The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT IRS) says it is targeting to collect N100 billion revenue in the territory in 2020. The Executive Chairman of FCT IRS, Mr Abdullahi Attah disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He said based on the preparation put […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday declared a two-week warning strike to protest the non-payment of salaries of lecturers not enrolled in the Federal Government’s Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) National President of the union Biodun Ogunyemi made the declaration after ASUU National Executive Council meeting in Enugu. NEC resolved […]
Kano State Governor Umaru Ganduje has removed Sanusi Muhammad II as the emir of Kano, months after the relationship between the two went sour.
• As Factions Give Perspectives To Violence In Shao When democracy returned in 1999, it was interpreted that the president is the leader of the party, while a governor is the one to call the shot in the state. Party chairmen were to be relegated to the background. That has continued till now and it’s […]
Elections in Nigeria are characterised by several infractions that many an electorate has lost faith in the power of the ballot in deciding who gets into office or not. As a result, the courts have become more prominent and have, in some cases, actually taken over the functions of the ballot box in deciding winners […]
•Consultancy takes 40 per cent of facility •’Presidency preparing fresh loan request’ Except they are reconsidered, the entire South East geopolitical zone as well as Edo State may not benefit from the controversial $22.7b loan approved by the Senate last Thursday. It was gathered that the exclusion of the south east and Edo State, which […]
Commission begins periodic audit of operators The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that it had successfully deactivated all improperly-registered Subscribers Identification Modules (SIM) cards across all Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in the country. Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, who stated this at the weekend in Abuja, said the move became necessary […]
Rising number of patients discharged from quarantine Spread of virus can be reversed through robust control, says WHO Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and consultant epidemiologist, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has come out of self-isolation or quarantine, which he started on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 after a trip to China. Ihekweazu […]
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has directed the state’s Commodity, Marketing and Distribution Board to take charge of supplying foodstuff for the boarding secondary school feeding scheme to guarantee its quality. This was contained in a statement by Zailani Bappa, Special Adviser to the governor on Media, Communication and Public Enlightenment and made available to […]
The Federal Government College (FGC), Daura has commended the Federal Government for approving and executing some capital projects that have improved the teaching and learning environment in the institution. Alhaji Tukur Koko, its Principal, who gave the commendation in Daura, said the projects, executed through the Federal Ministry of Education, included the completion of an […]