Tailors take advantage as demand for Russian flags on the rise after Niger coup
August 9, 2023 Nigerien tailor Yahaya Oumarou carefully ran cuts of white, blue and red fabric under his sewing machine, assembling them into the three horizontal bands of Russia’s flag….
Alleged job racketeering: Reps threaten to invoke constitutional powers on IPPIS, AMCON
August 9, 2023 The House of Representative has threatened to invoke its constitutional power on IPPIS, Budget Office and the Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) over failure to appear…
Former Niger rebel creates movement to reinstate ousted president Bazoum
August 9, 2023 A former rebel leader and politician in Niger, Rhissa Ag Boula, has created a political movement called the Council of Resistance for the Republic (CRR) to restore…
2000 displaced persons to benefit from NNPC/SNEPCo resettlement support in Borno
August 9, 2023 The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) says no fewer than 2000 displaced persons in Borno are to benefit from its livelihood resettlement intervention. The…
14 Villagers Abducted As Terrorists Attack Katsina Villages, Kill One
August 9, 2023 No fewer than fourteen villagers have been abducted in three different villages of Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. The terrorists in a separate attacks, were…
Forty-one dead in migrant shipwreck in central Mediterranean – Ansa
August 9, 2023 Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, the Ansa news agency reported on Wednesday, citing accounts from survivors who have just reached…
NG-CARES disburses N77.7m to 518 small scale traders in Zamfara
August 9, 2023 Malam Umar Nakwada, General Manager, Zamfara Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA) said it had disbursed N77.7 million grants to 518 small scale traders in the state….
VAT Should be Suspended On Diesel – Oyedele
August 9, 2023 The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, says Value Added Tax (VAT) should be suspended on Automotive Gas Oil (AGO)…
UK announces deal with Turkey to tackle flow of illegal migrants
August 9, 2023 Britain said it had struck a deal with Turkey in a bid to slow the flow of illegal immigrants passing through the Mediterranean country on their way…
Nigeria’s cinemas generate N482m revenue in July – CEAN
Aug. 9, 2023 The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) says it generated N482million as revenue across all cinemas in Nigeria in July. The CEAN National Chairman, Mr. Opeyemi Ajayi,…