Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Wednesday swore-in Alhaji Abubakar Muhammad as substantive Head of Civil Service (HoS) in the state. Tambuwal, according to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Muhammad Bello, said…
The Federal High Court Abuja on Wednesday adjourned the ongoing alleged certificate forgery suit against Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo until Jan. 7 for parties to adopt their final written addresses. The parties; the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr William…
By Ibiyemi Mathew The Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) has allayed fears of mass disconnection of subscribers who are yet to link their SIMs with their NIN. Recall that the commission had earlier gave a three (3) weeks extension for subscribers with…
Two states – Lagos and Sokoto – and the Federal Capital Territory paid more for road transportation in 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics has said. The NBS said this in its Transport Fare Watch data. Data for December 2020…
The federal government has exempted commercial flight tickets from value-added tax (VAT). This is contained in the 2020 finance bill, which was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 31, 2020. The bill exempts “airline transportation tickets issued…
The Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed no fewer than 2 Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHTs’) gun trucks and eliminated some of their fighters along the Wamdeo-Chul axis in the Southern part of Borno State. Coordinator, Defence Media…
The troops of Operation Sahel Sanity destroyed 197 bandits’ hideouts, neutralised 220, arrested 892 suspects and recovered large cache of arms in North West in the second half of 2020, says Defence Headquarters. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen.…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that all commodity import group between July and September 2020 (Q3) import index rose by 1.89 per cent driven mainly by an increase in the prices of products of the chemical and allied…
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has so far enrolled more than 2.3 million persons in Kano State since inception of the programme in 2007. The Coordinator of NIMC in the state, Mr Illo Sarkin-Yamma, made this known in…
The Kwara government has denied sacking the Director-General (DG) of Bureau of Lands, Mr Bolaji Edun, as being reported by a section of the media. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, said this in a statement…
