archiveOctober 24, 2021

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says the state is not fighting the Federal Government or any of its agencies over collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) as being insinuated in some quarters. Speaking on Sunday in Abuja at a public lecture entitled: “Taxing Powers in a Federal System” to mark...

 Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has ordered that Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras be installed in all the correctional facilities in the state.Makinde gave the order on Sunday when he visited the Abolongo Correctional Centre, Oyo, that was attacked on Friday night by unknown gunmen, where majority of the inmates...

  The President, Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Mr Mustapha Isah, has called for insurance cover for journalists in the country to encourage them carry out thier duties effectively. Isah made the call in in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft under Operation Hadin Kai have continued onslaught on terrorists and insurgents on islands and localities around the Lake Chad. The latest assault has led to the decimation of dozens of terrorists converging in a boat around the area. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet,...

36 House of Assembly Speakers have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists and enemies of the nation. This was their resolution at a Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly in Katsina on Sunday. The Chairman of the Conference, who is also Bauchi Speaker, Abubakar...

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday launch the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), called eNaira, marking the formal start of the operation of the digital version of the Nigerian Naira (NGN). The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had had earlier fixed October 1 for the launching, but it was shifted...

The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 0.78 per cent to close the week at 41,763.26 and N21.794 trillion respectively. However, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX Main Board, NGX 30, NGX Banking, NGX Oil/Gas, NGX Industrial Goods and NGX Sovereign Bond indices which...

as gov attends Fayose's son's wedding Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, reiterated his belief in politics without bitterness, warning that no one should lose his life supporting politicians. Makinde, who stated this at the wedding ceremony of one of the sons of former Ekiti State governor and chieftain...

 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered an additional 159 new COVID-19 infections and one death across 13 states of the federation on Saturday.The NCDC in an update shared on its website on Sunday morning, said the country’s fatality toll from the virus now stood at 2,856. The...

A human rights lawyer, Chief Gabriel Giwa-Amu, said Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s initiatives when he was Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State saved many inmates at various correctional centres in the state. Giwa-Amu, who is also CEO of Stephen and Solomon Foundation, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) that offers...