Governors said they are committed to collaborating with Joint Tax Board (JTB) to increase the country’s aggregate tax revenue by up to 200 percent. Governor Kayode Fayemi, Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), and Ekiti State governor, stated this in a ...
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Rex David to South-South Youths: Get Involved in Politics
…Charges Them to Attend the Cross River’s Summit A National Youth Leader aspirant of the All Progressives Congress APC, Mr. Rex David Mgbang has enjoined South-South youths get involved in politics and attend the Cross River State youth summit, adding ...
Read More »CIEPD Partners Development Alternative Initiative
…To Execute USAID Conflict Prevention Project in AKS …Trains Stakeholders for Effective Participation By Saviour Ekpe Conflicts in Akwa Ibom State will soon fizzle out as Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) has taken a bold step in addressing the menace through the ...
Read More »ASUU, ASUP Prepare For Indefinite Strike
…As NLC Throws Heavy Weight Nigeria’s tertiary schools may be shut down as more unions in the sector threatens to embark on strike. After the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) began a one-month warning strike, the national president of ...
Read More »FG Signs €9.3m Agreement To Buid 23 Solar Mini-Grids
Poised to improve electricity supply to rural communities in the country, the federal government has signed Interconnected Mini-grid Acceleration Scheme (IMAS) award grant agreement with eight indigenous solar mini-grid developers for the development of 23 mini-grids across 11 States of ...
Read More »Petrol Hits N1,000 a Litre
…As Black Marketers Make Profiteering Gains Residents of Kaduna groaned on Wednesday as black marketers sell Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol for N1,000 per litre in parts of the state. This comes amid the fuel scarcity that hit ...
Read More »Children As Young As Five Will Be Offered Covid Vaccine
Wales and Scotland have now confirmed they will offer the Covid-19 vaccine to all five- to 11-year-olds. Scotland announced the news this morning, shortly after Wales confirmed it had also accepted the draft advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination ...
Read More »Germany’s BioNTech Plans Modular Vaccine Factories In Africa
German vaccine maker BioNTech, which developed the first widely approved shot against COVID-19 together with Pfizer, unveiled plans yesterday to establish manufacturing facilities in Africa that would boost the availability of much-needed medicines on the continent. The modular design presented ...
Read More »AKSG Reads Riot Act To Operators Of Illegal Schools
…Seals Off Schools in Two LGAs It will no longer be business as usual for operators of unapproved private schools as Akwa Ibom State Government is clamping down on illegal schools across the State. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Idongesit ...
Read More »Hon. Idorenyin Umo’s Vision Of Developing Akwa Ibom State
By Christian George For more on Idorenyin Umo’s program, click here “I was the only one who saw the vision. Those who were with me did not see anything, but they were terrified and ran and hid.” So states Good ...
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