The wife of Sierra Leone President, Fatima Maada-Bio, has reaffirmed her commitment toward campaign against rape and early marriages of girls, to curb abuse of the girl child. Mrs Maada-Bio currently in Nigeria for the 9th Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) made this known while briefing[Read More…]
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BREAKING: Buhari to travel to London for ‘medical follow-up’
President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to London, the United Kingdom, on Friday for a scheduled medical follow-up, his media office has announced. Femi Adesina, his spokesman, said in a brief statement on Thursday that the president is due back in the country “during the second week of July, 2021”.
Nigeria’s President Buhari hardly shows empathy during national disasters
In 2006, ten Nigerian military generals travelling to a private security planning meeting in the south of the country died in an aircraft crash. The crash claimed the lives of eight major-generals, two brigadier generals and two other personnel, while six people survived. Devastated by what he described as a[Read More…]
Buhari Appoints Justice Salisu Garba As Acting Chief Judge Of FCT
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Hon Justice Salisu Garba as Acting Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory. Buhari gave Justice Garba the appointment following the retirement of Hon. Justice Ishaq Bello on Tuesday. Garba will be sworn-in on Wednesday by Hon. Dr Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad,[Read More…]
Emeka Oparah Named ‘Best Corporate Communications Director 2020’
The Vice President, Corporate Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility, Airtel Nigeria, Emeka Oparah, has been named the ‘Best Corporate Communications Director of the Year’ by the Lagos Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations at the 2020 Lagos Public Relations Gala Awards(LaPRIGA). Oparah was announced winner during the 5th[Read More…]
AFAN President Condoles With Abba Kyari’s Family
The President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Arc Kabir Ibrahim, has sent condolences to the family of late Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Abba Kyari succumbed to death from Covid-19 on Friday, 17 April 2020, his passing was announced in a statement from[Read More…]
Access Bank Targets 30,000 Customers, as Osibanjo flags off MSME Clinic in Ebonyi
Vice President Yemi Osibanjo on Thursday launched Ebonyi state edition of National Micro, Small and Medium Businesses (MSMEs) Clinic at Ecumenical Center in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital. Osibanjo said that the Federal government was encouraged by the number of MSMEs he interacted with when he arrived the state and[Read More…]
Finance ACT 2019: 20 Basic Food Items, Sanitary Pads Others Make List of VAT Exemption List
In a bid to ensure that the cost of living does not rise for Nigerians because of the changes in the Value-Added Tax, several basic food items, locally manufactured sanitary towels, pads and tuition relating to nursery, primary, secondary and tertiary education have been added to the exemption list of[Read More…]
Expert urges amendment of Consumer Protection Act
A retired Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice E. O. Sanyaolu, has urged stakeholders in the justice sector to take a look at the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection (FCCPC) Act 2019 in order to address possible areas of amendment of the Act. Noting that the Act was signed[Read More…]
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FG Revenue Rises 76% to N12.5tn, Fueled by Tax and Oil Gains — Budget Office
The Federal Government’s earnings have increased by 76 percent, rising from N7.1 trillion in 2022 to N12.5 trillion in 2023, due to higher taxes and oil revenues. This information was revealed in the recently released 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper from the Ministry of Budget and[Read More…]