Regulations

2015 to 2022: NFIU reveals how much FG, States, LGs withdrew from public accounts

January 6, 2023 David Agba 0

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Thursday released new guidelines prohibiting cash withdrawals from public accounts and payment of estacodes, overseas allowances to civil and public servants in cash. This is for compliance by all financial institutions, non-financial institutions and public officials in Nigeria. It also said within 2015 and 2022, the federal government withdrew N225.72 billion cash, States N701.54 billion and Read More

Scottish football to ban heading

November 28, 2022 Editorial IV 0

Professional footballers in Scotland are to be banned from heading the ball in training the day before and the day after a game.Clubs are also being told to limit exercises that involve repetitive heading to one session per week. The new guidelines come after Glasgow University research that showed former footballers were three-and-a-half times more likely to die from brain disease.Experts Read More

NASC stakeholders validate revised PVP regulation

November 27, 2022 John Oba 0

Experts in the seeds industry have commenced the review and validation of the revised regulation for Plant Variety Protection (PVP) in Nigeria. The PVP Acts (2021) was signed into law in 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari as part of efforts to strengthen commercialisation of seed breeding in Nigeria. Declaring the meeting open Wednesday in Abuja, the National Agricultural Seeds Council Read More