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The President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has approved new import duties on luxury goods such as yachts, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and some food items imported into the country. The increase announcement is contained in a circular issued by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun to the Nigeria Customs Service. Affected food items are […]

The Jigawa House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached its Speaker, Idris Garba and elected Isa Idris of Gwaram Constituency as the new Speaker. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Garba, presided over the sitting attended by 23 members. The Clerk of the house, Hussaini Ali, earlier announced that he […]

Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Tuesday pledged that the Nigerian Senate, upon resumption, will look into the crises that have led to the wanton loss of lives and property in the Southern part of Kaduna State, in recent times. The Senate President made this known while responding to the cry of a concerned […]

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) announced on Monday that the country’s aviation sector has been rated among the world leaders in safety. NCAA’s General Manager (Public Relations), Sam Adurogboye made the announcement on Monday. He added that the country climbed to Level 3 State Safety Programme (SSP) Implementation Process. He explained that the rating […]

A Financial expert, Dr Samuel Nzekwe, has advised the Federal Government to intensify efforts in addressing the bottlenecks in the running of Treasury Single Account (TSA) in the country. Nzekwe, former President, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Anambra State Chief George Moghalu, has described security votes which are disbursed to state governors every month to be spent at their discretion as glorified stealing. Chief Moghalu who expressed  his interest in contesting for this year’s governorship election in Anambra State, said it was criminal for […]

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has announced the sack of private tax collectors for the state and local governments. The governor said only government employees would now collect taxes and levies. In a broadcast to Edo State residents to mark the New Year, Obaseki said the laws of Nigeria vested the responsibility for collecting taxes […]

Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC)  has debunked allegation that its senior pastor, Matthew Ashimolowo, was involved in Ponzi Scheme. According to a statement, issued by Dipo Oluyomi, Chief Executive Officer , and James Mcglashan, Chief Operating Officer, of KICC, the organization said: “We wish to state that the headline was unfortunate and misleading and has […]

The Nigerian Army says  it has recovered one AK47 assault rifle and uniforms belonging to DSP Mohammed Alkali and his police orderly allegedly  beheaded by cultists. The policemen were  killed by suspected cultist at Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers during the Dec. 10 re-run legislative elections. Maj.-Gen. Kasimu Abdulkarim, the General Officer Commanding […]Read More

Given the myriad of socio-economic and political challenges that bedeviled the nation in the past year. Nigerians said goodbye to 2016, wishing and hoping that nothing like it comes back again. With the economy having progressively transitioned from recession to depression, perhaps the Buhari-led APC government will acknowledge the loud and persistent calls for urgent […]

Suspended member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has told Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara to return the $600,000 he collected from James Ibori since he has denied the former Delta state governor. The call follows Dogara’s denial on 23rd December, of  claims by Senator Peter Nwabaoshi, that the former governor influenced his […]

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has announced the appointment of Mr Jeffrey Ewing as the Chairman and Managing Director of its companies in Nigeria, effective 1st January, 2017. This was disclosed by the General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs (PGPA), Mr Esimaje Brikinn on Saturday in a statement in Lagos. Ewing succeeds Clay Neff, who […]