COVID-19: 19 States Get $2.5m Grant For Tax Relief
By Our Reporter The Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Sunday said each state government would receive $2.5m performance-based grants for implementing tax relief programmes for individual taxpayers and businesses to mitigate…
WAEC Denied Question Paper Circulation On Social Media
The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has debunked report of a leaked mathematics examination question paper. Premier newspaper reports that WAEC starts its Senior School Certificate Examination, today, Aug. 17…
Customs Seizes Goods Worth N10b
By Lukman Amusa The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ said over the weekend that it intercepted contraband with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N10 billion.…
Ushering In A FinTech Revolution With Waya PayChat.
The recent spike in mobile payment solutions is coming off a mandate by the CBN to drive massive financial inclusion across Nigeria, with the sole aim of reaching the unbanked…
Amaechi, Lai Mohammed Inspect Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project
Lagosians on Saturday cheered the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, and the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed as the duo inspected the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail…
Trafficking Of Nigerians: Labour Ministry Reacts To Indictment
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has denied involvement in illegal issuance of Recruiters’ Licence to Private Employment Agencies (PEAs) for human trafficking. In a rejoinder, Charles Akpan, Deputy Director…
BREAKING: Arsenal Sack Raul Sanllehi Amid Investigation Into £72m Pepe Deal
Arsenal have confirmed the exit of Head of Football, Raul Sanllehi, on Saturday. In an official club statement, the Gunners said current managing director, Vinai Venkatesham, will take over. “Raul…
Give APC No Breathing Space In Rivers, Wike Charges PDP
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has directed the state leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Amb. Desmond Akawor, not to give the All Progressives Congress (APC) a…
UN ‘Strongly Condemns’ Rights Abuses In Cameroon
The United Nations has “strongly and unequivocally” condemned reported cases of “serious human rights violations and abuses” in Cameroon. UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, stated the organisation’s position during his daily…
Alleged Defamation: Adoke Asks London Court To Award Cost Against Malami
The immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Adoke (SAN), has applied to a London court to award cost against his successor and incumbent AGF,…
