naija news today 171019

The wife of the Lagos state Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has appealed to public-spirited individuals and corporate organisations to donate to children in need of cancer care, saying that the government alone could not fund the medical needs of all its residents. She called for investment...

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timiprey Sylva, yesterday declared that it is impossible for the Federal Government to recover a total $62 billion from International Oil Companies (IOCs) being revenue lost to oil exploration since 2003. The minister stated this while briefing State...

Segun Awosanya, popularly known as SEGAlink expressed his displeasure over the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC operation. Below is the tweet by the EFCC official twitter handle: Aection 7 (1) (b) of EFCC Establishment Act, 2004 gives us the power to investigate "properties of...

American boxer Patrick Day has died four days after suffering a head injury during his super welterweight bout with compatriot Charles Conwell.... read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2MnWA9L Get More Nigeria Sports News

The Ogun State police command has arrested a fleeing 28-year-old murder suspect, Kazeem Yusuf, accused of beating his wife, aged 26, to death. The suspect, who has been on the run since he committed the crime on September 23, was apprehended on … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...

Zlatan Ibile who just released a new song titled Yeye Boyfriend took to his twitter account to give out iPhone 11 to a lady with Yeye boyfriend.... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2IYq9N1 Get More Nigeria Metro News

The University of Lagos has set up a task force to address issues of sexual harassment with a view to stemming the ugly tide. The university’s Principal Assistant Registrar for Communication, Mrs. Taiwo Oloyede, said in a statement that the move“is in continuation of the institution’s...

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed military authorities to immediately begin the payment of all entitlements of soldiers killed by Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. The order by the President is coming on the heels of revelation by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume...

Some youths in Modakeke, on Wednesday staged a peaceful protested against the choice of an aged candidate as new monarch for the town.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/32onzYj Get More Nigeria Metro News

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned Nigeria and other African countries against their rising level of indebtedness to China, stressing that the non-Paris Club creditors, “create some instability or some..... Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2Mn7Ym9 Get more World News

Secretary-general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, (OPEC), Mohammed Barkindo said the organisation and its allies are fully committed to maintaining oil market stability beyond 2020, with physical supplies relatively tight globally. He added that compliance with...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said that a total of 119,663 pieces of counterfeit notes with a nominal value of N98.82 million was recorded in 2018. The bank said this in the Currency Operations 2018 Annual Report, posted on its website.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper –...

First Lady of Nigeria, Dr. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday expressed her resolve to construct a regional secretariat for the African First Ladies Peace Mission, AFLPM. The Mission, which was established after the Beijing Conference of 1995, has been in the custody of Nigeria, with leadership...

Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has assured that all the salary and pension arrears owed the workers and pensioners would be paid. Fayemi urged those nursing the fear that the arrears valued at N57 billion has become a bad debt to bury … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

The First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wednesday in Abuja apologised to her children, family and Nigerians over a leaked old video, which showed her aggressively shouting on top of her voice in the State House, Abuja. The video, which was allegedly leaked by Fatima, the … Read more via...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State for removing from office four council chairmen elected … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/2puRSOE Get More Nigeria Political News

With one clear month to the November 16, 2019, gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State, the undercurrents in the state point to the reality that some four political actors that would not be on the ballot are influencing the various dynamics. … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria...

To curb leakages and instil financial prudency in the management of federal government’s resources, President Muhammadu Buhari has restricted the number of international trips by ministers, permanent secretaries and other top political appointees to not more than two … Read more via...

A prosecuting witness has told Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Abuja how a former Revenue Officer with the Kano State zonal office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Aliyu Yakubu, siphoned the … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and Abuja yesterday faulted the Muslim Rights Concerned (MURIC) for linking Christianity with kidnapping, banditry and other crimes in the country. Specifically, the group said the attention of its leadership … Read more...