The National Assembly says it will support the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) through the repeal of obsolete tax laws and re-enactment of new ones in line with current and global trend. Sen. Muhammed Musa, Chairman Senate Committee on Finance,…
By Sodiq Adelakun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday has commissioned the Mushin Flyover, the last of five overpasses built along the Red Line Rail corridor. The flyover is expected to relieve traffic and congestion in the area…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has assured public servants in the state that his administration would put measures in place to ensure that the backlog of promotion exercises is avoided. Governor Abiodun made this known during the celebration…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, said its staff has commenced the dismantling and re-erection of its collapsed Tower 16 at Gunduwawa Village, Gezawa Local Government of Area of Kano State. A trailer carrying a container drove into the base…
The Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, has stated that the state has a standing committee on the new national minimum wage. Recall that last July, the governor questioned the viability of his state paying the newly approved N70,000. Yahaya…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has cautioned lactating mothers lactating mothers against feeding their babies with water or any liquid substance other than breast milk within the first six months of life. This message was…
By Umar Akilu Majeri Dutse Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar A. Namadi, has sympathised with the people of the state over the recent flood incident in some parts of the state, and approved the distribution of relief materials to the…
The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) has lifted the suspension placed on trading in the shares of Guinea Insurance Plc, effective Aug.12. NGX, in its weekly report made available to newsmen in Lagos, confimed that the suspension was lifted because the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has denied rumours of selling employment slots to Nigerians and anyone who wishes to buy. In a statement on Saturday in Abuja signed by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, the oil firm…
Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has stated that over 1000 #EndBadGovernance protesters are currently in prison custody nationwide following the recent hunger protests. The protests, which were held between August 1 and 10, turned violent in some parts of the country,…
