Kano govt to secure certificates for stranded Kano graduates in Cyprus
Dec. 9, 2024 Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has promised to secure certificates for stranded Kano graduates in Cyprus. This is contained in a statement by Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, the…
Man docked over alleged unlawful possession of human skull
Dec. 9, 2024 A 52-year-old man, Akeem Rasheed, has appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, for alleged unlawful possession of a human skull. The defendant who resides…
AfDB raises concerns over growing trend of short-term, high-cost commercial loans in African countries
Dec. 9, 2024 The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised concerns over the growing trend of short-term, high-cost commercial loans in African countries which came with higher refinancing risks. The…
Import licence: Dangote Refinery seeks to amend suit against NNPCL, others
Dec. 9, 2024 The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has sought to amend its suit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and others. The plea to…
FG invests over $450 million in CNG – PCNGi
Dec.9, 2024 The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi) on Monday said that it had invested more than 450 million U.S Dollars in the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) value chain….
Benue Govt. spends $2.82m to service loans in 1 year
Dec. 9, 2024 Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue says his administration has spent $2.82 million (N4.53 billion) to service external loans between June 2023 and June 2024. Alia made the…
Equinor completes Nigeria, Azerbaijan asset sales of up to $2 billion
December 9, 2024 Equinor has closed the planned sale of its assets in Nigeria and Azerbaijan for a total consideration of up to $2 billion, completing exits from the two…
FCT-IRS creates special unit to tax 10,000 high-net-worth individuals
Dec. 9, 2024 The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), has created a dedicated unit for taxation of more than 10,000 High-Net-worth Individuals (HNIs) in the FCT. The acting…
Firefighters rescue 63-year-old man from well in Lagos
Dec. 9, 2024 Operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service have rescued a 63-year-old plumber, Akin Kuboye from deep well in the Igando area of the Lagos. The…
Police foil kidnap attempts, rescue 20 passengers in Katsina
Dec. 8, 2024 The Police Command in Katsina State, has foiled kidnap attempts and rescued 20 passengers in Jibia and Faskari Local Government Areas of the state. This is contained…