October 2022

Vice-President Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo presided over a hybrid meeting of the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday in Abuja as President Muhammadu Buhari is away in Seoul for the first World Bio Summit 2022. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr.…

Police arraign 2 for stealing car worth N35m

The police on Wednesday arraigned two men: Frank Emmanuel, 20, and Sheriff Oladokun, 25, in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan for allegedly stealing a Mercedes Benz (E300) car worth N35million. The suspects whose residential addresses were not provided were charged…

Travel agent docked over alleged N2.1m fraud

A 39-year-old travel agent, Herman Raymond, was on Wednesday arraigned in a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly swindling a businessman of N2.1 million. Raymond, who resides in Malali Kaduna, is being tried on a two-count charge of fraud and…

2023 Elections: 10-man ECOWAS delegation visits Nigeria

A 10-man Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation on a pre-election fact-finding mission in Nigeria says the country’s politicians should embrace dialogue towards having a peaceful 2023 election The delegation warned politicians against making next year’s polls a…

FIRS begins direct taxes collection from online gaming

By Matthew Denis Abuja The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that it has commenced the deduction of taxes at transaction points from Online Gaming Transactions using the Sentinal National Payment Gateway and Electronic Solution. In a Public Notice…