By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has described the Financial Technology (FinTech) industry as a critical driver of financial inclusion of Nigerian citizens living in the underserved and unserved communities...
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By nature, most people would like to dodge payment of taxes if the system allows it. It’s not surprising that some easily agree with the saying that tax collectors rarely have many friends. But, for governments, taxes are a major policy instrument for shaping, and reshaping, the economic...
Organizations of all sizes need the latest and greatest in IT infrastructure implemented to keep their hybrid workforce productive and happy There’s no doubt that hybrid work has become the new norm, an irreversible way of working. This necessitates every business leader to not only establish a...
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved an upward review of monthly standing payment of gratuities from N100 million to N200 million. This is contained in a statement issued by the state Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, in Damaturu on Thursday. Abacha said that the governor...
The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), said it has paid N16 billion in liquidation dividends to depositors, creditors and shareholders of banks in liquidation in the past 20 years. The Principal Manager, NDIC Kano Zonal Office, Ms Hajara Imam stated this at the 2023 World Savings Day. She...
A Kano High Court presided by Justice Hafsat Yahaya Sani, has remanded the former Managing Director of Kano State Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO), Alhaji Bala Muhammad Inuwa, and two others in prison custody over alleged fraud of N4 billion. The two others are the ex-managing director’s son, Bala...
The children of late Prof. Dora Akunyili have said the family has still received justice over the gruesome murder of their father, Dr Chike Akunyili, two years ago. Mr Obum Akunyili, one of the children, said this when he appeared before the Anambra State Truth, Justice and Peace...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Thursday affirmed Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of February 25 senatorial election for the Borno Central senatorial seat. The court held that the appellants (Barrister Mohammed Kumalia and...
The joint military taskforce, “Operation Delta Safe” (OPDS) impounded a vessel, MV Mother Mary I on Sunday, laden with 300,000 litres of illegally refined diesel. OPDS impounded the vessel at the Federal Ocean Terminal in Onne, Eleme Council Area of Rivers and arrested its two crew members on...
BY DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission (TSIEC) has trained Electoral Officers (EO’s) and Assistant Electoral Officers (AEO’s) in preparation for the forthcoming Taraba State Local Government Councils Elections. The Commission also noted that it would be introducing customize ballot papers and boxes for the...
The Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo, has said that it is committed to its vision of producing highly skilled graduates through Entrepreneurial Skills Acquisition and Employability training. The Vice Chancellor of the Nigeria’s premier private university, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, said this on Thursday in Okada. He spoke at the...
The Senate has passed the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N2.17trillion. President Bola Tinubu had written the Senate seeking the approval of the sum of N2,176,791,286,033 as 2023 supplementary budget to address labour wage adjustments, security and other urgent issues. The President had also sent the...
The President and Chief Executive Officer, Sunora Foods, Mr Charles Eghobamien, has said the company will commit about US$100 million as foreign direct investment in oil palm production and other crops in Edo. Eghobamien made this known during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gov. Godwin...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed the election of Sen. Mohammed Ndume and Sen. Kaka Lawan of Borno South and Central Senatorial Districts respectively. The three-member panel, presided by Justice Biobele Georgewill, held that the two appeals against the lawmakers lacked merit. The News Agency of...
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By MARK JANG, Jos – Plateau State Police Command on Thursday said its operatives have killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued six kidnap victims. The command’s spokesman in the state, DSP Alfred Alabo, said in a statement in Jos that the kidnappers abducted their victims from Gwalada village...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has discovered and halted the siphoning of petrol from one of NNPCL’s pipelines at Atlas Cove, Lagos. Commander, NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga said this in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Sub.-Lt. Happiness Collins...
The Labour Party (LP) says the ranking of Bayelsa as the second poorest state in Nigeria is a sign of failure by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led administration in the state. The state LP candidate for the Nov. 11 governorship poll, Mr Udengs Eradiri, said this...
One of the Nigeria’s leading cement providers, BUA, has revealed its plan to inaugurate a new cement plant in Sokoto State by January 2024. The Chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, made this announcement during his visit to Gov. Ahmad Aliyu in Sokoto on Wednesday....
The Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Abubakar Bichi, has said President Bola Tinubu’s supplementary appropriation bill is strategically structured to address the country’s security concerns, bolster food security, and enhance critical road infrastructure. Bitchi said this when the ministers of works, defence, agriculture and food security, alongside...