archiveMay 31, 2021

  FIRS tops with N759.86bn The Revenue agencies generated a sum of N1.54 trillion into the federation account in the first quarter of the year 2021). Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) disclosed this on Monday. The Chairman of the commission, Mr. Elias Mbam, disclosed this while receiving a...

  Prof. Umaru Pate, a media and communications expery, has advocated for the introduction of new media funding models to address challenges of media organisations. Pate made the call on Monday in Kano in a paper presentation on at the 2021 Biennial Convention of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE)....

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condemned the gruesome murder of a former Speaker of the Adamawa House of Assembly and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Gulak, which occurred on Sunday morning in Imo State. Lawan describes the dastardly act as one crime too many...

  Aero Contractor Airline on Monday inagurated its flight services to Bauchi and Maiduguri routes.The airline’s Managing Director, Capt. Abdullahi Mahmood, disclosed this at the inauguration of the flights in Lagos. Mahmood said that those routes would add fresh breadth to its schedule and complement the quest to rebuild its...

  presents Nigeria’s position   The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa has arrived in New York, United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly’s Special Session against Corruption (UNGASS). The events which kicks off on Wednesday June 2, 2021 will end on...

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has so far registered 56 million Nigerians with their National Identity Number (NIN). The Director-General of NIMC, Prof Aziz Aliyu, said this on Monday at the batch 10 launching of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) projects for Digital Economy....

 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted assorted drugs worth over N90 billion and arrested 2, 175 drug traffickers in four months, the Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has said. Marwa disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during a ceremony to present the best performing commands for March and...

  Joe Okei-Odumakin, widow of the late human rights activist, Yinka Odumakin, on Monday, took a break from her self-imposed three-month mourning period to condemn the reported shooting of former presidential candidate and publisher of online news medium, SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, who was said to have been injured by a...

The Nigerian Police Force’s FCT Command has said that the former presidential candidate and rights activist Omoyele Sowore was not shot at by any of its officers or men, as reported in a viral video. The full statement by the Command reads: PRESS RELEASE POLICE RESTORES CALM AT THE UNITY...

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it will begin to take stock of all privately owned aircrafts in the country to ensure strict compliance with all regulations.The Public Relations Officer of the customs, Mr Joseph Attah disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Attah said this was...