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The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has sealed the headquarters of Kaduna Electric in Kaduna over alleged outstanding statutory tax liabilities. The enforcement action is contained in a non-compliance notice posted at the entrance of the company’s premises on the order of the NRS Executive Chairman, Zacch Adedeji. The action was carried out under the Nigeria ...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Press Council (NPC), Dr Dili Ezughah, on his 65th birthday, commending his contributions to journalism, public communication and national development. Tinubu, in a congratulatory message issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday, described Ezughah’s career as a ...
The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (Benue-SEMA) has deployed local divers to search for the remaining missing persons on the tragic boat accident on River Katsina-Ala in Buruku Local Government Area of the state. Mr Tema Ager, Head of Information Unit, Benue-SEMA, confirmed this in a telephone interview with newsmen on Monday in Makurdi. Ager ...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set to deploy technology and artificial intelligence to capture, analyse and organise ideas generated by young Nigerians at the maiden National Youth Conference, with a view to helping government translate their concerns and aspirations into policy proposals for national development. The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa disclosed ...
University students across Nigeria have welcomed the Aliko Dangote Foundation's Student Share Grant Initiative, describing it as a unique opportunity to participate in wealth creation and gain practical investment experience through the ongoing Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP). As part of efforts to drive awareness and deepen financial ...
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has commence a compressed natural gas (CNG) transport scheme across its campus today with fares fixed at ₦150 per trip. The initiative, developed in partnership with the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (Pi-CNG), will involve the conversion of existing campus shuttle buses to CNG-powered vehicles and the deployment of newly ...
The newly appointed Customs Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, Comptroller Murtala Muazu, has pledged to consolidate the Command’s achievements in revenue generation, enforcement, compliance and trade facilitation while ensuring faster cargo clearance. Muazu pledged on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, after the retirement of his predecessor, Comptroller of Customs Emmanuel ...
A fresh dispute has erupted over the position of Iyaloja General of Osun State, following conflicting claims by the state government and the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, regarding who should occupy the office. The development has produced two claimants to the influential position, with the Ataoja declaring the return of Chief Awawu Asindemade, ...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, collected ₦896.54 million in revenue between January and August 2026, exceeding its target of ₦544.35 million, as Deputy Comptroller Abdulhamid Ibrahim assumed leadership of the Command. The outgoing Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Oladapo Afeni, disclosed the revenue performance during the handing-over ceremony ...
Some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed to Borno for the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Stream I orientation course say they have overcome their initial fears and embraced the experience. The corps members, who spoke in separate interviews with the news reporters on Saturday in Maiduguri, said their concerns were largely influenced by ...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Saturday urged the Federal Government to resume work on the oil exploration projects in Magumeri and Gubio Local Government Areas of the state. Zulum made the call while addressing the 13th regular meeting of the North-east Governors’ Forum in Maiduguri. The Governor, however, commended President Bola Tinubu for making ...
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State, says his administration will partner with the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) to enhance training and retraining of members and ensure adherence to the practice of public relations. He stated this when he received members of the NIPR State Chapter on a road walk to Government House, on ...
The Deputy Governor of Benue State, Mr Sam Ode, has congratulated legendary Idoma folk singer, Mama Alice Igbe, on her 100th birthday. Ode gave the felicitation in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Godwin Ikyereve, made available to newsmen on Saturday in Makurdi. Ode described the centenarian as an exceptional custodian and promoter of ...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has called on member states of the North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) to redeem their financial commitments to the proposed North-East Air Shuttle. Zulum, who is also Chairman of the Forum, made the call on Saturday while delivering his opening address at the 13th meeting of the NEGF in Maiduguri. He ...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has threatened to arrest the contractor handling a section of the Benin-Abraka Road for allegedly abandoning the project after receiving payment from the previous administration. He was speaking to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Orhionmwon and Uhunmwode local government areas during his ongoing tour to strengthen the ...
In commemoration of the 2026 World Teachers' Day, the Kwara State Government has declared Monday as a work-free day to celebrate the vital roles teachers play in society. This was made known in a statement issued to journalists in Ilorin by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Government House, Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola, who stated ...
The Federal government says it is targeting the creation of about 10,000 jobs from each 500-cattle-per-day capacity abattoir established through public-private partnerships across the country. Alhaji Idi Maiha, Minister for Livestock Development, disclosed this when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger while on a two-day working visit to assess L-PRES ...
Kwara governor, Mr AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has declared Monday a work-free day for teachers across the state to commemorate the 2026 World Teachers’ Day. The declaration is contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Mashood Agboola, on Friday in Ilorin. The governor said the gesture recognised teachers’ contributions ...
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has said that the payment of new allowance to corps members serving in the state will commence by the end of the month. Mbah announced this on Friday, while declaring open the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Stream I orientation course for corps members deployed to the state. The ceremony took ...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has appealed to the Zamfara Government to upgrade facilities at the temporary orientation camp in Gusau. Malam Muhammad Lawan, the NYSC Coordinator in Zamfara, made the appeal in Gusau on Friday at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Stream I corps members deployed to the state The ...
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has called on Gov. Abdullahi Sule to earmark special funds to the State Vocational and Relevant Technology Board, Lafia, for effective service delivery. The house said the funds would enable the board to train more youths in different skills acquisition programmes in the state. Mr Abel Bala, Chairman, House ...
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has granted clemency to 27 inmates across correctional facilities in the state. The latest intervention, which coincides with Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, brings beneficiaries of the administration’s clemency interventions to more than 500. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, disclosed this in a statement on Friday ...
Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers urged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to make noticeable impacts during their service year. Fubara made the call during the swearing-in of the 2026 Batch C Stream I corps members at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Nonwa-Gbam, Tai Local Government Area, Rivers on Friday. The governor was represented ...
