Alleged N37.6m fraud: Court orders IGP to produce foreign nationals, others for arraignment
Nov. 28, 2024 A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to produce two foreign nationals; Etienne Rocher and Pawan Kapur,…
Tax Reform Bills scale second reading in Senate
Nov. 28, 2024 The Senate has passed for second reading fours bills designed to reform Nigeria’s tax system. This followed the presentation of the general principles of the bills by…
TETFund suspends foreign scholarship for academic staff beginning Jan 1
Nov. 28, 2024 The Board of Trustees, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved the suspension of the foreign component of the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) Intervention with…
Tax reform bills propose new sharing formula, cede 55% to state govt.
Nov. 28, 2024 The Senate, on Thursday, resumed its debate on the Tax Reform Bills. The bills are a set of four legislative proposals to increase Value-Added Tax (VAT) distributable…
Nigeria to establish first public relations, leadership University – NIPR boss
Nov. 28, 2024 Dr. Ike Neliaku, President of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), says Nigeria will soon establish the first Public Relations and Leadership University in the world. Neliaku…
Gombe Court Jails Police, Immigration Officers for N1.6m Employment Fraud
Nov. 28, 2024 Justice T.G. Ringing of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State has convicted and sentenced two police officers: Yusuf AbdulKarim Bature and Musa Philip and…
Amnesty Int’l says Nigerian police shot at protesters in August
November 28, 2024 Amnesty International said in a report on Thursday that Nigerian police used excessive force and shot protesters while cracking down on demonstrations in August over a cost…
Customs bury seized second-hand clothes worth millions in Katsina
Nov. 28, 2024 The Katsina Zonal Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has buried second-hand bales of clothes seized for more than four years in the state. The exercise…
Hackers steal $17 million from Uganda central bank – state paper
November 28, 2024 Offshore hackers stole 62 billion Ugandan shillings ($16.8 million) from Uganda’s central bank, the state-owned New Vision newspaper reported on Thursday. The hackers, identifying themselves as “Waste,”…
Lawyer narrates how father was murdered after ransom paid
Nov. 28, 2024 An Abuja-based Lawyer, Mr Bala Dakum, on Thursday, narrated how his 85-year-old father, Deh Idi Dakum, was kidnapped and later murdered after ransom was paid. Dakum, while…