COVID-19 has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. The U.S. population a century ago was just one-third of what it is today, meaning the flu cut a much bigger, more lethal swath through the country. But the COVID-19 crisis is by any measure a colossal […]
Monday sit-at-home records usual total compliance in Onitsha
By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA – Residents of the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra state appeared to be getting more acclamatized with the weekly Mondays sit-at-home exercise as they now engage themselves in a celebration mood throughout the day, thereby keeping themselves happy and at the same time turn their minds away from idleness, worries and […]
NDLEA nabs Italy-bound pregnant woman, fake soldier for drug trafficking
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, continued their nationwide ‘offensive action’ against drug traffickers in the past week, seizing hundreds of kilograms of illicit substances at the airports, courier firms, hideouts and destroying hectares of cannabis farms in the remote forests.
VAT and fiscal federalism
WE expect a major round of legal fireworks to commence very soon over the ruling of a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt last Monday voiding the powers of the Federal Government to collect the Value Added Tax, VAT, in Rivers State and by extension other states. The ruling, therefore, transferred the VAT collection right […]
SuperTV debuts with Zero Data App offering
SuperTV, an online streaming company that offers high quality Video-on-Demand (VOD) and affordable viewing experience through a disruptive Zero Data App to watch all-inclusive entertainment has launched in Nigeria.
ASCSN Transaction: We acted with authority of customer – Unity Bank
Unity Bank Plc has clarified that it acted with the clear mandate and instructions of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN in the management of their funds held with them. In a statement by Matthew Obiazikwor, Head Corporate Communications, Unity Bank confirmed that it has conducted an investigation into the transactions, which […]
Allocate more pension assets to infrastructure
THE new pension system, the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, envisaged a robust, just and guaranteed pension life for Nigerian workers. Vanguard joins well-meaning Nigerians and Labour leaders, both serving and retired, in supporting the new system. We believe that aside some of the out-layers, especially the disgruntled employers, including some state governments that have refused […]
Abia community, sympathisers mourn at burial of 4 under-aged siblings
The people of Umukaonu Umuagu in Abia and sympathisers wailed profusely on Saturday, when the remains of four siblings, who died under mysterious circumstances on Aug. 25, were laid to rest. The deceased, including three males and one female, Kelechi, 12, Sunday, 10, Oluomachi, 8 (female) and Kingsley (3), were children of Mr Ikwunze Chibuzo. […]
COVID-19: FCT leads with 121 as NCDC registers 393 infections, 6 deaths –NCDC
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday topped the table of COVID-19 infections in the country, as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 393 cases and six COVID-19 related deaths. The agency, which disclosed the figures on its official website on Tuesday morning, indicated that the additional infections were an increase on the […]
Police arrest 5 persons in Katsina suspected of supplying bandits with petrol
The Katsina state Police command says it has arrested five persons suspected to be supplying bandits with petroleum products, in addition to a suspected kidnapper in the state. The police spokesperson in the state, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday, in Katsina. “On Sept 18, 2021, based on […]
EFCC arrests 30 cybercrime suspects at Kwara State University
Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC says it has arrested 30 suspected internet fraudsters at Kwara State University, Ilorin. EFCC spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren said in a statement on Monday that the suspects were arrested following an intelligence report on their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud. “Part of the intelligence indicated that suspected internet fraudsters […]
