The Federal Government has began payment of military salary increase including three months arrears. The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, made this known in a statement in Abuja issued by Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director of Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. Matawalle said that already...
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the right-wing venture capitalist David Sacks would become “the White House A.I. & Crypto Czar,” a post on his social media platform Truth Social showed. Trump called artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency “two areas critical to the future of American competitiveness.” Sacks, a confidant...
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration (FCTA) is investing in road infrastructure to open up locked communities in the territory. Wike stated this on Thursday at the inauguration of construction of a three-kilometre access road to communities around Plot 18, Giri District, Abuja....
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will kick off FIFA’s new 32-team Club World Cup when the Major League Soccer side take on Egypt’s Al Ahly in the June 15 opener, the draw for the tournament revealed on Thursday. Brazilian team Palmeiras and Portugal’s Porto complete Group A alongside Argentina...
The Labour Party (LP) has threatened legal action against four members of the House of Representatives who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the LP. On Thursday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas announced the lawmakers’ defection. They are Chinedu Okere, Mathew Donatus,...
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for replacement of a former National Chairman, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, from leaders of the party from the North-Central zone. The BoT Chairman, Adolphus Wabara, made the call while reading the communique issued at the end of the...
The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on Thursday described as unacceptable continuous spending of 480 million dollars on importation of three tonnes of rice annually. The NEPC Executive Director / Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Nonye Ayeni, made this known in Lokoja at the opening of a one-day technical support...
An Abuja High Court has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to submit Certified True Copy (CTC) of the investigation report on the funds allocated to 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Abia from 2019 to 2023. Justice Bello Kawu gave the order while delivering a ruling...
The equity market closed on a negative note on Thursday, as the market capitalisation dropped by N36 billion or 0.06 per cent. Specifically, the market capitalisation closed at N59.476 trillion compared to the opening value of N59.512 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) declined by 61 points or 0.06...
The Labour Party caucus in the House of Representatives has called for judicial neutrality, impartiality and fair hearing in the defamation case against an activist lawyer, Dele Farotimi, by Chief Afe Babalola (SAN). The caucus leader, Victor Ogene, made the call in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, against...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has started a nationwide sensitisation of the public on Health, security consciousness, human rights and the ongoing tax reforms and the negative impact of get-rich-quick syndrome. The Director-General of NOA, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, made this known at a news conference to flag off the...
The Chairman of Transcorp Group, Mr Tony Elumelu, has called on the Federal Government to urgently prioritise security and power supply in the country to bring about the needed development. Elumelu made the call on Thursday in Abuja in his graduation lecture for participants of the Executive Intelligence Management...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has said most of the disquiet over the Federal Government-led proposed tax reform in the country is borne out of misunderstanding. Governor Abiodun spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday at the ongoing Africa Investment Forum, Market Days 2024, in Rabat,...
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris has appointed 200 youths of All Progressives Congress (APC) as his Special Assistants. Presenting the offer to the beneficiaries comprising male and females at the APC Secretariat in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, the party Chairman in Kebbi, Alhaji Abubakar Kana-Zuru, said the party was...
The FCT Directorate of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated contraband alcoholic products in Wuse Market, Abuja. The Director of the agency’s FCT directorate, Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, said after the operation on Thursday, that manufacturing and distribution of alcoholic beverages in satchet and...
The Ebonyi Government on Thursday, said that 394 suspected cases of Lassa Fever have been recorded since January till December in the state. The government said 48 cases were confirmed from the suspected case and out of which 23 persons died of the disease while 25 persons were discharged....
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called on youths across the country to unite and take the lead in the fight against corruption. Olukoyede made the call in Abuja on Wednesday while addressing stakeholders at a Town Hall Meeting in preparation for...
The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has congratulated Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her reappointment as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The National Chairman of PANDEF, Dr. Godknows Igali, OON, in a recent statement, described Okonjo-Iweala as the “best jewel of the Niger Delta” and hailed her historic...
Senators from the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria have expressed support for the Tax Reform Bills presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. The lawmakers under the aegis of the South-South Senators’ Forum stressed the importance of tax reforms in boosting national revenue and fostering economic stability....
The Senate on Thursday said that it did not suspend deliberations on the Tax Reform Bills as reported in some quarters. Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, made the clarification when he raised Senate Point of Order 42, during plenary. Raising the order, Mr Bamidele said that it was...