By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The member representing Ehime Mbano/ Ihitte Uboma/ Obowo Federal Constituency, Rep. Chike Okafor, has hailed the appointment of Mr. Anamekwe Nwabuoka as the Acting Account- General of the Federation by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Rep. Okafor described Nwabuoku’s appointment...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A frontline aspirant for Southern Borno Senatorial District on the platform of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Idris Durkwa has escaped death when some unknown gunmen ambushed his convoy with his teaming supporters and opened firewhich led to the death of two...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has recommended tax compliance as prerequisite for clearing aspirants to contest for elective positions. The Executive Chairman of FIRS and Chairman, Joint Tax Board (JTB) Muhammad Nami made the recommendation at a meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on...
The Federal Government says it will spend about N34 billion as arrears of Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustments in the education sector effective from 2019. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said that this was aimed at resolving the lingering crisis in the sector. Ngige made this...
The Federal Government says it cannot increase emoluments or downsize workers without productivity measurement. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige, said this on Tuesday in Abuja while declaring open the third National Productivity Summit in Abuja, organised by the National Productivity Centre (NPC). The theme of...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has described the May 20 killing of a woman and her four children by yet to be identified assailants as “barbaric and unacceptable”. Soludo, in a Statement signed by Mr Christian Aburime, his Chief Press Secretary on Tuesday vowed...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has broken into the residence of Senator Rochas Okorocha in Abuja after gunshots were heard in the vicinity. It is not yet clear if anyone was injured from the shots. The EFCC insisted that journalists must leave the premises, forcefully ejecting everyone...
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says the board remitted N27.2 billion from 2017 to date to the Federal Government’s coffers. Oloyede disclosed this known in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening session of a three-day workshop for Public Relations staff of the board....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it does not want women to be mere aspirants in the build up to the 2023 general elections but candidates and winners of elective positions. Prof. Kunle Ajayi, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Outreach and Partnership Committee made this remark at the...
For the first time in over two years, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 13 per cent. Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the CBN, said this while reading the 285th communiqué issued at the end of the apex bank’s Monetary Policy...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The presidential bid of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, received further boost on Monday, in Yobe and Borno States where the VP received strong expressions of support from the Governors of Borno, Yobe States, as well as the traditional rulers. On Arrival in Yobe...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has approved the establishment of Advanced Level (A Level) certificates data bank in the country. The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening session...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A youth group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State under the aegis of “Coalition of APC Groups” has accused the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Social Development and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouk, of financially inducing delegates of the party to vote for...
A cross section of Nigerians have reacted against a new Federal Government directive to impose tax on telephone calls, according to a survey conducted by a Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The Nigerian government has proposed a new tax on phone calls in its efforts to...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed June 28 for report on the outcome of the Federal Government’s suit seeking an interpretation of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Amendment Act, 2022 before the Supreme Court. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter after counsel for the plaintiff (Peoples Democratic...
By EMEKA CHIKWE, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has dissolved the State Executive Council with effect from Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The Special Assistant on Media to the governor, Kelvin Ebiri, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Port-Harcourt, the state capital. According...
The government of Jersey says it will engage Nigerian authorities on the repatriation of funds totalling £1.9 million forfeited by retired Lieutenant General Jeremiah Useni, following an order by the Royal Court. Useni, 79, was said to have transferred the money into the island’s Standard Chartered Bank accounts using...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A Non-Governmental Organization, Khairos Initiative, has began the renovation of a dilapidated maternity in Lekka village in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Lekka maternity, built about 17 years ago during the Adamu Mu’azu administration, has been in a deplorable condition for...
As the June 18 Governorship election draws near in Ekiti State, Persons With Disabilities, (PWDs) have threatened to sue INEC if they are not included in the electoral process. They are also demanding that INEC and other stakeholders create accessible voting points and necessary facilities that would ensure their...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Following the signing of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Bill into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerians would now have the opportunity to enjoy full health insurance in the country by 2030. This is according to a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD on...