archiveFebruary 21, 2021

The House of Representatives Committee on Air Force has commiserated with the Nigerian Air Force and families of the victims of the ill-fated military aircraft that crashed in Abuja on Sunday. All the seven persons on board of the NAF Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft were confirmed dead in the incident....

…says he has placed Ogbomoso economy on global pedestal Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogbomoso zone have risen in defence of their decision to adopt Governor  ‘Seyi Makinde for a second term in office, declaring that the governor has firmly positioned Ogbomoso’s economy on the global pedestal....

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed his shock and sadness over the tragic news of the crash of a Nigerian military aircraft in Abuja on Sunday. Lawan sends his condolences to the families of those killed in the accident and prays that Allah would comfort them in...

 The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) says no fewer than 165 tax consultants and experts have been deployed to verify payments and remittances in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the government. The FCT-IRS Executive Chairman, Mr Abdullahi Attah, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency...

    As GDP grows by 0.11% in Q4 2020   Nigeria’s prompt exit from recession is a key indicator of the success of the ongoing Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) approved by the Federal Government and Nigerians should expect more as the implementation of the Plan is gathering even greater...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have agreed to collaborate and conduct research with a view to finding ways of regulating the Cryptocurrency market. They said this at a virtual lecture organised by the Association of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (ACMAN) in...

The Niger State government said it has secured the release of 18 bus passengers abducted by bandits in the state. The Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello, confirmed the development on his Twitter handle on Sunday. He wrote: “The Niger State Government has succeeded in securing the release of all Abducted...

  back end to open grazing as bad weather foils President's CoS, IG, DG DSS bid to attend   South-West governors and traditional rulers met in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Saturday, to appraise the security situation of the zone. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and chairman of the...

Some stakeholders have  called on the National Assembly and the Federal Government to restructure the Nigerian constitution into one to make for practice of true federalism. They made the call at the 2nd Goke Omisore Annual Lecture organised by a Yoruba Intelligentsia Group, Voice of Reason (VOR), in Lagos on...

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the fatal crash of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft on Sunday in Abuja, which claimed lives of seven personnel. President Buhari made his feelings known in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Sunday. The Nigerian...