Vanguard Newspaper - November 3, 2015
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For today, Tuesday, November 3, 2015:
VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
Tension, as Saraki names committee heads, deputies
Ahead
of the unveiling of names of chairmen and vice-chairmen of standing
committees by Senate President, Bukola Saraki, tension has gripped the
lawmakers over who heads the juicy committees.
N2bn pension scam: EFCC declares Maina wanted
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, declared Mr.
Abdulrsheed Maina, former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team,
wanted. READ MORE…
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THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER
Banks block five million customers’ accounts
At
least five million bank accounts were deactivated by Deposit Money
Banks operating in the country on Saturday night following the October
31, 2015 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for bank customers
to register and obtain their Bank Verification Numbers, findings by our
correspondents showed on Monday. READ MORE…
Goje forged document to get N5bn loan – Witness
A
witness has reportedly told a Federal High Court in Gombe how Senator
Danjuma Goje forged a resolution of the Gombe State House of Assembly
when he was a governor of the state, to collect a N5bn bank loan.
FG queries Lagos CP over journalist’s torture
The
Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has queried the Lagos
State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, over the torture of
Lagos-based journalist, Mr. Femi Owolabi, and others.
INEC clears 42 candidates for Kogi, Bayelsa gov polls
The
governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states scheduled for 21st
November and 5th December, 2015 will be keenly contested by a total of
42 candidates jostling for the two governorship seats.
Buhari, Jonathan in closed-door meeting
President
Muhammadu Buhari and former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday met
behind closed-doors inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. READ MORE…
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THE GUARDIAN
Politicians, others evade BVN
For
fear of being identified as owners of huge deposits in banks, amid
acclaimed success in the Bank Verification Number (BVN), some
politically exposed persons and top officers in the public service seem
to have evaded the scheme.
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BUSINESS DAY
Discontent brews in business circles over MTN’s outsized fine
Nigeria’s
already beleaguered business and finance leaders caught up in one of
the world’s most unfriendly business environments, according to the
World Bank annual ranking, are waking up to a new, vicious threat to
their operations – regulators some say are running amok. READ MORE…
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