Ransom-bearing emissaries kidnapped in Kaduna
Kaduna—The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Kaduna State has raised the alarm that two persons, who were on a mission to deliver ransom for the release of two children of the Kaduna Baptist Bishop earlier kidnapped, were themselves kidnapped by the abductors.
VAT rises by 17% to N312 bn in Q2’19
The revenue generated from Value Added Tax (VAT) in the second quarter of 2019 (Q2’19) rose by 17 percent to N312 billion from N269.79 billion in the corresponding period of 2018.
Benue varsity students barricade institution over shot leader
Students of Benue State University, BSU, yesterday barricaded the entrance of the institution protesting the shooting of the President of National Union of Benue State Students, NUBESS, Smith Tyonor, by unknown gunmen.
UNICEF, IHS collaborate to improve lives of Nigerian children
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, is partnering with IHS Nigeria, the Nigerian subsidiary of IHS Towers, to accelerate tangible and sustained improvements in the well-being and development of children in rural communities across Nigeria.
‘When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes a duty’
TO speak English fluently in a world where the language is the lingua franca of trade and diplomacy is usually a big win in the lottery of life except in Cameroon where English as a mother tongue has become a curse, thanks to a colonial conundrum that made Anglophone underdogs in a union with overwhelmingly French-speaking Cameroon.
Iran to let women attend football World Cup qualifier
Women fans will be allowed into the stadium for Iran’s next football World Cup qualifier in October, a sports ministry official said Sunday, ahead of a deadline to allow their attendance.
