PIA will strengthen Naira, reduce budget deficit – PwC
96% of business executives endorses the law By Cynthia Alo The 2021 Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) will facilitate Nigeria’s economic development by attracting and creating investment opportunities for local and international investors, according to Mr. Uyi Akpata, country senior partner, PwC Nigeria. Akpata, who made this known in his opening remarks during an exclusive […]
Petrol subsidy depletes NNPC contribution to FAAC by 44%
As subsidy hits N621.55bn, still rising monthly Outstrips health, education, Works and Housing budgets By Obas Esiedesa A whooping N621.55 billion has been deducted from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC, funds by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, as petrol subsidy in the first half of 2021, H1’21, latest data have shown. The figure for […]
Menace of Lagos miscreants and open defecation {Viewpoint}
Defecating openly has health, economic and social impacts on the defecator and people around as well because the diseases that result from such acts are capable of infecting those who inhale the stench that oozes out of the excreta.
People & Politics: FIRS must tax responsibly {Viewpoint}
FIRS interprets the Tribunal’s ruling to the effect that Multichoice must deposit N900 billion with it…
Ebonyi APC Caretaker Committee Chairman resigns
The Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ebonyi State, Mr. Stanley Okoro-Emegha has resigned his appointment as the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Internal Security
No respite as blackout persists in Awoyaya
There seems to be no respite for the residents of Awoyaya area in Lekki, Lagos State, as the blackout in the community has remained for over a week despite promises by Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC. They have again, begged EKEDC to find a lasting solution to the power outage to save the situation. ALSO […]
PDP elders, stakeholders accuse Sen Akume of tagging Benue land of criminals, demand apology
By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Elders and other stakeholders of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue North East Senatorial District have expressed shock that Senator George Akume who was a former Governor of the state threw caution to the winds and tagged Benue people as criminals who had been stockpiling arms and attacking themselves. […]
Onwordi sponsors youths on entrepreneurship in Aniocha south
Delta-born socialite and philanthropist, Mr. James Endurance Onwordi is also known as Ibori Ubulu has sponsored 30 youths on entrepreneurship in Aniocha North. Recall that on the 22nd of August, 2021, Mr. Onwordi, who is the MD of Endic Petro-Agro Nig. Ltd announced that he has concluded plans to sponsor 30 young people from Aniocha […]
Court orders man to apologise to wife for not providing shelter
A Shari’a Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna has ordered a man, Sule Babban-Saura to apologise to his wife, Maimuna Sani, for not providing shelter for her since they got married. The Judge, Malam Nuhu Falalu, also ordered Babban-Saura to give his wife feeding allowance in court . “From now, I want you to hold her […]
SMEDAN decries dearth of intellectual property knowledge among SMEs
By Juliet Umeh Director-General, Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN Dikko Umaru Radda has said that most Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs struggle because they refuse to take advantage of intellectual property benefits to their businesses. Radda said that robust intellectual property, IP, can grow businesses as much as it contributes to […]
40-year-old man remanded for allegedly defiling daughter in Ekiti
An Ekiti state Magistrates’ Court, in Ado Ekiti, has ordered Emmanuel Bejide, 40, to be remanded in the Correctional centre, for allegedly defiling his daughter. The magistrate, Mojisola Salau granted the remand order as requested by the Police prosecutor, Sodiq Adeniyi, to enable him forward the duplicate case file to the office of the Director […]
