…Service to generate N7.61trn from revenue collection The Senate has approved the sum of N216,646, 579,231 billion naira as expenditure for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2021 fiscal year. This was just as the upper chamber gave…
…says a united PDP will secure South-West Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the bad governance and maladministration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not extend beyond 2023, as, according to him, Nigerians have become…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted and seized 200 million kilogrammes of assorted drugs with a street value of over N80 billion, NDLEA chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has said. Marwa, who stated this when the…
The Senate, on Wednesday, passed two bills to establish two Federal Universities in Kogi State. They are the Federal University of Education, Ankpa, and the Federal University of Agriculture, Kabba. The passage of the bills seeking to establish both Universities followed…
By Ogaga Ariemu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced February 18th date for the 2023 general elections to hold in the country. Nigerian NewsDirect reports INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made the announcement on Wednesday. He made the…
The House of Representatives have asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately suspend the recapitalisation of Microfinance Banks (MfBs). This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Saidu Abdullahi ( APC-Niger) on the floor of the House…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dragged about 2,000 corporate entities into the country’s tax net, the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, has revealed. He made this known on Tuesday in Abuja…
…as bandits release video of abducted students, others Again, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has insisted that his administration won’t offer ransom to kidnappers, adding that doing that would mean surrendering to criminals. This was contained in a statement on…
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, says the APC is loved by Nigerians and has bright chances of ruling the country beyond 2023. Tinubu stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents…
By Kayode Tokede Ecobank Trans-national Incorporated (ETI) has released its Q1, unaudited results for the period ended March 31st, 2021 showing remarkable performance in all the key financial indices. The Pan African bank recorded a profit Before Tax (PBT) of…
