By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Stakeholders of research and education in Africa will gather to deliberate on “Charting the Course: Forging Future-Ready Higher Education and Research Communities” at WACREN 2024, the 9th Annual Conference, organised by the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN), on March 7...
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The Federal Government has reiterated that diversifying the country’s energy mix to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will create more jobs and wealth for Nigerians. The Director-General National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), My Joseph Osanipin, said this at the Critique/Validation Workshop for the recently developed National Occupational...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Miss Zeenah Ramsey has been crowned as the 2024 Queen of Miss Pearl International Beauty Pageant in a glittering event, which held on Saturday, 2nd March 2024 at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Miss Zeenah, a 24-year old graduate of Mass Communication from...
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Brass, Bayelsa, has destroyed three illegal refinery sites, a wooden boat and a total of 160,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil. The operation, a fallout of the recently launched Nigerian Navy Operation DELTA SANITY, is aimed at combating illegal oil...
Justice Lewis Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, struck out the charge against 19 Bureau De Change (BDC) Operators, following the withdrawal of the case. The suspects are Ibrahim Jubril, Abdullahi Abubakar, Ibrahim Hassan, Adamu Isiaka, Ibrahim Abdulrahman, Jubril Hassan, Mohammed Isoaka, Mohammed Aminu...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Government has insisted that there was no going back on probing the immediate past administration of the state over alleged misappropriation of government funds. Mr Tersoo Kula, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia, revealed this to journalists...
The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed March 7 to hear a motion filed by former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano. Obiano is challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the alleged N4 billion fraud charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). The...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said no fewer than 12 persons died and 28 sustained injuries in a road crash along Zaria-Kano expressway. The Kaduna State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Kabir Nadabo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna that the fatal...
A former President of Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Dr Samuel Nzekweccn, has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for revoking the operational licences of 4,173 Bureaux De Change operators. Nzekwe made the commendation while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Monday in...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has successfully concluded the sale of government securities following the issuance of N1.053 trillion (680 million dollars) in short-term instruments. A statement issued on Sunday night by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi, stated that the sale is part...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Nigerian Army troops have successfully cleared IPOB/ESN hideout at Ihiteukwa Community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, neutralising one IPOB/ESN terrorist after an intense firefight on Saturday. The Director of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a...
The following are results of Match Day 23 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Lobi Stars FC 2-0 Katsina United FC Plateau United FC 2-0 Bendel Insurance FC Niger Tornadoes FC 0-2 Rangers International FC Heartland FC 1-1 Sunshine Stars FC Kwara...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting Nigeria in the cultivation of rice, maize, cassava and soyabeans to boost food production. The bank is providing 134 million dollars to achieve this, it president, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, said on Saturday after visiting the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) at...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – In compliance with the stipulations outlined in the Personal Income Tax Amendment Act (PITA) Cap P8 2011, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), has issued a formal notification to all individual taxpayers, including self-employed individuals and employees under the PAYE Scheme to file...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Victims Support Fund (VSF) led by Gen. Theophilus Y. Danjuma (rtd) has flagged off the distribution of dry season farming inputs to farmers in Gamboru Ngala communities of Ngala LGA in northern Borno and Izge community in Gwoza LGA of southern Borno....
● To suffer penalties for violations Companies that breach the new Expatriate Employment Levy policy will pay N3m for each offence. The offences are not submitting EEL, not registering an employee, a corporate entity not renewing EEL within 30 days, and providing false information on EEL. The Expatriate...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Determined to ensure compliance in the payment of taxes for state development, the Benue State Internal Revenue Service, (BIRS) under the leadership of the Acting Chairman, Mr.Emmanuel Agema and his team have sealed up business enterprises comprising of schools, hotels and hospitals...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his government’s resolve to fight corruption and create a good business environment, urging Qatari investors to report any Nigerian government official who asks for bribe. Tinubu said this at the Nigeria-Qatar Business and Investment Forum in Doha, on...
A 12-year old Junior Secondary School (JSS-2) student, (name with held), who was allegedly used to buy two bags of rice by suspected kidnappers has been found. His father, Pastor Joshua Ogbonna told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that suspected kidnappers allegedly took...
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen earned a late penalty for Champions Napoli as the hosts beat Juventus 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday. Substitute Giacomo Raspadori scored late in the second half to secure their first back-to-back wins in five months. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia put Napoli in front three minutes before...