In furtherance of the desire to resolve its tax dispute with the Kaduna State Government amicably, Access Bank Plc has paid the sum of N240, 000,000 (two hundred and forty million Naira only) into the coffers of the government. Meanwhile, the United Bank of Africa (UBA) Plc and ARM Pensure Limited have opted to continue…
The Kwara State Government has ordered the immediate temporary closure of some grant-aided schools in Ilorin pending the resolution of the controversy surrounding the use of Hijab in the affected schools. According to a statement released yesterday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, the affected schools include…
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says Nigeria Governors Forum endorsement of fresh withdrawal of fund by the Federal Government from the Excess Crude Account will be contested. The governor wondered what happened to the $1 billion withdrawn from Excess Crude Account in 2017 on the stance that it will be used to fund…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on February 18, 2021 closed its case against a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Paul Usoro, SAN who is standing trial before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos for an alleged N1.4billion fraud. The EFCC charged Usoro with a 10-count charge…
A Bill for Prohibition of casualization in all forms of employment in both private and public sector in the country has passed second reading on the floor of the Nigerian Senate. The Bill, sponsored by Senator Ayo Akinyelure representing Ondo Central Senatorial was read the second time and referred to the Committee on Employment, Labour…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has approved the payment of Death Benefits to 252 direct beneficiaries and family members of deceased staff. According to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Oyeyemi Ayoola, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, approved the release of the First Tranche of the Insurance Benefits totalling N 454,888,253.36. Speaking on…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. In a press conference, Thursday morning, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye,Director-General of NAFDAC said the agency received the dossier of the vaccine from Serum Institute of India on February 10, 2021, and the NAFDAC Vaccine safety…
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently declare a state of emergency over the prevalent insecurity in the country. The Senate who in strong terms condemned the kidnap of students and teachers of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, Niger State, by unidentified gunmen, further called on the President to “consider…
Worried by the incessant complaints by ordinary Nigerians over the unavoidable and periodic increase in the cost of electricity, Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman said the Federal Government had been subsidizing electricity supply in the Country to the tune of over fifty billion naira. Aaron Artimas, the Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the…
Few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari nominated Abdulrasheed Bawa on Tuesday for Senate confirmation as the next substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), news surfaced online that he was arrested and detained by the anti-graft agency in 2019 for selling at least 244 trucks worth between N20-30 million each to his…