Fake Customs job, impersonation land man in prison
A Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday remanded Yakub Afolayan, 32, in prison custody over alleged customs job scam and impersonating the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed…
Nigeria,  South Africa,  Others Seek to Harmonise Regulation of Creative Content in Africa
National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), the South African Film and Publication Board (FPB), and similar industry regulators across African are seeking a collaborative approach…
Minimum Wage: Labour urges FG to begin implementation before May 1
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) wants the Federal Government to commence the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage for workers in the country before the May Day Celebration. Mr…
France Set to Host Dinner in Nigeria to Mark Int’l Francophone Week
President of France, Â Emmanuel Macron The French Embassy in Nigeria on Tuesday said the country was set to host the biggest French dinner in Nigeria. Ms Damilola Ayodeji, the…
FG increases VAT as Senate approves N30,000 minimum wage
On a day the Nigerian Senate approved N30,000 minimum wage, the Federal Government announced an increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5 percent to about 7.5 percent. The Federal…
INEC’s Report on Outcome of Rivers Polls Clearly Indicates Lack of Trust For The Army
The Nigerian army has reacted to the statement credited to INEC on the fact finding committee over the recent developments in Rivers state. In a statement credited to…
Popular music star, Koffi Olomide, jailed 2 years for rape
International music star, Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba a.k.a. Koffi Olomide was handed a two years suspended jail sentence by a court in France for raping a 15 year-old girl. He…
Firm sues Standard Chartered Bank over excessive loan interest
Scamps Communication Ltd. on Tuesday sued the Standard Chartered Bank Nig. Ltd. before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere, over an alleged excessive loan interest. In the suit marked Temp/4872/2019,…
PCPPPA Begins Work, to Collate Buhari’s Campaign Promises for Implementation
All campaign promises made by President Muhammadu Buhari will be collated in a specific implementation document, the Presidency has said. Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the President…
Nigeria Spends Over $500m Annually on Palm Oil Importation
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele on Monday said that over five hundred million dollars was being spent annually on importation of palm…