Obasanjo, Nigeria’s preeminent political colossus ― Atiku Abubakar
By Atiku Abubakar Dear Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, AS you turned 83 (on) March 5, my family and I felicitate with you and thank God for your life. No individual living or dead, has bestrode the Nigerian political space as positively and purposefully, as you have done, for good and better, in peacetime and war, in […]
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UN Generation Unlimited appoints Adebola as youngest Global Champion
The United Nations Generation Unlimited has appointed Adebola Williams, chief executive officer of RED For Africa, as a Global Champion for Generation Unlimited (GenU).
NAHCON chair calls for reduction in hajj fare to receive major boost
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) efforts to reduce the cost of Hajj has receive a major boost from an unlikely group (accommodation and Catering service providers in Saudi Arabia) who have pledged their support to bring down the prices of their services. The group expressed their support during a visit to the […]
COVID-19: Feed your congregation with right information, LASG tells religious leaders
By Olasunkanmi Akoni As part of efforts to step up public awareness about the Coronavirus, code-named, “COVID-19” and how the disease could be reduced to the barest minimum, the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, has engaged religious leaders in a sensitization session on necessary precautionary measures that should be embraced to […]
COVID 19: Iran cancels Jumaat prayers in major cities amid outbreak
Friday prayers in Iran have been cancelled across all provincial capitals amid the country’s growing coronavirus outbreak, state television said. The report Wednesday comes as Tehran and other areas cancelled Friday prayers last week over the outbreak. Iran earlier announced that the new coronavirus has killed 92 people amid 2,922 confirmed cases across the Islamic […]
FIRS working to increase PAYE tax compliance — Nami
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it is working closely with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to increase the rate of compliance with the remittance of Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) tax. The service started this in a statement issued by Mr. Abdullahi Ismaila Ahmad, Director, Communications and Liaison Department, in Abuja on Thursday. Ismaila said the […]
