The Senate on Thursday approved death penalty for dealers and importers of cocaine, heroin and other hard drugs into the country. The proposed capital punishment also applies to manufacturing, trafficking, dealing in or delivery of hard drugs by any means.…
The Board of Directors, Zenith Bank Plc, has announced the appointments of Mr. Adamu Lawani and Mr. Louis Odom as Executive Directors of the bank. Also, the board approved the appointment of Pamela Yough as a Non-Executive Director of the…
The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has sealed Regency Hotels, a school and three business premises in the capital city for tax evasion. The FCT-IRS acting Director, Legal Services, Mr Festus Tsavsar, who led the enforcement team, explained…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement that the Israeli forces will continue their attacks in Gaza in spite the U.S. threat to halt some weapon shipments. “If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand…
The House of Representatives on Thursday, called on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and his works counterpart, David Umahi to transmit all guarantees and credit enhancement instruments…
The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt the proposed implementation of the cyber security levy. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers), the minority leader of…
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to pay the withheld salaries of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Non Academic Staff Union (NASU). This followed the adoption of a Motion of Urgent Public Importance…
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) on Thursday sealed two hotels, an event centre and other business premises within Kaduna metropolis over N422.6 million unpaid taxes. The sealed businesses premises were Seals Admiralty Naval Suites, owned by Navy Travels…
The Federal Government, through the Debt Management Office (DMO), has offered three FGN bonds valued at N150 billion each for subscription at N1,000 per unit. According to a release by the DMO, the first offer is the five-year re-opening of…
The House of Representatives has summoned the Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHD) over the abandoned 252MW Power Plant at Gbarain, Bayelsa. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Oboku Aforji (PDP-Bayelsa) during …
