Like Ojougoh, Corps Member Slumps, Dies Watching Super Eagles AFCON Penalty Shootout
In a development akin to the unfortunate demise of Cairo Ojougboh, a former Executive Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), who slumped and died while watching the semi-final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Wednesday night, a member of the National Youth Service Corps serving in Adamawa State has reportedly died during the penalty shootouts of the same match. Read More
Disrupting Current Kano Emirates Arrangement May Upset Peace In The State, APC Warns Amid Calls For Sanusi’s Reinstatement
Following a call by a group, Yan Dangwalen Jihar Kano (the Kano Electorate) for the review of the law establishing four additional emirates in Gaya, Rano, Karaye, and Bichi by the immediate-past administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and the reinstatement of the former Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, the All-Progressives Congress (APC) has disclosed that this move is capable of disrupting the peace in the state. Read More
Reps’ Speaker, Abbas Administers Oath Of Office On New Members
The Speaker of the House, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has administered the oath of office on twelve new members of the House of Representatives. Read More
FG Launches Taskforce To Tackle Low Gas Supply To Power Generation Companies
An Inter-Ministerial committee from the Ministry of Power and Gas has been established by the federal government to offer sustainable solutions for guaranteeing a consistent and adequate gas supply to power generating firms. Read More
Plateau Govt Introduces Intelligent Tax Billing System
For simplicity of taxes, the Plateau Inland Revenue Service (PSIRS) has implemented an intelligent revenue billing system (PIRBS). Read More
Just In: NLC, TUC To Strike Again
A statewide strike with a 14-day deadline has been issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) in an effort to intensify their conflict with the federal government. Read More
Just In: ECOWAS Ministers Meet In Abuja Over Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, is now holding a summit in Abuja, Nigeria, with the purpose of discussing foreign affairs, following the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and the Niger Republic from the organization. Read More
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim Express Intention To Contest For Ondo Guber Position
Jimoh Ibrahim, the senatorial district representative for Ondo South, has announced his desire to run for Ondo State’s governorship. Read More
MultiChoice Agrees To Pay $37.3m To Nigeria For Tax Settlement
MultiChoice Group, a pan-African television broadcaster, has revealed that its businesses have settled with Nigerian tax authorities and agreed to pay around $37.3 million in taxes overall. Read More
Over 5,000 Died In France Due To 2023 Summer Heat
The summer of 2023 was the warmest on record in France, with four heatwaves, including those in August and September. Read More