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Fowler Urges Developing Countries To Grow VAT

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr Babatunde Fowler, has advised developing countries to grow Value Added Tax and…

Gunmen kill 2 policemen, civilian in Kaduna

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Kaduna State Police Command, has confirmed the killing of two policemen and a civilian by unknown gunmen in the…

Abia Pipeline Explosion: Senate orders depots to begin repairs of leakages

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday ordered the petroleum depots in Abia State to begin the immediate repairs of oil pipelines…

Nigerian Govt urged to declare emergency in power sector

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some leaders of organised labour on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to declare a national emergency in the power…

Sokoto lawmaker dumps APC after losing primary

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A member of Sokoto State House of Assembly Alhaji Muhammad Bashir, who lost in the bid to secure the All…

NAFDAC bans Malco vitamin B complex injection

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the importation, sale and distribution of Malco…

Alleged N5.7bn SURE-P fraud: Ex-Katsina governor, Shema granted bail

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal High Court, Katsina, has granted bail to the former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, who is standing…

China eliminates poverty in 85 counties

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China on Wednesday announced that another 85 counties have been officially taken off the country’s list of impoverished areas, marking…

Iran criticises foreign intervention in Qatar’s affairs

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticised foreign interference in the internal affairs of Qatar, local media reported on Wednesday.

Benue: NAPTIP records 217 human trafficking cases in 5 years

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has recorded 217 cases of human trafficking in Benue…

Nigeria yet to attain food security – Agronomist

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

An agronomist, Prof. Gbolade Ayoola, says in spite of the abundance of food in Nigeria, the country has yet to…

PCN decries unregulated drug distribution channels

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has said that the preponderance of unregulated drug distribution channels has made the industry…

Zimbabwean president, cabinet receive cholera vaccine

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and members of his cabinet received doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) to encourage people in…

YouTube experiences unexplained outage

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Video streaming platform — YouTube — experienced an unexplained outage across the world for over an hour, the company said…

Polio: Katsina council area immunizes 49,171 children

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

No fewer than 49,171 children were immunised against polio during the just concluded second round of the Outbreak Response Immunisation…

Residents, parents kick against increase in LAUTECH’s tuition fees

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Some residents of Iseyin council area of Oyo State have criticised governments of Oyo and Osun over the increment in…

Israeli court weighs appeal by barred U.S. Student

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Israel’s top court weighed an appeal on Wednesday by a U.S. student, facing deportation under a law against foreign pro-Palestinian…

Accident kills bus conductor, injures 6

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ogun Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday said that a conductor died while six others sustained various degrees…

Khashoggi’s disappearance reveals “hypocrisy” of Saudi’s allies – UK NGO

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The tepid response of the Western Governments to the vanishing of prominent Saudi Arabian opposition Journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, reveals the…

Ortom condoles with ex-adviser over death of son

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has commiserated with his former Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Titus Zam,…

18 killed in clashes over cattle grazing land

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Clashes between South Sudanese cattle herders over grazing land have left 18 people dead, authorities said on Wednesday, the latest…

Abia Govt to probe pipeline explosion

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Speaker, Abia House of Assembly, Mr Chikwendu Kalu, has said that the State Government would probe the Oct. 12…

Vietnam to extend pilot e-visa programme to foreigners

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam, the country’s top legislature, has decided to extend the pilot e-visa…

Niger Delta groups condemn smear campaign on Kachikwu

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

A coalition of leaders from nine states of the Niger Delta on Wednesday criticised ongoing smear campaign targeted at Dr…

Chinese city woos Exxon Mobil for $7bn ethylene plant

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Chinese city of Zhoushan said it was in talks with oil major Exxon Mobil Corp to build a $7…

UN allocates $34.6m to help Afghan drought

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United Nations has allocated 34.6 million dollars to support drought-affected Afghans, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of…

Pregnant women cautioned against chicken pox infection

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Dr Ovo Samiel, a medical officer at the General Hospital Ughelli, Delta, says women who are exposed to chicken pox…

Rocket attack: Israeli defence chief orders closing of Gaza crossings

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday ordered the shutdown of the crossings between Gaza and Israel after Gaza militants…

Former Thai monk sentenced to 16 years for statutory rape

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Thai Criminal Court on Wednesday found a jet-setting former Buddhist monk guilty of statutory rape, an Official told dpa.

Terrorism investigators probe Cologne arson attack, hostage-taking

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Prosecutor’s Office that handles terrorism cases in Germany confirmed on Wednesday that it is investigating an arson attack and…

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