Family members of 58 victims, who were abducted in Kaduna, have expressed concern over the N100 million ransom being demanded by their kidnappers before they can be released. Specifically, the families of the victims who are in a refugee camp, after fleeing their homes told the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) that the abductors, who […]

The trial of Yakubu Jekada, one of the accused persons charged with the misappropriation of N35 million belonging to JAMB, was stalled in an FCT High Court, Maitama, due to the defence counsel’s ill-health. Jekada was first arraigned on May 31, 2018, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Peter Affen of […]

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law a new bill that seeks to boost government revenue through a rise in the value-added tax rate while at the same time supporting small businesses in Africa’s biggest economy. Nigeria has been trying to boost tax income as part of efforts to diversify its economy to reduce […]

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun yesterday told the newly-constituted cabinet members to brace up to the challenges of their new offices as they are under public scrutiny. Abiodun, who gave the charge at an orientation programme organised for commissioners and special advisers in his office in Abeokuta, the state capital, said a lot of burden […]

MTN Nigeria shares rose 10% on Monday to their highest in two weeks after the country’s attorney general withdrew a $2 billion tax demand against the South African telecoms firm. The company and attorney general both said on Friday that Nigeria’s attorney general had withdrawn the tax case. Shares in MTN, Nigeria’s second biggest listed […]

Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, embarked on a three-day warning strike over non-payment of shortfalls in their salaries. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the decision of the doctors to embark on the warning strike was agreed upon at its emergency congress held on Monday. NAN also reports […]

The Kaduna State Quality Assurance Authority says it will go after over 2,000 unregistered private primary and secondary schools operating illegally in the state. The Director-General of the authority, Hajiya Umma Ahmad, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Monday. Ahmad explained that only about 2,000 out of […]

Mr Jimoh Ijegbai, the Edo Commissioner for Education, said the state had not recruited teachers for its public schools in the last 10 years. Ijegbai stated this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Benin. “In this state, for over 10 years, teachers were not recruited into our schools. “It did not start with this […]

An FCT High Court, Jabi on Monday fixed Feb. 25th to hear a suit challenging the qualification of Femi Gbajamila, the Speaker, House of Representatives, to contest for election. The suit is also challenging his nomination as Speaker in the 9th Assembly. When the matter which was slated for hearing of pending applications came up, […]

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the finance bill into law. “I am pleased to announce that this morning I signed into Law the Finance Bill, 2019,” Buhari said in a tweet. Details later.

The Nigeria Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) has denied a report of an alleged 3.8 magnitude earth tremor in Gwagwalada and Abaji, satellite towns in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Recall that an Earthquake Monitoring Station at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State had on January 10, 2020 captured in its report that an […]

A Federal High Court Lagos on Monday, adjourned until Feb. 11 continuation of trial of President of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) Paul Usoro, charged with alleged N1.4billion fraud. Usoros is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Rilwan Aikawa on 10 counts bordering on the offence. He was first […]