archiveJuly 2020

About 63% of alcohol-based sanitisers in circulation may be fake, Presidential Task Force (PTF) has raised the alarm. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the PTF, Mr Boss Mustapha, during its daily briefing, also noted the estimated percentage of hand sanitisers had been found to...

Damilola Adegboye, elder sister of the late first female combat pilot, Tolulope Arotile, has demanded thorough investigation into the circumstances sorrounding her death. A devastated Adegboye expressed reservation on “how an ordinary reversing could kill a person just like that.” According to her: “We in the family are not convinced...

The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), has presented practice licence certificate to 112 new members to enable them practise as Certified Chartered Tax practitioners. The President of CITN, Dame Olajumoke Simplice, made the disclosure at the Virtual Presentation of Licence to Practice, Seal and Stamps to Qualified Tax...

The nation’s bourse maintained positive sentiments on Thursday with the market capitalisation advancing by N105 billion, the biggest gain since June 26. Specifically, the market capitalisation appreciated by investors’ N105 billion or 0.83 per cent to close at N12.692 trillion, against N12.587 trillion on Wednesday. In the same vein, the...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the United Labour Congress (ULC) have resolved its five-year old disputes to confront economic, social and political challenges facing the Nigerian workers. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President said this during a Reconciliation meeting between the NLC and the ULC on Thursday in Abuja. According...

Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has affirmed the powers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to enforce traffic laws on all public roads in Nigeria and impound violators’ vehicles. Justice Chikere delivered the judgment in a suit filed by one Pius Abu, who accused the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for better coordination in the ongoing investigation of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by the investigating agencies in collaboration with the National Assembly. A statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said Buhari...

President Muhammadu Buhari says improved gold mining operations in the country will generate no fewer than 250,000 jobs and over 500million dollars annually in royalties and taxes to the Federal Government. The president disclosed this at the official presentation of locally mined gold bars by the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining...

UK and its allies accused Russian intelligence services on Thursday of attempting to steal information on the development of COVID-19 vaccines through “irresponsible cyberattacks.” The government-run National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said a group known as “APT29”, Cozy Bear and The Dukes had targeted organisations developing vaccines in Britain, the...

Rose Raponda was on Thursday appointed Prime Minister of Gabon, in accordance with a presidential decree read by the Secretary-General of the Presidency, Jean-Yves Teal. Raponda has become the first woman in the country to hold the office of Prime Minister and she succeeded Julien Bekale. On Feb. 12, 2019,...