By Aisha Cole The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, says its Operation Whirlwind intercepted 245,370 litres of petrol with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of NGN238.1 million in less than three months. Adeniyi made this known at a news conference in Lagos convened because of the recent petroleum productsContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved a two-year tax waiver for traders affected by the September 2024 flood disaster and Maiduguri Monday Market traders. The Chairman of the Borno State Internal Revenue Service (BO-IRS), Prof. Ibrahim Bello, announced this on Sunday while briefing journalists in Maiduguri. HeContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal As Africa faces multiple health crises, stakeholders at the ongoing Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC 2025) in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sunday, called for urgent reforms to strengthen the continent’s health systems. With the dual burden of infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), alongside economic constraints, theContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday paid condolence visits to the family of late Afenifere Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo. During Jonathan’s visit, he explained why his administration did not implement the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference. Jonathan said that the political situationContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected plans by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to migrate electricity consumers from lower tariffs to Band A. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the NLC held inContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria in collaboration with UNICEF would plant 2,080 trees in three months to strengthen environmental sustainability and mitigate the negative impact of climate change in the area. Prof. Kabiru Bala, Vice-Chancellor ABU, disclosed this on the sideline of a workshop on TreeContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The Katsina State Government says it has spent over N36 billion to procure 20,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser during the 2024 farming season, among other farming activities. It added that it had also provided 722 motorcycles and knapsack sprayers for use of 722 extension workers, deployed toContinue Reading
By Abiemwense Moru As Christians and Muslims observe their sacred seasons of Lent and Ramadan, the Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, is calling for greater unity between the two faiths. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, Onaiyekan emphasised theContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The stock market closed the week on a positive note with market value growing by N91 billion. Specifically, market capitalisation which opened at N67,102 trillion, closed at N67,193 trillion, gaining N91 billion or 0.14 per cent. Similarly, All-Share Index improved by 146 points or 0.14 per centContinue Reading
By Sunday John The Police Command in Nasarawa State has presented cheques for over N39 million to the families of the personnel that died in active service as well as those that sustained injuries in the line of duty. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Shetima Jauro-Mohammed, presented theContinue Reading
