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Who Is Right? NASS or IG?…. Morn Digest
Who Is Right? NASS or IG?….Morn Digest
Month: May 2018
Front Page News
Front Page News: “Why I Ignored Senate Invitation – IGP Idris”
Front Page News: “Why I Ignored Senate Invitation – IGP Idris”
Technology
Op-Ed: I Finally Upgraded From An iPhone 6 Plus To An 8 Plus; Here’s What Surprised Me Most By Dig Om
I’ve been a loyal Apple user for decades. I’ve also been an iPhone 6 Plus user since 2014 when the device was first released, with its large 5.5-inch, high-resolution screen, its dual FaceTime-capable cameras, its […]
Politics
Hold the Nobel Prize: Kim Is Setting a Trap for Trump (Politico Magazine)
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo completed his second trip in as many months to North Korea, returning with the remaining three American hostages and setting the agenda for the historic summit—which President Donald Trump just […]
Life Style
How To Spot The Signs of Alzheimer’s in Your Friends And Loved Ones (Telegraph UK)
It was revealed today that Dame Barbara Windsor has Alzheimer’s.The EastEnders and Carry On actress’s husband, Scott Mitchell, broke the news after growing rumours of her worsening health. Windsor was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2014, and the symptoms have […]
Business
TheCable: Forbes Ranks Dangote 66th Most Powerful Person On Earth
Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group, has been ranked by Forbes as the 66th most powerful person on earth, ahead of Mike Pence, US Vice-President. In the American business magazine’s 75-person list, Dangote clinched the […]
Business
MTN To Raise N400bn On NSE After Listing
Ralph Mupita, chief financial officer at MTN Nigeria, says the company hopes to raise N400 billion from its debt issuance when it gets listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange later in the year. Speaking in […]
Economy
Senate: 2018 Budget To Be Passed May 16
The senate says the report on the 2018 budget will be considered and passed on May 16, 2018 — six months after it was presented by President Muhammadu Buhari. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, senate spokesman, made […]
Banking
Moody’s: Earnings of Nigerian Banks Will Decline In 2018
Moody’s, a credit rating and research agency, has projected that the earnings of Nigerian banks in 2018 will decline. In its report, ‘Banking System Outlook — Nigeria’ released on Wednesday, the agency said operating conditions […]
Banking
TheCable: CBN to Bank Customers: Reject Dirty Naira Notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says customers should demand new naira notes from their respective banks and reject dirty ones. Speaking in an interview with NAN in Lagos on Thursday, Isaac Okorafor, CBN spokesman, […]
Issues/Policy
Senate Versus IGP: A Dissection Of The Law By Inibehe Effiong
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria summoned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) on three different occasions, namely: April 25, 2018; May 2, 2018 and May 9, 2018. The IGP failed to honour […]
Politics
Ojudu Quits Ekiti Gubernatorial Race
President Muhammadu Buhari’s special adviser on political affairs, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has announced his withdrawal from contest for the All Progressives Congress, APC, ticket for the July Ekiti State gubernatorial election. Speaking at the state […]
Government
Nigeria’s Difficult Path To Long Lasting Peace With Boko Haram By Lai Mohammed
“What will make you a soldier of Allah”, declared Mohammed Yusuf, is “a disavowal of every form of unbelief”. Among the founder of Boko Haram’s heresies stood democracy and the Constitution. It was 2009. The […]
Banking
AMMAN Picks Holes In Shared Network Initiative of Banks
Association of Mobile Money Agents in Nigeria (AMMAN) has pick holes in the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) and money deposit banks’ recently launched Shared Agent Network initiative, saying that infrastructure on ground does not […]
Issues/Policy
Let’s Shut Down The Senate! By Fredrick Nwabufo
The Nigerian senate, a pivot in the tripod of democracy, has become comfortably ineffectual and grossly spineless. What we have now is just an institutional skeleton, without blood or muscle. So, why should we still […]
Issues/Policy
Lateef Jakande On Peaceful Elections By Eric Teniola
I was a reporter under Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande (88) as Managing Director, Nigerian Tribune, between 1972 and 1974. Eventually, Oga became governor of Lagos State between 1979-1983 and later Minister of Works between 1993 […]
Politics
How I Predicted Buhari’s Latest Medical Trip To London — Bro Joshua Iginla
An Abuja-based pastor, Bro Joshua Iginla, has said that he had predicted four months earlier that President Muhammadu Buhari would embark on a which he said has now been fulfilled. Iginla, a preacher and senior […]
Issues/Policy
Restructuring The Nigerian Economy By Adetokunbo Pearse
ALL economic indices attest to a negative trend in the Nigerian economy since the advent of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Direct Foreign Investment decreased by 20%, the stock market dropped by 15%, the Gross Domestic […]
Issues/Policy
The Shifting Sands of Illusion By Saatah Nubari
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu’s statement at the “groundbreaking” of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Park in Ogbia in Bayelsa State, bears the hallmark of the servitude, and opportunism that characterizes the […]
Issues/Policy
Codeine substitute: BRISIN Wants Govt To Ban Use Of Pit Latrine
The Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN) has called for urgent sensitisation against the use of pit latrine because many youths now sniff latrines as substitute for codeine. Dr Misbau Lawal, the Coordinator, […]