Burkina Faso assailants kill at least 15 Nigerian pilgrims travelling to Senegal
Feb. 7, 2023 At least 15 Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on their way to Senegal were killed when gunmen in Burkina Faso attacked the buses transporting them, Nigeria’s presidency said on…
Nigerian rights panel, underfunded, overmatched, begins probe of powerful military
Feb. 7, 2023 A special panel named by Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission launched an investigation Tuesday into recent Reuters reports on rights abuses by the country’s army. Those familiar…
PRESIDENT BUHARI LAUNCHES 2ND COUNTRY REVIEW REPORT, SAYS PEER REVIEW GOOD FOR STRONG LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA
Feb. 7, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja called on member states of African Union (AU) to imbibe the culture of peer review and peer to peer learning…
Cash crunch: Desperate actions won’t save political parties from losing at the polls – Minister
February 7, 2023 …Says voters already see they’re the real enemies of the people The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja accused some opposition parties of legally hamstringing President Muhammadu…
$1.3m Scam: Change of counsel stalls Zaura’s arraignment again
Feb. 7, 2023 The arraignment of the Kano Central Senatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Abdulkarim Saleh Abdulsalam, before Honourable Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa of the Federal High Court…
My suspension from PDP null, void- Nnamani
Feb.7, 2023 Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP-Enugu) says his suspension from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the National working committee (NWC) is null and void. Nnamani, who represents Enugu-East at…
Navy arrests 2 suspected human traffickers, rescues 18 victims in Kano
Feb. 7, 2023 The Nigerian Navy has arrested two suspected human traffickers and rescued 18 victims in Rijiyar Lemu area of Kano. A statement signed by the Director Naval Information,…
TETFund, IFC commence employability benchmarking programme for tertiary institutions
February 7, 2023 The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and other local partners have commenced the conduct of a National Employability Benchmarking…
LASG, FIRS SIGN JOINT TAX AUDIT AGREEMENT
February 7, 2023 …Sanwo-Olu says ‘collaboration will check double taxation, widen tax base’ Lagos State Government has sealed a bilateral agreement with the Federal Government to harmonise tax administration, raise…
NUPRC gazettes 5 oil industry regulations, completes 6 others
Feb. 7, 2023 The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says five petroleum industry regulations have been gazetted while six others have been finalised and ready for gazetting. Mr. Gbenga…