archiveFebruary 2020

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Monday received the draft copy of the proposed bill for the establishment of the Western Nigeria Security Network in the state. Receiving the draft from the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Wale Fapohunda, in his office in Ado Ekiti,...

The House of Representatives on Monday summoned the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, and Director-General of Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Mamman Ahmadu, to appear before it and explain why the account of the Nigerian Customs Service was not audited in seven years. Chairman of the House Committee...

  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria’s current Value Added Tax (VAT) rate is the lowest in Africa. The vice-president stated this in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, Monday at the National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Clinics for Viable Enterprises. According to Osinbajo, “Many people have said this...

  The Commandant, Nigerian Navy School of Armament (NNSAT) Technology Kachia, Rear Admiral Tanko Pani, said terrorism and other criminal activities thrived where communities allowed it. Pani stated this on Monday shortly after he received an award of excellence for combating criminal activities in Southern Kaduna and environs from a...

suspended teachers to face disciplinary committee—SUBEB Chair The Oyo State Government, on Monday, ordered the immediate suspension of 13 primary school Head Teachers, two Assistant Head Teachers and a classroom Teacher for extortion and various misconducts. The Government issued the directive through the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education...

The Nigerian equities market resumed trading for the week on Monday still on a negative trend with the market indices nosediving by 1.05 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index lost 294.90 points or 1.05 per cent to close at 27,772.19 compared with 28,067.09 achieved on Friday. Also, the market capitalisation...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has urged Ministries and Agencies of government, as well as Corporate bodies to partner the Yobe State Government on the Mauyi Ganga fishing and cultural festival. This year’s event, which held at River Alkamaram, Mauyi Ganga, featured colourful cultural display and was widely...

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, on Monday, inaugurated the first female Head of Service in the state, Mrs Olapeju Babafemi, urging her to use her position to bring out the best in the state’s public service. Fayemi said that his administration considered the choice of the new head of...

Prof. Ndubisi Nwokoma, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Analysis and Research (CEPAR), University of Lagos, has urged the Federal Government to revisit the closure of the nation’s land borders. Nwokoma, who gave this advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said the opening of...

Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) says sovereign wealth funds and pension funds of Africa should be invested in the continent, not elsewhere. The bank’s Communications and External Relations Department in a statement said Adesina stated this at the inauguration of the first report on the...