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News Round Up
Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today, Thursday, July 13, 2023.
Senate Investigates Alleged Bribery, Corruption Against IPPIS Officials
The Senate, on Wednesday, resolved to investigate the allegations of bribery and corruption levelled against officials of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) at various universities across the Federation.
The apex legislative Assembly made the resolution following a motion by Senator, Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah (Anambra South) during the plenary session…Read more
Tinubu Pushes Regional Role And Domestic Reform
Barely a month after his inauguration as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has already received foreign entrepreneurs and investors at his villa, telling them Nigeria is open for business after a flurry of surprise economic reforms.
Recall that the former Lagos governor added a diplomatic step this week for becoming the chairman of the West Africa bloc, ECOWAS…Read more
Five Ex-Govs To Make Tinubu’s 42-Man Ministerial List
There are strong indications that President Bola Tinubu’s list of ministerial nominees going to the Senate for ratification in the coming days will include no fewer than five former governors.
The normal list would include nominees from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)…Read more
NACCIMA Commends Tinubu On Postponement Of Tax Charges
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has commended President Bola Tinubu on the recent interventions on some recent tax changes.
NACCIMA in a statement signed by its National President, Dele Oye, appreciated the federal government’s commitment…Read more
Ortom Fires Back At Atiku Over EFCC Invitation On Corruption Allegation
Former Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom on Wednesday bruised aside what he termed ‘unfounded’ and ‘cheap blackmail’, allegation pinned against him by the defeated PDP Presidential candidate, Alh. Atiku Abubakar that he and his colleagues in the G-5 worked against him during the last election but have ongoing corruption cases at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are being shielded by President Bola Tinubu.
Chief Ortom, in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Terver Akase…Read more
Headies 2023: Burna Boy, Asake, Rema, Others Bags Nominations (Full List)
The Headies award for the 2023 nominees for both the voting and non-voting categories of the 16th edition has been released.
The organizers of the programme on Tuesday unveiled the nominees specifically for the “Rookie of the Year” category…Read more
FG Redeems Eurobond Obligations, Settles $500m Due To Investors
The International investors who traded in Nigeria’s debt instrument, Eurobond recouped their investment yield on Wednesday with Nigeria redeeming $500 million Eurobond due on July 12, 2023.
The latest $500 million debt obligation honour brings total amount of securities redeemed by Nigeria in the International Capital Market (ICM) to USD1.8 billion…Read more
Osun Assembly Repeals State Anthem, Crest, Flag Law
The Osun State House of Assembly has repealed the Osun State Anthem, Crest and Flag Law 2012.
The repeal of the law was carried out during a plenary of the House on Tuesday…Read more
Unity Schools: Six Students Score 01 As NECO Releases NCEE Result
Six Students have been said to have scored 01 in this year’s National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) for students seeking admission into Federal Government Colleges commonly known as Unity Schools.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo who made the disclosure while releasing results for the 2023 NCEE on Wednesday in Abuja…Read more
Kogi Guber: Court Dismisses Smart Adeyemi’s Case Against Ododo, APC
A Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by an aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in Kogi State, Senator Smart Adeyemi, against the emergence of the candidate of the party, Usman Ododo, saying it lacks merit…Read more
Security Expert: DSS Empowered To Investigate Terrorism Financing, Cybercrime
A retired Assistant Director (Intelligence and Investigation) of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Dennis Amachree has said that the Instrument establishing the agency empowers it to investigate terrorism financing and cybercrime.
The security expert noted that beyond its core mandate of detection and prevention of threats to national security…Read more
North Korea Fires ICBM Toward East Sea
North Korea on Wednesday launched an Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), New Telegraph reports.
The attack is coming after the United States reconnaissance aircraft issued a slew of denouncements and threats against what it claimed were airspace violations…Read more
Russia Sets To Respond To New NATO Accessions
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov has said that Russia is taking “appropriate” and timely measures in response to the possible accession of Sweden and Ukraine to the NATO military alliance.
Speaking at an ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting in Jakarta while the NATO summit was underway…Read more
Dele Momodu Speaks On Wike’s Major Weakness
Dele Momodu, a media mogul and a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed why he parted friendship with the former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.
Momodu who spoke in a lengthy post via his official Instagram page on Wednesday night, explained that Wike lack anger management despite being hospitable…Read more
Osun APC In Disarray As Factional Struggle Deepens
This may not be the best of times for the Osun State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress(APC) as four different groups with irreconcilable differences have emerged.
Investigations by New Telegraph revealed that the four groups are at dagger drawn with internal battles worsening…Read more
