By Vivian Emoni The Joint Tax Board (JTB) has urged its members of staff to effectively collaborate with relevant agencies to positively project the image of the board. The Secretary of the JTB, Mr Olusegun Adesokan, made this call at a Strategic Retreat organised by the board in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Nigeria and Japan governments on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on enhancement of rice seed production system and diagnostic capacity in Nigeria. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, signed the MoU on Exchange of Notes and Records of discussion onContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku Telecom operators in Nigeria on Thursday urged the Federal Government to facilitate a constructive dialogue with industry stakeholders to address pricing challenges. This is contained in a joint statement by the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON).Continue Reading
By Justina Auta Nigeria and 15 other countries have been boosted with 36.5m dollars in new funding, to eliminate trachoma in their countries. Dr Joy Shu’aibu, Country Director for Sightsavers, an international development organisation, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Trachoma is a neglected tropical disease,Continue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has said that its reconstituted Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) would be inaugurated in May. The IMTT aimed at implementing recommendations of NEITI’s industry reports. Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary, NEITI, said this while Addressing the newsmen on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has urged to the National Assembly (NASS) to allocate more funds to enable it to complete ongoing power projects. Its Managing Director, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, made the request on Monday when the Senate Committee on Power, led by its Chairman, Sen.Continue Reading
By Constance Athekame Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government plans to increase power generation from 4,000 to 6,000 Megawatts by the end of 2024. Adelabu said this in Abuja on Monday when the members of the Senate Committee on Power visited the ministry. He said theContinue Reading
By Chimezie Anaso The Police on Monday arraigned a 35-year-old man, Chukwuebuka Ike, before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Amawbia, Akwa, for alleged burglary and stealing. The defendant, whose house address was not provided, is being charged with burglary and stealing. The prosecutor, Mr Hojo Ubanna, alleged that theContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Police Command in Niger, has confirmed the death of five children by suffocation in a car on Sunday in Minna. DSP Wasiu Abiodun, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Niger, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Minna. HeContinue Reading
By Ali Baba-Inuwa Stakeholders in the electoral process have tasked the National Assembly to complete the amendment of the Electoral Act and the review of the Constitution, two years before the 2027 general elections. The stakeholders said this in a communique issued on Monday after the National Multi-Stakeholders Forum onContinue Reading
