… unveils first locally assembled Volkswagen car in Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed all public agencies in Ghana to source garments, textiles and vehicles from domestic producers in the country. Speaking at the unveiling of the first Volkswagen assembled vehicles on Monday, President Akufo-Addo explained that when...
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By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – A twitter war started by the Chairperson of the Board of Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST), Mrs. Maimuna Abubakar, against the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over the appropriation of Stamp Duty fees, has earned her severe criticism from the public and the tax agency....
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 288 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country, which brought the total number of infections to 44,129. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday. The agency said that eight new deaths were reported, bringing the...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – As part of the arrangements for the re-opening of schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the FCT Administrations (FCTA) has carried out the fumigation of Secondary Schools and made available facemasks, hand sanitizers and infrared thermometers for use in these schools. Chairman, FCT...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi A 34-year old man, Adeshina Abdullaziz, has been arrested for allegedly raping a 3-year old child (name withheld), in Bauchi. The Police arrested the suspect, a resident of Igbo quarters in Bauchi metropolis, after he allegedly lured the child to his room and sexually molested her....
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Following directives by the Federal Government that schools should re-open in preparation for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), Bauchi State Government has directed its schools to resume on Thursday, 6th August. The directive which said that only schools with Senior Secondary...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Abdulwahab Bello, a 30 year old man, who was allegedly tortured by the Divisional Police Officer of Township Police Station (names withheld), Bauchi State Command, over allegations of stealing some chickens has narrated how his two friends were killed. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that Prison Inmate...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) regrets to announce the demise of its former Group Managing Director (GMD), Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha. Dr. Dawha, died after a brief illness, NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru stated in a release today. The release said NNPC...
I would not have glorified the PDP leadership with a response concerning the one month so-called suspension placed on me but for the deluge of calls I got from concerned Nigerians who insisted that they deserve to have my response. I saw a letter purportedly written by my Ward...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Education Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has given the go-ahead to all schools in the FCT to re-open for exit students only, on Tuesday, August 4, for preparation for their examinations, including WASSCE and BECE. The decision followed the announcement by...
Tax revenues generated by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have kept the Nigerian economy going despite the ravages of the COVID-19, Executive Chairma of the tax agency, Mr. Muhammad Nami, has disclosed. Nami spoke on Monday in Abuja during a live appearance on the popular morning show, Kaakaki,...
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the 2020 edition of its annual FinTech Summit scheduled to hold on Thursday, August 6, 2020 by 12.00 noon. According to a statement on Monday the FirstBank said, the event would be virtually held via Zoom...
By JAMES EHIGIATOR – I have just finished reading a very brilliant and lucid intervention via the WhatsApp social media platform, titled: “Godwin Obaseki and Hosa Okunbo as brothers and friends”. The premise of the argument and the logic that ran through the entire gamut of the write-up could...
A non-governmental group, Forum for Good Governance (FGG) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately set in motion the process of unbundling the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. According to a release to NATIONAL ACCORD on Monday, the group had in a statement by its...
A study by Italian scientists has found that people can transmit the coronavirus SARS-COV-2 to cats and dogs. The study tested 540 dogs and 277 cats living in households in northern Italy, particularly in Lombardy, where someone was infected with the virus or in areas where there were many...
Popular South African supermarket chain, Shoprite Holdings Limited, Monday announced it will close all its stores in Nigeria, THEWILL is reporting. The group, which trades in Nigeria under the name Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited, cited amongst others, the devastating effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations and profitability,...