An assemblage of over 180 Civil Society Organisations under the platform of Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG), has justified the 2021 refreshment budget by the the management of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The group, however, cautioned the HURIWA and the Transparent International (TI) to refrain from maligning the reputation of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, under the Read More
China’s GDP grew 18.3 percent year on year in the first quarter, hitting 24.93 trillion yuan (about $3.82 trillion), according to statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on April 16. The figure registered an increase of 0.6 percent from that in Q4 of 2020, or 10.3 percent from that in the first three months of 2019. This Read More
The Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act, signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari in June 2019, is producing a better appreciation of Nigeria’s determination to end piracy and sea robbery in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea. Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this at the maiden edition of Read More
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has debunked claims by Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state that the federal government printed between N50 billion – N60 billion to bridge the shortfall in the distribution of federation revenues to the three tiers of government in March 2021, saying that the claims did not reflect the true position of things. The Forum, in Read More
Some Uber and Bolt e-cab drivers in Lagos on Saturday asked the e-hailing companies to immediately increase fares being charged by the operators, failing which they would go off the roads on Monday. The e-cab operators, under the aegis of Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private Owners Association (PEDPA), threatened to embark on the strike if their demands were not met. Read More
The Nasarawa state House of Assembly, Saturday, said it would give Dangote dugar refinery in the state all the necessary legislative backing and support to succeed. Speaker, Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, gave the assurance when he led other principal officers of the House on an on-the-spot assessment to Dangote sugar refinery, Tunga, Awe local government area of the state. He assured of its Read More
China’s GDP grew 18.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, the fastest in three decades since the data was released, with key economic indicators all expanding at over 20 percent, setting an encouraging start for the whole year that is buoyed by a low base, soaring overseas demand and rebounding consumption at home. The stellar data offers a Read More
A combination of scarce foreign exchange and an astronomical rise in aviation fuel price that has seen Jet A1 price jump from N160 to over N270 within 4 weeks in Nigeria is putting the industry at a precipice as both the travelling public and airline operators bear the brunt of the current economic climate. Air fares on Nigeria domestic routes Read More
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has advised the federal government to face economic realities confronting the country and stop the “current monetary rascality in the country”. Obaseki said such proactive measures would prevent the prevailing economic challenge from degenerating further. The governor had last week expressed reservations over the nation’s economic slide and alleged that the federal government printed additional N50 Read More
Former Governor of Imo state Rochas Okorocha was on Tuesday arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. EFCC Head of media and publicity Wilson Uwujaren has already confirmed the latest development, but he didn’t provide reasons for his arrest. Okorocha’s arrest is coming weeks after operatives of the Imo State Police Command arrested Read More
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ondo state command has impounded 37,100 litres of diesel at an illegal depot in Ore, Odigbo local government area of Ondo state. The commandant of the corps in the state, Edenabu Eweka, made this known in a statement signed by the public relations officer of the command, Mr Olufemi Omole, Tuesday in Read More
Former presidential candidate and global energy executive, Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has paid glowing tributes to late Yinka Odumakin, who he described as a man of extraordinary courage that stood by his words. In a statement he personally signed Sunday, the businessman expressed his deep shock over the death of the Afenifere spokesman, saying Nigeria has lost one of the greatest. Read More
Senator Uba Sani representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly has called on Christians in the country to see Easter as the period to pray for the healing of the nation. He said the need for prayer is because Nigeria is at the crossroads, facing huge economic and security challenges. In his Easter message to the people, the lawmaker noted Read More
One of the thriving industries in Nigeria today is hypocrisy, and leaders who walk on that path are seen as heroes. In this clime, refusal to compromise standard and firm embrace of tenets of integrity by being brutal with the truth, firm in honesty and courageous in justice always attract opposition and in some cases violent attack by the ill Read More
Bayelsa state government has halted logging without permit and other deforestation activities in order to protect the state’s forest reserves. Henceforth, all commercial timber dealers are to obtain permit from the Ministry of Environment before embarking on logging activities. Governor Douye Diri, who stated this on Monday during this year’s International Day of Forests celebration in Yenagoa, also directed that Read More
Residents of Maiduguri, Borno state capital are in the state of confusion following sudden blackout three days after transmission company of Nigeria managed to fixed the transmission lines destroyed by suspected armed insurgents about two months ago. Reliable security sources said another transmission tower was brought down by heavy explosives that were planted on the foot of the high tension Read More
Zenith Bank Plc has been named as the Best Bank in Nigeria for the second successive year in the Global Finance Magazine’s Best Banks Awards 2021. The bank was among other banks from 35 countries in Africa recognised as the prestigious US magazine, Global Finance announced its 28th Annual Best Bank Awards Winners in Africa. The editors of Global Finance Read More
A coalition of Labour, Civil Society Groups and Nigerian working class under the aegis of The People’s Alternative Political Summit (T-PAPS) has said except the Nigerian people take back control of the country it would continue in unending crisis. In a press conference held at Praxis Center in Abuja, the Central Organising Committee of T-PAPS noted that the ruling class Read More
President of the Senate, Dr Ahmed Lawan, his predecessor, Dr Bukola Saraki, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila are among the dignitaries expected to grace the book launch of an Ilorin- based newspaper, National Pilot in Lagos in April. Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of the paper, Billy Adedamola, in a statement issued on Monday said the book titled: “Roundtable Discussion On Read More
Despite the relative boom experienced in the skincare industry in Nigeria in the last ten years, some startups are still finding it rather tough to get on their feet. More often than not, the problem is not of their own creation but normal dynamics that ensue with starting a new business and getting people to trust it. For one of Read More
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