archiveAugust 4, 2020

Petroleum dealers in Anambra have threatened to shut down operations in 21 days over alleged government multiple levies and indebtedness. The operators under the aegis of NNPC Enugu Depot Community issued the warning in a communiqué issued after an all stakeholders’ meeting held in Awka on Tuesday. Members of the...

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), says the claim by Chairperson of NIPOST Board, Hajiya Maimuna Abubakar, that both the Service and the National Assembly appropriated NIPOST’s ideas about stamp duty to the exclusion of the postal service is untrue. Mr Abdullahi Ismaila Ahmad, Director, Communications and Liaison Department of...

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) said on Tuesday that it had concluded plans to host virtual Presidential Policy Dialogue, futuring Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as the Keynote Speaker. Dr Muda Yusuf, LCCI’s Director-General, said in a report that the dialogue scheduled to hold on Friday, would deliberate...

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) extended positive trend on Tuesday with key market indices appreciating further by 0.31 per cent. Specifically, the All Share Index (ASI) rose by 75.82 points or 0.31 per cent to close at 24,841.94 compared with 24,766.12 recorded on Monday. Similarly, the market capitalisation,...

President Muhammadu Buhari has again challenged the nation security agencies to rejig their strategies in the ongoing battle against insurgency, banditry and other violent crimes in some parts of the country. The National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, retired Maj-Gen. Babagana Mongonu, revealed this when he briefed State House...

Residents of Ikire community in Irewole Local Government area of Osun have appealed to the state government to intervene in the 37-year-old kingship tussle in the town. Some of the residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ikire on Tuesday, said that the tension, which the...

The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has condemned the President Muhammadu Buhari led government’s loan arrangements with China. The body in a statement on Tuesday signed by its Publicity Secretary, Yinka Oguntimehin, said the administration had embarked on a suicidal mission that will push the Nigerian economy to its knees. OPC...

Bristow Helicopters has announced the sack of over 100 pilots and engineers in its employment. The aviation company also said it had engaged with the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) to negotiate a fair and equitable redundancy compensation for those affected. Bristow in a statement signed by...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the timetable for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The examination body confirmed the development via a statement uploaded on its Twitter page on Tuesday. The statement signed by WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Demianus Ojijeogu, reiterated that...

• FG inaugurates committee to drive implementation of support schemes for MSMEs Details of how qualified and targeted Nigerians can access some of the benefits under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) will emerge soon with the constitution of a 10-man steering committee to drive the implementation of the various support...