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Some unknown gunmen have abducted three Chinese workers while also killing two locals staffs in at a hydropower dam project in Zungeru in the Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State. This was confirmed in a statement made available by the police spokesperson in Niger state, Wasiu Abiodun, on Thursday. According to him, workers on…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed stated in a public presentation on Wednesday 5th January, 2022 that there is no provision made for subsidy for the months of July to December 2022. The Federal Government in a bit to conform with the provisions in the Petroleum Industry Act, which states that…
A committee soliciting support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has disclosed that Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 24 states have endorsed him for President in the 2023 elections. Leader of the Technical Committee for Atiku, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, spoke during a visit of his committee to Yola, the Adamawa State capital….
A new excise duty has been introduced by the Federal Government on all carbonated and sweetened beverages commercially available in Nigeria. The new development places a N10 tax on every litre of carbonated, sweetened, and non-alcoholic drinks sold in the country. Excise duty is a kind of tax levied on the manufacturing, licensing, and sale…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in an official statement released on Thursday morning has revealed that it secured a total of 2,220 (Two Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty) convictions across all its Commands in 2021. The figure which emerged from a review of the Commission’s performance in the outgone year, shows that the…
The Nigerian Stock market closed on a bright spot with an enormous gain of ₦450billion yesterday. The upturn in the equity market was realised from gains recorded from the domestic companies of large and medium capitalised stocks, amongst which are; Airtel Africa, Oando, Seplat Energy, Ardova, and Nigerian Exchange Group (NGXGroup). The All-Share Index (ASI),…
The Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) has started probing the Bureau of Public Enterprises on why they have failed to remit the sum of $679.4million realised from the concession of various ports to the 23 companies under the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for 10years. The Chairman of the Committee, Matthew Urhoghide centered his investigation to…
Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation, OAuGF, has disclosed that about 12 Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government (MDAs) has refused to remit N5.8 billion worth of taxes. The MDAs concerned are: Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology, Nigerian Correctional Service, House of Representatives, National Assembly Service Commission, the Senate,…
In an exclusive interview granted to Channels TV on Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari has said whenever he hears the word “PDP”; what comes to his mind is “failure”. One of the interviewers, Maupe Ogun, told the President “all we are going to ask you to do is that for these last words tell us what…
Ten of eleven Olubadan-in-Council has today endorsed Dr Lekan Balogun, as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland. This was disclosed by the Osi of Ibadaland at a briefing of Kingmakers on Wednesday after the conclusion of their meeting. Ajibola said the kingmakers unanimously selected Dr. Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadan land. The council, however,…
