archiveNovember 8, 2020

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has accused the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of failing to remit over $21 billion revenue from the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas to the Federations Account. In a report submitted to the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, the Commission said...

The Peoples Democratic Party has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take lessons from the post-election remarks of the President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, by addressing the divisiveness, nepotism, and marginalisation which have become the hallmarks of his regime. This was contained in a statement titled, “US Election: PDP...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged tax practitioners and taxpayers to contribute their quota to the move toward ensuring effective and efficient tax administration system in Nigeria. He made the call in his opening remarks at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria...

None of the 37 orientation camps of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) would be shut down should one corps member test positive to COVID-19, the Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said. According to him, prevention, detection and prompt response remained critical factors for the...

Lagos, Kano and Abia States are to be treated differently from other states of the federation in the distribution of palliatives under the N75 billion Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) MSMEs Survival Fund as they will have more beneficiaries. Other states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are to have a...

Prominent Republicans in the US Congress on Sunday urged Donald Trump to “fight hard” and not concede his loss to Joe Biden in the race for the White House, saying unfounded allegations of fraud by the president must be investigated. Some of the Republicans also told Trump that legal challenges...

  Former President Good luck Jonathan and Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa have called for the immediate adoption of electronic voting system to curb the ugly trend of politicians using thuggery and cultism to win elections in the country. The former President said over 50 per cent of the problems...

  More congratulatory messages from African leaders have continued to pour into Washington following the election of Democratic candidate Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United Sates of America. The latest messages came from Sudan, South Africa, Kenya, Libya, Ghana and Mauritania – all of them highlighting the...

 South-West Governors on Sunday met in Lagos to strategise on improved security in the region following to the recent EndSARS protest mayhem. In his opening remark, Chairman, South-West Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, said that the region had gone through a lot in recent time. Akeredolu, who is also the Governor...

  say unemployment, poverty, politic fuel #EndSARS mayhem Alafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Oni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and other traditional rulers in the South Western part of nigeria have renewed agitation for restructuring of the country. The monarchs insisted that without restructuring, the country is sitting on...