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Shehu Dikko Honored with Star-Studded Novelty Match at Moshood Abiola Stadium Friends of Shehu Dikko, including Super Eagles veterans and prominent personalities, gathered at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, for a novelty match in honor of Shehu Dikko’s appointment as the National Sports Commission Chairman. The event, themed *”Refocus, Relaunch, and Reset,”* showcased support…
The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop the implementation of the retirement of 1000 staff and the associated payoff scheme until the conclusion of an investigation. It was learned that the lawmakers resolved to probe the mass retirement of over 1000 CBN staff to comprehend the legal basis…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, is set to construct an intra-city rail network to connect Maiduguri and its environs. This is the first of such project by any of Nigeria’s 19 northern state governments. The first phase of the project will commence with 12 designated terminals within Maiduguri, to connect major markets, schools, other…
Chairman of the presidential committee on tax policy and fiscal reforms, Taiwo Oyedele has clarified that there is no intention to engage Alpha-Beta Consulting or any other consultant for tax collection in Nigeria. Speaking during a Channels Television-hosted town hall meeting on the tax reform bills, Oyedele addressed concerns about outsourcing tax collection to consultants…
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, on Monday, December 2, 2024 gave a ruling on a final forfeiture of an estate in Abuja measuring 150,500 square metres and containing 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments. This is the single largest asset recovery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, since its inception in 2003. The Estate…
It was gathered that the fire broke out around 4am, though the exact cause of the blaze remains undetermined. A fire has reportedly engulfed the market at Trademore Estate, located off Umar Musa Yar’Adua Airport Road in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, early Monday morning. It was gathered that the fire broke out around 4am,…
The federal government has commenced N50 electronic levy deductions from transactions of N10,000 and above made by users of financial technology (Fintech) companies, including Opay, Moniepoint, Kuda, and others. The levy, called Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), introduced under the Finance Act 2020, places a singular and one-off levy of N50 on the recipient of…
Dozens of people were killed Sunday in clashes between fans at a football match in N’Zerekore, Guinea’s second largest city, hospital sources told AFP, describing scenes of mass carnage. “There are bodies lined up as far as the eye can see in the hospital. Others are lying on the floor in the hallways. The morgue…
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his resolve to stabilise the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and contribute to peace in Africa. Tinubu stated this during the closing ceremony of the African Military Games 2024 in Abuja, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President,…
According to the police, the trend is largely due to men abandoning women after impregnating them. The Nigeria Police Force in Abuja has expressed concerns over the rising number of abandoned babies in the federal capital territory. According to the police, the trend is largely due to men abandoning women after impregnating them. The police…
