National
Page: 179
The Federal Government has said that it would facilitate the promotion of industrial digital economy, sustainable and inclusive economic development in Nigeria and Africa. Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said this at the West Africa Business Forum entitled “Empowering women and youths to spur Africa’s transformation agenda” in Lagos, […]
The Police in Bayelsa State have arrested a suspected ritualist, Sunday Ojo. The suspect was nabbed on Tuesday by men of the Operation Doo Akpo, in collaboration with the vigilantes of Ogobiri community in the Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. Ojo was said to have lured his victim, who was identified as […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria, on the death of the country’s former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Late Bouteflika, aged 84, ruled Algeria for 20 years. The president, in a statement by his Spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Saturday in Abuja, also commiserated with the family of the […]
Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the bill on the prohibition of open grazing in the state into law. The bill entitled, “A Bill for a law to prohibit open rearing and grazing of livestock and provide for the establishment of ranches and Livestock administration, regulation and control, and for other […]
The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), have announced the immediate closure of the institution following the mass protest that greeted the increment of late school fees payment. Recall that hundreds of students of the University had taken to the streets to protest what they called incessant extra charges on late payment of […]
Edo State government has announced the commencement of enforcement of no-vaccination, no-entry into government-owned facilities across the state, effective from Wednesday, September 15. The Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Health, Dr. Osamwonyi Irowa, who announced this on Tuesday, said access to all government facilities will be consequent on presentation of proof of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking the approval of the National Assembly to borrow another $4 billion ($4,054,476,863) and €710 million loan from bilateral and multilateral organisations to fund the deficit in the 2021 budget. The president, in a letter to the Senate, said the loan request is an addendum to the 2018-2020 borrowing plan. […]
Workers at the government-owned refineries were paid a total of N69.07bn last year, even as the plants generated zero revenue as they did not process a single barrel of crude oil. The PUNCH reported that the refineries suffered a combined loss of N108.29bn in 2020, compared to N162.22bn in the previous year, according to […]
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the bill that prohibits open cattle grazing in the state. The House also passed the State’s Value Added Tax (VAT) bill with Speaker Mudashiru Obasa directing the Acting Clerk of the House, Olalekan Onafeko, to transmit a clean copy to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for assent. The […]
The government of Kaduna State has released a new resumption schedule for its schools after months of disruption in the school calendar due to violent attacks by bandits in the state. The state’s commissioner for education, Shehu Makarfi, disclosed this on Thursday while taking part in a virtual workshop organised by the Education Writers’ […]
Crown FM Onitsha