archiveSeptember 8, 2021

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami says the fifth-generation (5G) network is not harmful, allaying fears in many quarters that its deployment could pose a risk to public health. Pantami spoke after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Wednesday where he also said the...

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the duo of Michael Yusuf Michael and Martha Daniel Yusuf, both siblings, before Justice Hannnatu A.L Balogun on an eight count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence. The defendants allegedly floated an unregistered medical and...

 The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) on Wednesday expressed worry over some movies going directly into movie streaming platforms, instead of cinemas where movies could be watched by a wider public. CEAN’s Chairman, Mr Patrick Lee, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the cinema experience...

  Following up on President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent announcement of the declaration of two hundred and eighty seven billion Naira (N287bn) Profit After Tax (PAT) in year 2020 by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Corporation has consolidated on the remarkable achievement, by publishing the Audited Financial Statements (AFS) on its...

  A Professor of Pediatrics at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Tinuade Adetutu Ogunlesi, says at least 750 newborn deaths are recorded daily in Nigeria. Ogunlesi particularly hinted that about 275,000 babies die within the first 28 days of life annually in Nigeria. This, he pointed out, translates to 31...

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the Health and Education Sectors. PFN also asked the Federal Government to “immediately” convoke Education and Health summits to comprehensively address the challenges facing the two critical sectors. This was contained...

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the West Africa’s main political and economic bloc, has suspended Guinea’s membership on Wednesday following a weekend military coup that ousted President Alpha Conde and dealt the latest in a flurry of setbacks to democracy in the region. During a virtual summit, leaders...

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), in a desperate bid to retain the collection of the Value Added Tax (VAT), has written the National Assembly, seeking the inclusion of VAT collection in the exclusive legislative list. The federal tax agency is also requesting the federal lawmakers to approve for it,...

*$450 billion potential income gains at stake *African insurance companies must act now, VP adds Amidst monumental challenges posed by climate change, particularly energy transition and related issues, the coming decade anchored on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), offers great opportunities for Africa’s socio-economic transformation, according to Vice...

Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, handed over an 18-seater bus to officials of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), in line with his promise during the inauguration ceremony of the 2021/2023 Executive Council of the body in Ibadan last week. The governor, who was represented by...