, ICPC action against non-performing contractors appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7FG Bows To Pressure, Releases Eight Months’ Salaries To SSANU MembersThe development comes barely 24 hours after SSANU warned that it could embark on an indefinite strike if the Federal Government failed to address its outstanding financial demands. The post FG Bows To Pressure, Releases Eight Months’ Salaries To SSANU Members appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
POLITICSOct 7Ekiti @ 30: Over ₦50 billion annual IGR, pays workers’ salaries – State GovtThe government also said the state’s dependence on agriculture declined from about 80 per cent in 2005 to 40 per cent in 2017, reflecting gradual economic diversification. The post Ekiti @ 30: Over ₦50 billion annual IGR, pays workers’ salaries – State Govt appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 72027 election cases: Your conduct will be monitored, CJN warns tribunal judgesAhead of the 2027 general elections, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, warned on Wednesday that judges appointed to election tribunals will be closely monitored. The post 2027 election cases: Your conduct will be monitored, CJN warns tribunal judges appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7Emefiele not signatory to withdrawal of N124.86bn from FG’s account – WitnessA witness, Dr Ali Mohammed, on Wednesday told the FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that Godwin Emefiele, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), was not signatory to the withdrawal of N124.86 billion from the consolidated revenue account. The post Emefiele not signatory to withdrawal of N124.86bn from FG’s account – Witness appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7NDC faults Zamfara governor’s Ethiopia trip after deadly attackReports said 12 soldiers and five artisanal miners died in the attack in Bindin, Maru LGA. The post NDC faults Zamfara governor’s Ethiopia trip after deadly attack appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 7Candidates disqualification: Ubani questions House panel’s directive to INECBy Henry Ojelu LAGOS — A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr Monday Ubani, has questioned the legal basis of a reported directive by the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Amendment to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to disqualify candidates whose names have already been published. Ubani, reacting to the development, questioned whether the […] The post Candidates disqualification: Ubani questions House panel’s directive to INEC appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7Cleric appeals to Sule over Keana’s detentionBy Edwin Philip, Lafia Archbishop Prof. Emmanuel Musa Jatau, Founder of Faith Hill Prophetic Assembly, Piwoyi, Abuja, has appealed to Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, to consider humanitarian grounds in the continued detention of a Nasarawa-based media activist, Abdulkarim Alanana Mai’yau, popularly known as Oscar Keana. Jatau made the appeal in a letter dated October […] The post Cleric appeals to Sule over Keana’s detention appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7Atiku’s production subsidy: Has politics overtaken economics?, By Kayode OladeleAlhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, (ADC), has returned to the centre of Nigeria’s economic debate with a proposal that deserves careful scrutiny. In his Independence Day policy statement, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar promised Nigerians what he described as a capped and budgeted production subsidy tied […] The post Atiku’s production subsidy: Has politics overtaken economics?, By Kayode Oladele appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 7New Comoros law bans foreign nationals from certain jobsA new law in the Comoros bans foreign nationals from running certain small-scale businesses, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people, most of them Malagasy. A measure that mirrors a growing wave of economic protectionism targeting migrant workers across the continent.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 7Obi mourns Nafiu Baba-Ahmed, says Nigeria needs more voices for peace, justiceFormer Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condoled with the family of Mallam Nafiu Baba-Ahmed, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, over his death. Obi disclosed this in a condolence message posted on his X platform on Wednesday. Describing Baba-Ahmed as a lawyer, scholar and administrator […] The post Obi mourns Nafiu Baba-Ahmed, says Nigeria needs more voices for peace, justice appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 72027: Tinubu will win again if Atiku, Obi remain divided — Donald DukeDuke said the split opposition vote between Atiku Abubakar of the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), could repeat the outcome of the 2023 presidential election and give Tinubu an advantage. The post 2027: Tinubu will win again if Atiku, Obi remain divided — Donald Duke appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7Governor’s critic transferred to prison after SSS arraignmentHis transfer came days after the Federal High Court in Lafia ordered him remanded in custody following his arraignment by the SSS over alleged false information concerning Governor Abdullahi Sule. The post Governor’s critic transferred to prison after SSS arraignment appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 7South Sudan's road to elections remains uncertainSouth Sudan's first general election is set for December 22. Insecurity, political tensions and the failure to begin voter registration have raised doubts over whether a credible poll can be held.