The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) has again stressed the need to boost education tax collection for the purposes of advancing tertiary education in Nigeria, further underscores the recent successes recorded through intervention projects. Executive Secretary of TETfund, Sonny Echono ...
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Naira Redesign Targets Looted Funds — EFCC Chair
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said the decision to redesign the naira is aimed at returning hidden public funds. Bawa stated this in an interview with Deutsche Welle DW Hausa Service, adding that ...
Read More »USD 2023: I Prefer Female Representative – Uyo Paramount Ruler
By Inemesit Amos The Paramount Ruler of Uyo, His Royal Majesty, Edidem Sylvanus Effiong Okon, JP has expressed optimism that Uyo Senatorial District should give female a chance for the 2023 general election. The Royal Father made this assertion in ...
Read More »Inflation Rises 21.09 Percent In October
From 20.77% in September 2022, inflation rate increased to 21.09% in October 2022. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made this disclosure on Tuesday. “In October 2022, on a year–on–year basis, the headline inflation rate was 21.09%,” it said. According to ...
Read More »2023 Elections, Editors To Put Political Gladiators On Their Toes
…Advise candidates to abide by issue-based campaigns Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has resolved to put political gladiators on their toes as the media has a greater stake in promoting the cause of ...
Read More »ASUU Fingers Ngige In Half-Salary Payment To Members As Union Begins Nationwide Protests
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, for personally directing the stoppage of their salaries in the name of ‘no-work, no-pay’ policy. The national president of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel ...
Read More »NAF Airstrikes Eliminate Wanted Terror Kingpins Buzu, Ganai, Others
The Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji has separately eliminated wanted terror kingpins, Halilu Buzu, in Zamfara State and Alhaji Ganai and his associate, Yellow Kano, in Kaduna State. According to military sources, the terror kingpins and fighters were killed ...
Read More »Nigeria, Ghana, Others Seek Safer Airspace In West Africa
In a bid to secure a safer airspace in West Africa, accident investigation officers across Nigeria, Ghana, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, are undergoing training in accident or incident investigation in the state safety programme. The training, which is currently ongoing ...
Read More »Senate Probes NACA, Rejects 2023 Budget
The Senate has commenced investigations into the 2021 and 2022 budgeting system used by the National Agency for the Control of Aids in preparing its annual budget. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Primary Health Care and Communicable Diseases, Senator Elisha ...
Read More »Fuel Subsidy To End In 2023 – Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government will do away with petroleum subsidy by June 2023. Ahmed said this on Tuesday in Abuja during a press conference to mark the end of the ...
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