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The Nigerian Communications Commission and the Federal Inland Revenue Service have set up a Joint Committee of senior and management staff to boost Federal Government revenues from the telecommunications sector. The regulator made the disclosure in a statement signed by Ikechukwu Adinde, the Director, Public Affairs of the NCC. The …

The Federal Government has issued a circular directing serving ministers in the cabinet, heads of government agencies, ambassadors and other political appointees of the administration, nursing political ambitions in 2023 to resign from the government. The circular, dated May 11, 2022 with Ref. No.SGF/OP/l/S.3/Xll/173, was issued by the Secretary to …

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has initiated a N200 billion vehicle financing scheme to enable Nigerians own brand new vehicles at ease. The Director General of the Council, Jelani Aliyu disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Sokoto at the weekend. Aliyu, who revealed that the …

The Senate, on Tuesday, amended the Electoral Act, 2022, to allow ‘statutory delegates’ – all those elected – to vote during the conventions, congresses or meetings of political parties. This followed the expeditious consideration of a bill during plenary which scaled first, second and third readings, respectively, and was passed …

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday after dozens of people were hospitalised when his supporters armed with sticks and clubs attacked protestors. The country has suffered months of blackouts and dire shortages of food, fuel and medicines in its worst economic crisis since independence, sparking weeks of overwhelmingly …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rolled over its ongoing strike for another 12 weeks. A statement signed by ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this was to give the government enough time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues. It also stated that the roll-over strike was effective …

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the security agencies to sustain the current offensives against terrorists and other criminals operating in the North-west region particularly in certain parts of Zamfara State. In a release issued Sunday by his spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, the president hailed the military for the incessant onslaught …

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has committed $500m in financing to help Elon Musk buy Twitter. The firm is among several financiers that said in a May 4 filing they would contribute towards the deal to fund Musk’s ownership of the social media platform. Altogether the 19 investors have …

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr. Simbi Wabote, has stated that African countries must leverage on the robust platform and opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, which according to him, is key to drive home the local content …

The Katsina Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has begun an investigation into circumstances surrounding a road accident which claimed the life of a disabled person with three other persons sustaining injuries on Wednesday. The accident, which occurred around Natinsta Barracks area along the Katsina-Jibia highway in the afternoon, …