
FIRS have powers to recover unremitted tax from states, LGAs in order — Group
The powers of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS) to recover unremitted taxes deducted by states and Local governments is well in order, and accords with the country’s fiscal laws ...

Matawalle flags off training of newly recruited guards
The Zamfara state governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, Saturday, flagged -off training of the newly recruited Community Protection Guards (CPG). He said Zamfara state under his watch is now moving towards ...

NDE trains varsity, polytechnic students on goat production
Dozens of universities and polytechnics students in Plateau state were weekend trained on goat production by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). The training, according to the scheme, was meant ...

Atiku coming in spirit of Yar’Adua – Bishop Joseph
The national coordinator of Door to Door Grassroots Christian Campaign for Atiku, Bishop Dr Stanley Joseph, has said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, ...

Hajj 2022: 560 Plateau pilgrims arrive Saudi Arabia
Five hundred and six Plateau Muslim pilgrims, Sunday afternoon, arrived the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the state executive secretary, Muslim Pilgrims Board, Auwal Abdullahi has said. He said the intending ...

Kaduna Electric loses N386m to vandalism in 6 months
The management of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has lamented the rising cases of vandalism of power supply infrastructure in its franchise which is taking a serious toll on the company's ...

Running mate: APC ‘ll consider competence, not religion or tribe – Duru
Ahead of formal announcement of substantive vice presidential of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the party has declared that it will prioritise competence ahead of religion or tribe ...

Troops intercept 3.8m litres of crude oil in Niger Delta
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Thursday said in its determined efforts to end oil theft and illegal oil refining in the country, the Armed Forces of Nigeria in collaboration with other ...

Taraba moves to privatise Mambilla Beverages Limited
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Taraba Investment and Property Limited, Mr. Iliya Ezekiel, Sunday, disclosed that the state government has commenced sensitisation of 10 host communities in Mambilla Plateau, Kakara ...
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Ogun: 3 arrested for rape, forceful initiation of young girl into cultism
Three suspected members of eiye confraternity have been arrested by men of the police command for gang-raping and initiating a young girl into their cult group in Ogun. The suspects ...

Self defence: Arewa elders back Matawalle, task North West governors on vigilante groups
A Northern elders group has supported the call by Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state to allow residents carry arms to protect themselves in the face of incessant attacks by ...

Gunmen kill upcoming Nigerian artist in Imo
Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed a dancer and singer, Solomon Chukwudi, aka Slowmo King. According to reports, the dancer who is also known as Solomon Jackson was traveling from Abuja ...

Military kills 82 terrorists in Zamfara airstrikes, 2 arrested in Kwara
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Thursday said air interdiction by the Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI killed no fewer than 82 terrorists while many others sustained various degree of injuries ...

Insecurity: How Birnin Gwari farmers paid N400m tax to bandits in Kaduna – Community leader
A community leader in Birnin Gwari Emirate of Kaduna state, Alhaji Zubairu Abdulra’uf, has expressed worry over the activities of bandits in the Emirate, noting that farmers have to pay ...

Train attack: Victims’ families plan street protests, occupation of government facilities
The families of the kidnapped victims of Abuja - Kaduna train have vowed to embark on street protests and occupy key government facilities in Abuja and Kaduna to drive home ...
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Oil and Gas stakeholders to stage annual event in Uyo
The Oil and Gas Stakeholders Festival, OGSFEST UYO 2022, endorsed by the Federal Ministry of Environment, is set to begin with the lighting of Torch/Flame in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital ...

Kano-Zaria road sections for delivery by early 2023 – FG
The federal government has disclosed that it will deliver section III of the Kano-Zaria road, part of the North-West roads under construction, by the 1st quarter of March 2023. The ...

NCC partners CBN, others to provide broadband, digital financial services to underserved
Nigeria’s grass root communities and the underserved population of the country will not be left out of the national broadband plan when the implementation comes to fruition. According to a ...