archiveSeptember 28, 2020

  Donald Trump paid just 750 dollars in federal income tax in 2016, the year he won the U.S. presidential election, the New York Times wrote in an explosive investigative report late Sunday. The president, a self-proclaimed billionaire, paid the same amount in 2017, and nothing at all in 10 of...

  Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, says love and unity will “rebuild the cracks” in Nigeria. Osinbajo said this known at the Independence Day Interdenominational Church Service at the National Christian Centre in Abuja on Sunday. He was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. The...

  More than 17,000 communities have been affected by flood in the Niger State, the Secretary to the state Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, has said. Mr Tanko Lawal, Information Officer to the SSG, in a statement in Minna on Monday, said Matane said this during an the on-spot assessment of...

  The Federal government on Monday made public the details of its agreements with organised labour. A statement on FG’s Twitter handle, said officials held consultation meetings with leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) on September 15, 24 and 27, 2020. It is chaired by...

  Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has hailed the decision of labour leaders to suspend their planned protest scheduled to have commenced Monday. Kyari, in a tweet on his official Twitter handle on Monday praised the leadership of the unions for choosing the pursuit...

  El-Rufai gets shortlist of possible emir   The Turaki Zazzau, Alhaji Aminu Shehu Idris, may succeed his father, the immediate past Emir of Zazzau, Shehu Idris, as his name was among the three submitted to Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State for consideration. Zazzau Emirate kingmakers have zeroed their...

Lionel Messi was back in scoring business for FC Barcelona on Sunday, leading them to a resounding 4-0 win at home against Villarreal. It was a near-perfect La Liga opener for the Catalans under new coach Ronald Koeman. Teenage forward Ansu Fati was in inspirational form for Barca, combining with...

...says his govt recording unprecedented successes in Oyo ...as gov, others hold church service to commemorate Nigeria's 60th anniversary Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that Nigeria will get to its desired destination of growth and development through sustained adherence to democratic tenets. The governor, who stated this...

  The Federal Road Safety Corps RS7HQ has concluded plans to flag off a   Special Intervention Patrol code-named " OPERATION AKAEZE" aimed at enforcing adherence to Passenger's Manifest by commercial drivers. The Special Intervention patrol will ensure that passengers travelling on Inter-state journeys are mandated to authenticate their details in...

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Academy has been recertified and its accreditation renewed as a training service provider for various professionals in the banking industry for the next three years effective June, 2020 by the Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). According to a press...