The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Taxation and Revenue, Mr. Opeyemi Ogungbo, has tasked non tax revenue generating ministries, departments, and agencies to continue to support the end to end automation drive of their revenue processes and to always strive towards achieving the 2024 state revenue budget. The Special Adviser gave the…
Reverend Father Mikah Suleiman, who was abducted by bandits two weeks ago, has been freed. In a statement released on Sunday by Revd. Fr. Pascal Salifu, Director of Communications for the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, it was confirmed that Father Suleiman, parish priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church Damba, Gusau, Zamfara State, is now safe…
Devakumar Edwin, Vice President of Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited, reaffirmed the commitment of the Dangote oil refinery to commence petrol production in July as scheduled. He made these remarks during a recent tour of the facility with officials from S&P Global. Emphasizing the refinery’s strategic role in promoting industrial development, job creation,…
Tension mounts in Rivers State as the two factions of the State House of Assembly are set to convene separate sessions today. Last night, the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led faction, aligned with Governor Siminalayi Fubara, invited Emmanuel Frank-Fubara, a new commissioner-nominee, to appear for screening and confirmation before their assembly on Monday. This was communicated in a…
There is palpable tension in Rivers as the two factions of the State House of Assembly will have parallel sittings this morning. On Sunday night the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House loyal to the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara had in a letter by the Clerk, Dr G. M Gillis-West, invited a new commissioner-nominee, Emmanuel Frank-Fubara, to appear…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has indicated that a strike can be averted if the Federal Government fulfills agreements within the next two weeks. Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday. ASUU had previously threatened to commence a strike due to the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has requested INTERPOL to place former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on a watch-list in three North African countries—Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria—based on credible intelligence. Additionally, Bello has been listed in Egypt, Libya, and Sudan. Sources within the anti-graft agency revealed that several measures are being considered to…
Veteran fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM 1 De Ultimate, intervened in the ongoing feud between Dammy Krane and Davido during a live performance in the USA. Last year, Dammy Krane publicly criticized Davido on social media over alleged debt issues. Recently, Dammy Krane escalated the conflict by implicating Davido in the death…
This is not a good time in Egypt football after one of their star players, Ahmed Refaat tragically suffered heart attack and died. Refaat had collapsed on the pitch in March while playing in the Egyptian Premier League. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he received intensive care for a month before he…
President Bola Tinubu and other ECOWAS leaders. President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected for another one-year tenure as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States and Government. Tinubu, whose first tenure is to elapse on July 9, 2024, was elected by a unanimous decision of fellow Heads of Government at the 65th Ordinary…
