The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the allegation of double registration against Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, but he cannot be prosecuted because he enjoys immunity as a governor. James Apam, resident electoral commissioner (REC) in the state, said this at the INEC office in Lokoja, capital of Kogi, on Thursday. “The allegation […]
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The Federal Government is ready to prosecute, name and shame tax evaders that fail to utilise the tax amnesty programme, the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), to regularise their tax profiles, the Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, declared on Thursday. She also disclosed that the Federal Government would strictly adhere to the […]
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The House of Representatives has passed a vote of no confidence on the Minister of Mines and Steel Kayode Fayemi and his deputy, Minister of State, Abubakar Bwari for failing its invitation to address the parliament on the state of the nation’s steel sector with particular reference to the Ajaokuta Steel Company. Though the non […]
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Senator representing Kogi West in the upper chamber was on Thursday arraigned before a Federal Court in Abuja for allegedly making false claims about an attempt on his life. Senator Melaye, was granted N100,000 bail, with the case adjourned till March 16 and 17. Mr. Melaye was arraigned by the federal government over a report […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Thursday, released the results of the just-conducted Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, candidates are to check their results on […]
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Pan-African banking group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and China Development Bank (CDB), the world’s largest development finance institution, on February 27, 2018 announced the signing of a $100 million seven-year loan agreement to finance the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa. The $100 million loan will enhance UBA’s capacity to […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has come up with tough sanctions against some telecom companies engaging in call masking. the Commission decided to suspend the operating licenses of some of the telecommunications operators. A statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Tony Ojobo, said the telecommunications regulatory agency had […]
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The government of the United States has imposed new sanctions on the terror group, Boko Haram, and its factional leader, Mus’ab al-Barnawi and the Islamic State and its affiliate networks around the world. The U.S. department added Boko Haram, also known as ISIS-West Africa, to the sanction list for global terrorism. Mr. al-Barnawi and Mahad […]
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Nigerian and Cameroonian army have killed 35 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued 603 civilians in a joint operation. The joint operation was carried out as part of clearance exercise of troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in troubled North East. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation of Lafiya Dole, said on […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has set up a 12-member panel to probe the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College, GGSTC, in Dapchi, Yobe State. The Committee will be inaugurated today, Wednesday. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement issued […]
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