Massive protests have erupted in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Sunday, following the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, against Governor Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Court of ...
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The Ebonyi State Government, on Sunday, said that modalities have been put in place to return all Mission Schools back to their original owners before the end of the year. Governor Francis Nwifuru made the disclosure when the Catholic Bishop ...
Read More »You’re A Worthy Statesman’, Ex-Govs Hail Obong Victor Attah At 85
The Former Governors Forum (FGF) has warmly congratulated a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, who it described as a consummate politician, an indefatigable and outstanding Nigerian, on his 85th birthday anniversary. According to a statement jointly ...
Read More »Osun CJ’s Removal, Replacement Illegal, Says NJC, SANs Knock Gov
The National Judicial Council has berated the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the state House of Assembly for removing the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Oyebola Ojo, saying they lack the power to suspend or discipline any judge. A ...
Read More »30 Per Cent Surge In Smartphone Prices Due To High Taxes
The Global System for Mobile Telecommunication Association has highlighted the adverse impact of taxation and duty levies on smartphone adoption in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. According to GSMA’s report, taxes and duties contribute to 10 to 30 percent increase in ...
Read More »SEC Moves To Drive Infrastructure Financing
The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Lamido Yuguda, has said that the commission will be focusing on infrastructure financing via the capital market in the new year. Yuguda said this on Friday at the third quarter post Capital Market ...
Read More »MTN Reviews Tower Contracts Due To FX, Fuel Cost
MTN Nigeria is in the process of renegotiating periodic reviews of the company’s tower contracts. The firm noted that these contract renegotiations are important in mitigating the impact of forex liberalisation and higher energy costs. The firm stated this against the ...
Read More »Fuel Price May Fall As Petrol Vessels Berth At Port
The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, may be reduced in filling stations operated by independent marketers this week, following the massive imports of PMS by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, oil dealers stated on Saturday. It ...
Read More »Police Arrest Suspected Killer Of Rivers DPO In Bayelsa
Police operatives in Bayelsa State have nabbed one of the suspected killers of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Rivers State, late SP Bako Angbashim, who was murdered by a cult group. In a statement signed by the Police Public ...
Read More »Nigeria Partners UNDP, German Gov’t On Police Reform
The Federal Government of Nigeria has formalised partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Government for a comprehensive Police reform initiative. The pact was sealed at a meeting between the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, ...
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