The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has explained that the federal government cannot release Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), because the allegation against him is a matter of public interest. The attorney-general said this in a Voice of America, Hausa, interview. Malami said the mismanagement of funds meant for the military […]
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A report by TheCable has shown that Aso Rock, Nigeria’s seat of executive power, failed to remit taxes, such as pay as you earn (PAYE), value added tax (VAT) and withholding tax (WHT), to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in 2016 — despite deducting at source. The two chambers of the national assembly also failed […]
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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it will impose a higher sanction on the Ekiti State Broadcasting Service (EBS) if it fails to pay N500,000 fine within the stipulated period. The NBC Head of Public Affairs, Mrs Maimuna Jimada, made the disclosure in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “Time frame […]
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ISTANDWITHISRAEL Nigeria is an organization dedicated to promoting Israel and forging establishing divers forms of connection as well as relationships with the Jewish people by mobilizing and inspiring Christians and churches in Nigeria towards standing with Israel ensuring that each participated to ensure maximum impact. As a follow-up as well as in addition to an […]
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Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu, is dead. Family sources said he died at about 2am Wednesday at Cida Orthopaedic Hospital, Gudu, Abuja. Katsina-Alu, who was CJN between 2009 and 2011, hailed from Benue State. He would have been 77years on August 28. Family sources told THISDAY Newspaper that the former CJN […]
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The Federal Government said that electricity generation from hydro sources could reach 19,000 megawatts if fully harnessed. The Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Ogbonnaya Onu said this at the 2018 Seminar on “Construction and Management of Water Conservancy and Hydro-power Project’’ organised by the Chinese Government in Abuja on Tuesday. The two-week seminar aims […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted prospects of thunderstorms and rains over the Central States of the country such as Kaduna, Abuja, Lafia, Minna and Mambilla Plateau on Wednesday morning. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Tuesday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 25 to […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Muiz Banire, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as chairman of the governing board of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Banire is the former legal adviser of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). His appointment is subject to the confirmation by the senate. On Tuesday, Senate President Bukola Saraki […]
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The federal high court in Abuja has served a warrant of release of Sambo Dasuki on the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice. A federal high court had on July 2 granted Dasuki conditional bails which he perfected full today. According to PRNigeria, […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that efforts are being made to place bars on some Lagos bridges to prevent indiscriminate parking of tankers and articulated vehicles. Hyginus Omeje, the FRSC Lagos State Sector Commander, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. Mr […]
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