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ASABA—The Delta State Government has frowned at the unauthorised levies and fees unilaterally imposed on pupils by Schools vis a vis sending children away from school with the added threat of being flogged for inability to pay ‘school’ fees.
Read More AS the nation gets ready for the supplementary elections scheduled for this Saturday, March 23, 2019, the eyes of Nigerians and the international community are still on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to complete the work it started about a month ago: ensuring the emergence of governors and the remaining lawmakers in seven states through free, fair, credible and conclusive elections.
Read More An 18-year-old girl, Hadiyat Sikiru, has been allegedly killed by a stray bullet during a crossfire between suspected cultists/kidnappers and Police officers in Adamo community, Ikorodu area of Lagos.
Read More ABUJA—Plans are underway by the Federal Government to increase Value Added Tax, VAT, by up to 50 per cent (from current 5 per cent to 7.5 per cent), a move that would stoke-up inflationary pressure in the economy.
Read More CALABAR— FORMER Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndomaegba, has filed a petition at the Cross River State Election Tribunal, challenging the declaration of his opponent, Professor Sandy Onor of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the elected Senator for the central senatorial district of Cross River State.
Read More Last week I discussed the role of the electoral body in ensuring the election of leaders who will transform the country. I identified a truly independent and impartial electoral body as an absolute necessity in bringing this about. This week I intend to highlight changes that can be adopted to make the electoral body more independent.
Read More BENIN—TO ensure a peaceful and smooth transition from the sixth to the seventh legislative assembly, Edo House of Assembly yesterday, constituted a six-man transition committee.
Read More THE Federal Government’s 2019 budgetary estimates may still be sustained despite a significant cut in output as price of Bonny Light, Nigeria’s premium oil grade has risen to $68.09 per barrel in the global market, about $8.09 above the $60 budgeted benchmark.
Read More ASABA—SPEAKER of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has commended Deltans for renewing the mandate given Governor Ifeanyi Okow in 2015 for another four years through the ballot during the March 9 election.
Read MoreBAYELSA State government, yesterday, said the N107 million increase in its February wage bill was due to payment of salaries to the 1,000 newly employed civil servants.
Read More Uyo—ELDERS, and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State have identified reliance on federal might as one of the major reasons the All Progressives Congress, APC failed in the 2019 general election in the state.
Read More PORT HARCOURT—Rivers State chapter of Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, yesterday, described as wicked, evil and selfish, a purported letter by pro-Rotimi Amaechi elders in the state appealing to President Muhammadu Buhari to interfere in the governorship election impasse in Rivers State.
Read More PORT HARCOURT—KALABARI kinsmen of Prof Charles Dokubo, yesterday, protested against calls for the sack of Prof Charles Dokubo as Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP.
Read More By CHARLES KUMOLU A remarkable Nigerian and Group Chairman, First City Group (a financial conglomerate comprising First City Monument Bank, FCMB Capital Markets, First City Assets Management, CSL Stockbrokers and City Securities), Otunba Subomi Balogun reflects on his 85 years on earth and credits his success to a deep faith in God. Notable family I
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A digital hub conceived as the premier destination for connecting Africa’s creative industries, MultiChoice Talent Factory, MTF, Portal, has been launched in Lagos
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