Tax Reform Bills will promote, drive economic growth -NECA
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has said the four tax reforms Bill which were on Thursday officially assented to by President Bola Tinubu, would promote and drive Nigeria’s economic growth. The four bills are: the Nigeria Tax Bill, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board […]
Humanitarian aid not enough to achieve SDGs says EU
The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, has said development and humanitarian assistance are not sufficient to ensure sustainable development in countries, especially in achieving the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mignot noted this was reason why the EU was leveraging private investments and private resources through its Global […]
Lubricant producers lament N10bn loss as NMDPRA tightens import regulations
…seeks increased investments to bridge lubricant shortfall The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has launched a digital platform, Lubricant Importation Permit Platform (LOPP), to streamline approval processes, ensure quality compliance, and monitor all lubricant imports into the country This was as local Manufacturers of lubricants lamented over N10 billion loss occasioned by […]
Tinubu commissions landmark projects in Nasarawa
President Bola Tinubu has commissioned the Lafia Flyover and an Underpass projects designed and built in the second tenure of the Governor Abdullahi Sule administration in Nasarawa State. The projects are executed to ease traffic flow in the state capital and are officially named the “Bola Tinubu Exchange Road”. President Tinubu performed the inauguration of […]
DL4ALL initiative will address gaps affecting technology adoption, others
The National Digital Literacy Technical Working Group (NDL-TWG) has said the recently launched Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL) initiative would help in bridging the gaps limiting technology adoption , job creation and unlocking the vast potentials of Nigerian youths. Chairman of the Technical Working Group and President of Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), David Daser who […]
Governor Alia condemns killing of two Kano indigenes in Benue, orders arrest of perpetrators
The Governor of Benue state, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia condemns in strong terms the killing of two innocent citizens of Nigeria at Agan settlement by criminals. Describing the act as barbaric and unacceptable, he declares that the perpetrators must be fished out and brought to justice with immediate effect. To this end, already, five criminals […]
Alia suspends aide arrested for sextortion
The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has directed the immediate and indefinite suspension of Mkor Aondona, Special Adviser on Documentation, Research, and Planning, who was arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged involvement in sextortion, cyberbullying, and blackmail. A statement by Terso Kulas, the Chief Press Secretary to […]
JAMB announces mop up examination date, suspends 113 CBT centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, 28th June 2025, for the conduct of yet another mop up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 96,838 candidates grouped into two categories. A statement released on Sunday by JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin noted that the examination would accommodate the 91,742 candidates […]
NSITF boss bags Safety Ambassador Award
…Pledges to Promote Safety Culture in Workplace The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye, has pledged to further promote safety culture within the country, especially in the workplace. Faleye made the pledge when the President of the Institute of Safety Professionals in Nigeria, ISPON, Udezi Stephen, paid a courtesy […]
EFCC arrests Benue Governor’s aide for alleged sextortion
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of Benue State on Documentation, Research, and Planning, Dr. Mkor Aondona for alleged sextortion and cyber bullying. He was arrested on Friday June 20, 2025 in Makurdi following claims of some female […]
