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...
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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 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...
Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Dalijan, has blamed the Lakurawa insurgents for the explosion that occurred in the Maru Local Government Area of the state. On Wednesday, the insurgents had planted explosives around the Mai Lamba axis along the Dansadau-Gusau road, killing 6 travellers and injuring 8 others....
The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagun, has threatened to sue a lawyer and a rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, over allegations bordering on defamation. Also, the Acting National Secretary of PDP, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, threatened to drag Adeyanju to court on civil and criminal...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Northern Youths Progressive Network (NYPN) has recognized High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, for his unwavering dedication to securing Nigeria’s oil installations. As the founder of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Tompolo has made significant strides in addressing security challenges across...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has presented an Appropriation Bill of N545 billion to the State House of Assembly for 2025 fiscal year. Presenting the budget at the state assembly’s chamber, Mr Lawal said the 2025 budget comprises 28 per cent recurrent expenditure amounting to N151,680,000, while the capital...
The Defence Headquarters has said that the military had eliminated a total of 8,034 terrorists, apprehended 11,623 suspects and rescued 6,376 kidnapped hostages from January to December. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military on Thursday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian authorities to bring to justice those responsible for atrocities committed against victims and survivors of the Boko Haram insurgency. This includes both insurgents and military personnel who have been accused of human rights abuses. Addressing a press...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Founder and former President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Spain,Chief John Ugochukwu Nduwuisi, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), to immediately halt the current scarcity of cash across bank counters and Automated Teller Machines(ATMs). The call, according...