archiveFebruary 5, 2020

Kogi State Government on Wednesday announced its intention to borrow $100 million to finance some projects that would quicken the socio-economic development of the state. The state Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Idris Ashiru, told newsmen in Lokoja shortly after the state executive council meeting that officials...

Germany announced on Wednesday new migration law for Nigerians, noting that the new regulation was imperative to address issues surrounding irregular migration. Minister of State of German Federal Chancellery, Mrs Annette Widmann-Mauz, made this known in Abuja in a meeting with the Federal Commissioner for Refugees, Migrants and IDPs, Mr...

The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to revise the Policy on SIM Card registration and usage. This is in line with the Powers of the Minister as stated in Section 25(1) of the Nigerian Communications Act...

A young school pupil has been killed after being hit by a stray bullet during a clash by police and commercial motorcycle riders popularly known as Okada riders in the Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos following a ban on their activities by the Lagos State Government. According to Sahara Reporters, policemen...

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents  (ANCLA) has said that the ban on motorcycles and tricycles in some parts of Lagos State will cripple cargo clearance at the Lagos ports. The Vice-President of the association, Mr Collins Farinto, said this on Wednesday in Lagos. Farinto told the News Agency...

Mr Tion Williams, a taxation expert, has called for sensitisation of citizens on the recently signed 2019 Finance Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari. Williams, a Managing Partner of T.A Williams firms, made the appeal at a One Day Workshop on the Nigeria Finance Bill ‘Tax Implications’ in Abuja on Wednesday....

Ahead of its demutualisation exercise, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is set to hold a Court-Ordered Meeting with its members on March 3. The notice of the meeting obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos stated that the exchange obtained an order of the Federal High Court,...

Former Nigerian Vice-President,  Atiku Abubakar, has faulted claims by the President, Muhammadu Buhari,  that more Muslims were killed by Boko Haram. Atiku made his position known in a tweet on Wednesday. While replying to a report on Buhari’s claim, Atiku tackled Buhari for being concerned with the religion of the...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the coronavirus outbreak is not yet a pandemic, but a global public health emergency Coronavirus has claimed 425 lives, with more than 20,000 reported cases in China and 158 cases outside that country. WHO, which stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in...

    Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama says Nigeria is working to meet United States requirements to get off the list of countries affected by the immigration ban. He said this on Tuesday at a joint news conference in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The expanded...