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Naija News: Top Nigerian News headlines for today, Friday 28th October 2022
Naija News, read Top Headlines today, Friday, 28th October 2022 below.
Below are the Newspaper Headlines & Naija News today from Nigerian Newspapers. Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Amid moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria to redesign the naira notes, the currency crashed significantly against the U.S. dollar at the parallel market on Thursday.
This is coming barely 24 hours after the apex bank announced that it will withdraw higher notes to check fraud, inflation and insecurity.
Black market exchange rates across states showed the naira exchanged hands with the greenback at N775.00 and above for a dollar, and sold at N781.00 in Abuja.
3. The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa on October 27, 2022, presented an estimate of N41,120,071,521.75 (Forty One Billion, One Hundred and Twenty Million, Seventy One Thousand, Five Hundred and Twenty One Naira, Seventy Five Kobo) as its budget for the year 2023.
According to Tinubu, he left Lagos better than he met it and would love to replicate it in Nigeria.
Tinubu government Lagos between 1999-2007 on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.
5. The General Overseer of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has told Nigerians what to do ahead of the 2023 general elections.Kumuyi gave this insight while speaking to newsmen in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, ahead of the Deeper Life Bible Church week long crusade, themed ‘Supernatural freedom through Christ,’ holding at the Birabi Memorial Grammar School, Bori.He said, “Our future is in our hands, that is why we have democracy and that is why we were given a choice to know our candidates, both at the local government and state levels as well as the federation level
6. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi says Nigeria will regain its pride position in Africa, if he is elected as president in 2023.Obi said this in his tweet to commend his Tanzanian supporter who placed the party’s flag on mount Kilimanjaro.
7. Nabila Fash, the now estranged wife of singer, Oritsefemi has revealed that their marriage has hit the rocks.Recall that the couple’s marriage has been embroiled in several cheating allegations.Nabila revealed in an interview with Daddy Freeze, that their marriage has packed up and they are going through a divorce process.
8. The Leader, Yoruba Nation Self-Determination Struggle, Prof Banji Akintoye, on Thursday, has stated that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu does not mean well for Nigeria.According to him, Tinubu’s ambition was for “personal interest”.
He said with his “emilokan” which meant “I am the next person” statement, it was obvious Tinubu’s mission to become Nigeria’s president was personal and not for the welfare of the Yoruba people.
9. The management of the Jabi Lake Mall in the Utako area of Abuja has shut down the mall.This is due to the security threats in the Federal Capital Territory.The company announced this post on the mall’s Instagram page @jabilakemallnigeria.
10.Ahead of the 2023 general election, Labour Party (LP) has released an updated list of its presidential campaign council for the 2023 elections.The development came a few days after the party released a campaign council list, which was later retracted after concerns were raised over the inclusion of Gen. John Enenche, ex-defence spokesman.