By Kayode Tokede Amid ease in economy, commercial banks in Nigeria borrowed N9.97trillion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) between January and July, Nigerian NewsDirect gathered from the apex bank. Nigerian NewsDirect gathered that the ease of COVID-19 lockdown…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has appealed a recent judgment of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt Rivers State on the issue of Value Added Tax (VAT)collection. The FIRS disclosed this in a statement by its Director, Communications…
Gov. Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State said that he would be leaving the education sector of the state in 2023 better than he met it as governor in 2015. The governor said this when he featured on the News…
By Gloria Akudoro, Abuja. Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong on Sunday gave an immediate directive to kickstart a 24-hours curfew in Jos North to contain security threat in the community. The Governor gave this directive in a statement…
By Owoleye Oluwakayode According to a 2018 report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the unemployment rate in Nigeria surged to 23.1 per cent from 20.42 per cent in December 2017. As part of its intervention, Rotary Club of…
Mr Egbodofo Olumide, the Maiduguri Zonal Commander of the EFCC, has reiterated the need to build public ownership of the anti-corruption fight, in order to make it more effective. Olumide made the call on Saturday in Maiduguri while addressing a…
… Makes fresh call for the creation of transport ban By Abba-Eku Onyeka, Abuja The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has commended the Federal Government for reopening tollgates on Federal roads in Nigeria. The Association also made a…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, paid a condolence visit to the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, over the death of his father, Pa Emmanuel Abiodun. Obasanjo, who visited the governor at the Iperu-Remo Family House of the governor, called…
President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded one of the pioneer pilots in Nigerian aviation, Capt. Rufus Orimoloye, who died at the age of 89. In a condolence message by the President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Sunday in Abuja, Buhari saluted…
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Sunday in Abakaliki commended Ebonyi’s Gov. Dave Umahi for his efforts at transforming the health sector in the state. The NMA Southeast Caucus comprising Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states branches gave the…