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 72027: INEC’s major challenge is procurement transparency, not funding – PLACMr Nwankwo said that while adequate funding is important for the conduct of elections, Nigerians should also be able to scrutinise how INEC spends the funds allocated to it. The post 2027: INEC’s major challenge is procurement transparency, not funding – PLAC appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 7Eswatini returns three migrants deported by the US to their countries, including a BelizeanEswatini returns three migrants deported by the U.S. to their countries of origin. The process was "voluntary," according to the local government. The Kingdom thanks international cooperation for facilitating the returns and reaffirms its commitment to the rights of the deportees.Clarín
POLITICSOct 7Court remands man who filmed attack on NDC membersPREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that hoodlums attacked and disrupted meetings of the Nigeria Democratic Congress and later PDP which were separately held on Saturday, 12 September in Ndiuno-Obuoffia and Agbani Communities within Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state. The post Court remands man who filmed attack on NDC members appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 7Unemployment has dropped to 5% under Tinubu — AremuTHE Director General, Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, MINILS, Comrade Issa Aremu, Tuesday, asserted that the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, unemployment figure is stable at five per cent, while the Federal Government has paid N758 billion in inherited pension liabilities, reflecting improving economic activity in both the public and private sectors. The post Unemployment has dropped to 5% under Tinubu — Aremu appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 72027: INEC targets 7:30 a.m. readiness at polling unitsMr Ifogah said the commission’s chairman, Joash Amupitan, had emphasised that election officials and materials should not arrive late at polling units. The post 2027: INEC targets 7:30 a.m. readiness at polling units appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 7Nasarawa Assembly probes multiple taxation of businesses…sets up ad hoc committee for investigation By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has raised concerns over multiple taxation, saying the practice is imposing hardship on businesses and residents across the state. Speaker of the House, Dr Danladi Jatau, raised the concern while reading the House’s resolution on a Matter of […] The post Nasarawa Assembly probes multiple taxation of businesses appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7Edo: ADC candidate, Imansuagbon escape gun attackBENIN CITY — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate for Edo Central Senatorial District, Herberta Okonofua, and a chieftain of the party, Kenneth Imansuagbon, reportedly escaped unhurt after gunmen allegedly attacked their convoy in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State on Tuesday. The incident reportedly occurred during political engagements by ADC leaders in the […] The post Edo: ADC candidate, Imansuagbon escape gun attack appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7Kemi Seba Affair: South African justice reopens the way for extradition to BeninIncarcéré en Afrique du Sud, l’activiste visé par une extradition vers le Bénin s’est vu refuser la protection diplomatique. Un revers majeur pour sa défense, qui mise désormais sur l’audience prévue en novembre.Jeune Afrique
POLITICSOct 7FG releases 8-month consolidated allowance to non-academic staff…moves to avert fresh crisis in tertiary institutions By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government has released eight months’ arrears of the Consolidated Non-Academic Staff Tertiary Institutions Allowance, CONTA, to non-academic workers in federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, in a move aimed at strengthening industrial harmony and preventing disruptions in the nation’s tertiary […] The post FG releases 8-month consolidated allowance to non-academic staff appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7Killings: Drop your ambition now, northern Islamic clerics tell TinubuBy Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Over 1,000 northern Islamic clerics have told President Bola Tinubu to drop his 2027 re-election ambition, citing killings, kidnappings and acts of terrorism across the country, particularly in the North-West. The demand was contained in a communique issued at the end of a national conference on “An Assessment of the State […] The post Killings: Drop your ambition now, northern Islamic clerics tell Tinubu appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
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