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Economist tasks Nigerian Govt on effective tax collection

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An economist, Prof. Sheriffdeen Tella has urged the Federal Government to explore new method of tax collection to boost the…

Pollution is world’s biggest killer – UN

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Pollution is the world’s biggest killer and governments and businesses must do more to reduce it, the executive director of…

Alcohol is not panacea for depression – Medical Doctor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Popular motivational speaker and medical doctor, Dr Deji Osasiene, has said that engaging in alcohol drinking would only worsen depression…

NNPC denies plan to increase prices of petroleum products

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Mr Ndu Ughamadu, General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has declared that there…

Data Capturing: NIMC to partner private, public sector organisations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has expressed its readiness to partner with private and public sector organisations to capture…

‘Edo cultural heritage will increase IGR’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Edo Government says it will explore the state cultural heritage to increase the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in all the…

No proof of govt money in former FCT minister’s account – EFCC witness

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A prosecution witness, Mr Ishaya Dauda told an FCT High Court Gudu that in the course of investigations, no government…

Federal Govt intensifies campaign for patronage of Made-in-Nigeria products

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government will intensify and sustain the campaign…

Nigerian Govt subsidises farmers’ insurance by 50% – NAIC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) says the Federal Government is subsidising farmers’ insurance in the agricultural value chain by…

No plan to increase fuel price – NNPC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday in Abuja reiterated that there was no plan to increase the prices…

Corruption: Russia seeks 10 year jail term for ex-minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Russian prosecutors are seeking 10 years imprisonment for the former Economic Development Minister, Alexei Ulyukayev on corruption charges in the…

Odinga’s aide arrested on suspicion of inciting violence

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Police on Monday said a prominent strategist for Kenya’s opposition, who has strongly criticised President Uhuru Kenyatta and called for…

Union laments Nigerian Govt’s inability to pay disengaged electricity workers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Union of Electricity Employees ( NUEE) on Monday cried out that up to 1,000 electricity workers disengaged from…

Buratai urges commanders to remain focused to curtail traces of insurgency

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai charged field commanders to remain focused toward containing the traces of insurgency…

Panic buying, fuel queues resurface in Sokoto

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Fuel queues have resurfaced in Sokoto metropolis and its environs, creating hardship for motorists and commuters, the News Agency of…

President Mnangagwa swears in cabinet with last-minute changes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Monday swore in his cabinet, with several last-minute changes after a public outcry about…

Decongestion: Prisons boss visits NAN, solicits lawyers cooperation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Emma Nwakeze, Controller of Prisons in Anambra, on Monday in Awka called on lawyers to help in prison decongestion…

Conduct census of persons with disabilities to facilitate support programmes – CSO

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Network of Civil Society Organisations, Borno Chapter, has called on the state government to conduct head-count of Persons with…

Diversification: Creative industry will boost our economy – Lai Mohammed

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the nation has gradually begun diversifying its economy…

Group commends military on achievement in various operation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A rights group under the aegis of Global peace and life rescue initiative (GOPRI) has commended the military on the…

Venezuela to launch oil-backed digital currency

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked to the world of digital currency to circumvent U.S led financial sanctions, announcing the launch…

U.S defence chief in Pakistan for ‘common ground’ to fight terrorism

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. Defence Secretary, Jim Mattis, arrived in Islamabad on Monday to ask Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership to do more…

Resurfacing tensions on Korean peninsula regrettable – China

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said on Monday that after two months of relative calm on the Korean peninsula, the…

Lagos PDP endorses Bode George as National Chairman

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Chapter of the PDP on Sunday night endorsed Chief Olabode George as their preferred candidate for the…

NSCDC destroys 28 illegal refineries in Edo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, says it has destroyed 28 illegal refineries in the state…

UK suspends aid amid allegations of payments to Syrian Jihadists

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UK government has suspended its multimillion-dollar aid project to western-backed Free Syrian Police (FSP) amid media reports claiming that…

Cattle dealer, 3 others shot dead in Bayelsa

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Bayelsa State government has condemned the killing of a prominent cattle dealer, Alhaji Jibril Abdulkarim, and three of his…

UN Global Compact: U.S acting as an ‘unreliable partner’ – Russian Lawmaker

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S. is acting as an “unreliable partner” by refusing to take part in the UN Global Compact on Migration,…

U.S, South Korea continue air combat exercises amid N Korea threats

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S. and South Korea went ahead with large-scale joint aerial drills on Monday, a move North Korea had said…

Bayelsa urges police to apprehend killers of cattle dealers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Bayelsa Government has called on the Police and other security agencies to apprehend the killers of a prominent cattle…

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