Tinubu appoints new CEOs for NCC, NIPOST, NigComSat President Bola Tinubu has appointed new chief executive officers for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) and the Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited (NigComSat). A statement from the Presidency on Wednesday said Aminu Maida is the new Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the NCC, while…
Tax reform looms in Kano as Gov Yusuf receives IGR report Reforms to improve collection efficiency and broadening of the tax revenue base of Kano State may be underway as the Task Force on Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, submitted its report to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. A statement signed by the chief press secretary to…
Man ingests 100 wraps of cocaine to raise money for new wife The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said it has arrested a 67-year-old trafficker, Chukwuemeka Clement, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja for ingesting 100 wraps of cocaine, a criminal enterprise he claimed he ventured into to raise enough money to…
INEC didn’t withdraw from appealing Kano Tribunal verdict — Official The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disowned a letter written by its Legal Officer in Kano State office indicating that the Commission had withdrawn from the appeal process in the ongoing Kano Governorship election petition case. INEC, in a statement on Saturday said, ”We…
Jaiz Takaful Insurance Limited has approved the sharing of N152 million in underwriting profit to participants and brokers who didn’t make insurance claims during its 2021 financial year. Speaking at the 2021 surplus distribution event, the company’s Managing Director/Chief Executive, Mr. lbrahim Shehu, said the sharing demonstrated one of the unique takaful propositions and “proves…
JUST IN: Kano govt declares today, Wednesday, as public holiday Kano State Government has declared today wednesday, as Public Holiday in commoration of Maulid, the birth of prophet Muhammad. A statement signed on Wednesday by the Commission of Information, Baba Halilu Dantiye, urged the people of the state to use occassion to reflect on the…
Arising from the meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Sunday, the Federal Government has approved N35,000 provisional wage award for all treasury-paid workers for six months. It will be recalled that at the meeting between both parties, the Federal Government pledged its commitment to fast-track…
BUA reduces price of cement to N3,500 BUA Cement Plc has reduced the price of its cement product to N3,500 per bag starting from Monday, October 2, 2023. In a statement on Sunday, the price reduction was in line with its commitment to spur development in the “building materials and infrastructural sectors”. This development is…
Nigerians in UK stage protest to demand ‘justice’ for Kano gov As part of 63rd independence celebration, Nigerians in the diaspora have stormed the High Commission in London demanding for just and fair Kano governorship election trial. The placard-carrying Nigerians protest alleged interference of the All Progressive Congress (APC) under Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in the…
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