archiveMarch 21, 2023

  The Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for telecom sub-sector of Nigeria's Digital Economy Industry in line with the recommendations of the Committee it constituted to review the applicability of the Duty to the telecom sector which is considered already overburdened with taxation and sundry levies....

Felix Akpan, a professor of Political Science at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has been found dead in his apartment. Irene Ugbo, Cross River police command spokesperson, confirmed the recovery of his corpse on Monday. Ugbo said Akpan’s body was discovered on Sunday with multiple stab wounds in his apartment...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its operations are guided by the Electoral Act and not by political parties. Prof. Gabriel Yomere, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River, made this known in Calabar during an interview with journalists. Yomere was reacting to calls by the Social Democratic...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley before Justice U.P Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama,   Abuja for an alleged $370,000 internet fraud. He was arraigned on Monday, March 20, 2023 on a two-count charge bordering on stealing, obtaining by false...

  Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) continues to build on its advocacy of inculcating a culture of saving and investing in young Nigerians as it celebrates the 2023 edition of Global Money Week (GMW). The event was held at the Exchange on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, to raise awareness on the...

Justice Chukujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, March 21, 2023, adjourned further hearing in the trial of a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, over an alleged N6.9bn fraud, till May 8, 2023. The Lagos Zonal...

  A civil society organisation, Connected Development (CODE) has expressed dissatisfaction over the conduct of Saturday’s governorship election in the country. CODE’s Chief Executive Officer, Hamzat Lawal, said this while presenting the report of its post-election findings in Abuja. Hamzat, who said that findings came from the data of its...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the conduct of the 2023 general elections. “I wish to thank the chairman of INEC and all members of staff of the commission for their hard work and commitment to ensuring free...

The United States on Tuesday condemned voter intimidation and violence in last weekend’s governorship and house of assembly elections in Nigeria. For the second time in three weeks, Nigeria has come under the searchlight following reports of violence, voter intimidation and suppression, ballot box snatching, and other vices during the...

As the annual Ramadan fast commences, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji ( Dr ) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has urged Muslims and Nigerians in general not to allow political differences and outcomes of the general elections affect the bond of brotherhood...