By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Tragedy occured on Thursday after a moving passenger train at Chikakore axis of Kubwa, Abuja, crushed to death a female staff of NTA Channel 5, Abuja. It was gathered that the deceased, identified as Selimota Idowu Suleiman, was on her way to the office...
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring prompt pension service delivery to retired and retiring officers. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, gave the assurance, while the launching the Operational Manual by the FCT Area Councils Service Pension Board at the ongoing...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has mourned the death of Nigeria’s envoy to Spain, Chief Demola Seriki, who died early hours of Thursday. The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Mr Setonji David, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the death of...
The Acting Chairman, Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), Mr Haruna Abdullahi, says FCT residents will henceforth present Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) to carry out certain transactions. Abdullahi said this at a Town Hall Meeting organised by the service in Abuja. The theme of the meeting is, “Demand...
As Christmas draws closer, tailors in parts of Abuja have intensified efforts to beat the agreed deadlines with their customers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) went round the Mpape area and revealed that tailors in various areas were seen sewing clothes through the day and night in order...
The Lagos State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran has appealed to all Awori descendants in the state to support his aspiration to actualise their aspiration and dreams. Adediran, an Awori man from Ojo part of Badagry Division, made the plea at an interactive meeting with...
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) says it has not relinquished its power of revenue collection to any individual or corporate bodies. The Senior Special Assistant on Community Development to AMAC Chairman, Mr Yunusa Ahmadu, said this while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. He expressed worry at the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reiterated its commitment to partner well-meaning organizations towards improving healthcare services in the Territory. This assurance was given by the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, during the FCTA/USAID steering committee meeting held in her office...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command has generated N7.02 billion revenue in three months from September to November. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Gidado, said this in a statement signed by Superintendent Juliana Tomo, the command’s Public Relations Officer on Tuesday in Lagos....
Ubium people across the world will on Saturday December 17, 2022 converge in Ikot Okpudo Ubium, in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, for what is slated to be the greatest homecoming of the people in recent history; for an international convention tagged “Greater Ubium.” The...
The Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), has assured Ndigbo in Lagos State of his resolve to from an all-inclusive government and stop all harassment against them in markets. Adediran said this at an interactive meeting with Ndigbo leaders at the palace of Eze Ndigbo of Ikeja...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, says the agricultural sector generated over N1.2bn as revenue in 2022 in spite of the global food challenges. Olusanya, who also said that the ministry surpassed its one billion naira generated in 2021, made this known at the 2022 Lagos...
Shell Nigeria says it has distributed relief materials worth 1 million dollars to flood-impacted states in the country. The company’s Media Relations Manager, Mrs Abimbola Essien-Nelson, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Essien-Nelson said the relief materials were distributed directly to the victims of flood-impacted communities...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than 33,390 litres of petrol have been intercepted by The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on the Badagry waterways in Lagos State on Dec. 8. The command’s spokesman, Mr Hussain Abdulahi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, quoted Mr Bello Jibo,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) on Friday warned FCT residents against collection of their Permanent Voter Cards(PVCs) by proxy, as distribution begins Monday, Dec.12. Alhaji Yahaya Bello ,Resident Electoral Commissioner ,INEC-FCT, at a news conference on the collection of PVCs in Abuja, said the INEC offices would be opened...
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) says it will not accept double taxation of business owners in the council, describing the development as “worrisome and unconstitutional’’. Mr Yusuf Ahmadu, the Senior Special Assistant on Community Development to AMAC Chairman, said this while briefing newsmen on allegations of double taxation...
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, says the state has attracted over one billion dollars in Data Centre Investment in the past one year. Speaking at the Art of Technology (AOT) 4.0 in Lagos on Thursday, Hamzat stated that this would enable the local domicile of digital...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has disbursed N15 billion for the reconstruction of the Lagos Badagry Expressway under the Federal Government Road Infrastructure Tax Credit (RITC) Scheme. The N15 billion represents a 100 per cent payment of the funding of the Lagos-Badagry road rehabilitation under the...
The Federal Capital Territory taskforce and joint enforcement team, on Thursday confiscated and crushed 432 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada operating within the city centre and other prohibited areas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the crushing of the motorcycles was witnessed by the officials of...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS) says it has lost about N500 million revenue to masts erected without approval in the territory. The Director, Dr Babagana Adam, stated this during an interactive session with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. He said available...