The Lagos state government has started the implementation of the recently introduced consumption tax which is meant to enhance the state revenue generation effort to sustain the ongoing development of infrastructure as well as maintain the social services being provided to Lagosians.

THE Federal government has urged the Former Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Alfa Belgore to within the next few weeks, develop the preliminary draft of the Nigeria Vision 2020 blueprint aimed at harmonising the various inputs from the 29 Technical Working Group (TWG) if Nigeria must achieve the set target of becoming one of the 20 world largest economies by the year 2020.

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, has requested for more powers to handle election violence at polling booths in the country.

—LESS than one month after members of Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, attacked and bombed Atlas Cove in Lagos, sea robbers, last week, invaded the Ibru Jetty at Ibafo oil tank farm and made away with over 5,000 metric tonnes of petrol from an indigenous vessel— ‘MT Time Teresa’.

The Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), yesterday, commenced an action before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, asking it to declare the offices of the Governor and the Deputy Governor of Imo State vacant.

Umuahia- The Speaker of Abia  state House of Assembly has denied being involved in the murder of some people in his native home of Ozu Abam, in Arochukwu Local Government Area, as alleged by the leadership of the youth wing of Ozu Abam town union. The leadership of the union, had petitioned the police, alleging […]

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has disclosed that it generateda total sum of N 808 billon within the first six month this year. The Chairman of the agency, Mrs Ifueko Omoigu-Okauru told the Economic Confidential, an online economic intelligence publication that “so far this year we overshot our targets in the month of May and June, though there are still shortfalls from the Jan-March period, we are on the upswing and we will not rest on our oars.”

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole; former presidential candidate, Chief Olu Falae and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) appeared at the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on the amendment of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Act, 2006, backing most of the recommendations of the Justice Mohammed Uwais-led Electoral Reform Committee (ERT).

The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has advocated the grant of import duty concessions and tax holiday to investors in Independent Power Projects (IPP).

By Henry Umoru Abuja – After series of failed attempts to resolve the political quagmire in the Plateau State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party’s National Chairman, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor yesterday brought down the sledge hammer on the factions by dissolving them. This was part of the decisions taken at yesterday’s National […]

Borno State Government, yesterday, explained that the Boko Haram havoc on the Nigerian people would have been more devastating but for its prompt intervention in arresting many of its members immediately the sect’s armoury was discovered.

By Henry Umoru ABbuja—Facts  emerged yesterday that the National Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are disillusioned and disturbed over the large number of Policemen attached to them that may go following directives by the Inspector General of Police, Ogbonna Onovo, that all Policemen serving as orderlies to unqualified persons should report back to […]

Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has warned Bobo Food Beverages Limited not to compromise the quality of its range of milk products for the next three years. SON issued this warning during the presentation ceremony of Mandatory Conformity Assessment Progrmmme (MANCAP) certificate to the firm.

Governor of the CentralBank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi will unfold his plans for the Organised Private Sector(OPS) at an interactive forum being organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday 14th August, 2009.

THE Pensioners Welfare Association of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Warri, has accused the management of the agency of deliberately delaying payment of members’ accrued arrears of 30% and 15% arising from the non-implementation of the Federal Government’s policy since 2008, even as it appealed to it to expedite action to alleviate their suffering.