VAT: FIRS loses, Lagos joins tax war as Rivers digs in
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has dismissed an application by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, seeking to stop the state government from commencing collection of Value Added Tax, VAT, in the state.
Government may reimpose lockdown in Rivers — Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday threatened to re-impose the suspended COVID-19 lockdown measures if residents fail to comply with COVID-19 protocols. Wike said this in a broadcast in Port Harcourt. He said that daily figures released from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that both the transmission and death rates in […]
Humor Awards Secretariat calls for entry
The Humour Awards Secretariat is calling for entries for 20 categories of humorous acts in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
Vietnamese man jailed for 5 years for spreading coronavirus
Vietnam has jailed a man for five years for breaking strict Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine rules and spreading the virus to others, state media reported. Le Van Tri, 28, was convicted of “spreading dangerous infectious diseases” at a one-day trial at the People’s Court of the southern province of Ca Mau, the state-run Vietnam News Agency […]
DG charges corps members to use NYSC to build themselves, nation
Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, the Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) Scheme, has charged 2021, Batch ‘B’ , Stream 2 corps members to take advantage of the various NYSC platforms to build themselves and the nation. The DG stated this on Monday in a virtual address to all the corps members and camp officials […]
Why Traffic Radio emerged innovative station, 2021 — MarketingvEdge boss
Lagos Traffic Radio, 96.1 Fm, has emerged as the Innovative Traffic Radio Station of the year 2021at the Marketing Edge, Award night.
Chidoka urges Buhari to publish performance review on ministers, security sector
Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, Monday, tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to make public performance review of Ministers as promised when he recently sacked Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Sabo Nanono and his Power counterpart, Engr. Sale Mamman.
Campaign of calumny over bad roads in Ogun state
By Femi Adeniyi It is indeed shocking to see the sheer amount of resources and strength that some people will exert all in the name of propaganda. The ones you think you want to deceive with these ludicrous claims and positions have grown beyond these, the people are not pushed by emotions anymore, the realities […]
FG meets with JOHESU to avert nationwide strike
The Federal Government says it will meet with the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association on Sept. 7, to avert the union’s plan to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. Mr Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this in a […]
NDE trains 50 unemployed Bayelsa graduates on ‘Start Your Own Business’ scheme
By Emem Idio – Yenagoa THE National Directorate of Employment,NDE, has commenced the training of fifty unemployed graduates in entrepreneurship under its ‘Start Your Own Business’ training scheme in Bayelsa State. The week-long training will enable the participants avail themselves of different topics, such as motivation for entrepreneurs, generation of a business idea, marketing your […]
Doctors strike as national embarrassment
By Adekunle Adekoya IT is clearly a trite observation that these are not the best oftimes for Nigeria and the Nigerian. So many negative things are happening at the same time that our people now desperately look for just one silver lining, that glimmer of hope, just that one promise of better things to hang […]
