Lawmakers begin ‘speedy’ debate on 2020 budget, confirm Adewolu as an executive commissioner, NCC
Less than 24 hours after President Muhammadu presented the 2020 appropriation bill to the National Assembly, lawmakers in the Senate and the House of Representatives have opened debate on the…
NYSC apprehended 95 students from one Nigerian university, W/African universities with fake documents – DG
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim has decried the spate of presentation of fake academic credentials and attempt to smuggle names…
3 Access Bank branches sealed off in Kaduna over N175m tax
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KDIRS) has sealed off three branches of Access Bank in Kaduna metropolis over non remittance of over N175 million Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE). News Agency…
Buhari, EAC in closed door meeting
Members of the economic advisory council are currently in a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja. This meeting is the first since the…
Police confirms abduction of RCCG pastor in Lafia
The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a cleric, Mr John Egla, said to be a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Lafia….
Kaduna Sexual assault referral centers record 662 cases of abuse against women, children
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Save the Children, on Wednesday said that sexual assault referral centers in Kaduna State had received a total of 662 cases of abuse against women and…
Zimbabwe quadruples electricity prices, pummelling impoverished consumers
Zimbabwe hiked its average electricity tariff by 320% on Wednesday to ramp up power supplies at a time of daily blackouts, but the move will anger consumers already grappling with…
Budget 2020: FG estimates revenue of N8.155trn in 2020 from oil, non-oil tax, others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented the budget for the 2020 fiscal year to the joint session of the National Assembly, informing the lawmakers that the Federal Government expected revenue…
Budget 2020: 10 food items exempted from VAT
The Value Added Tax (VAT) Act in Nigeria exempts pharmaceuticals, educational items, and basic commodities. President Muhammadu while presenting the 2020 budget at the National Assembly on Tuesday, stated that…
Facebook expands its third-party Fact-Checking programme to 10 countries across SSA
Joining third-party fact-checking programmes in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon and Senegal, Facebook today announced the expansion of its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme to 10 additional African countries. In partnership…