The Lagos State Government is set to commission a Testing and Reference Laboratory that would aid the prevention of an outbreak of waterborne diseases. The State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, disclosed this today while speaking at the opening of the Y2021 Lagos International Water Conference held at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos. Sanwo-Olu, represented by […]Read More
According to the report, the EMT levy was introduced in the Finance Act 2020, which amended the Stamp Duty Act and taps into the growth in electronic funds transfer in Nigeria, can be administered at low cost. EMT levy is a singular and one-off charge of N50 on electronic receipt or transfer of money deposited […]Read More
US authorities have seized a range of Iran’s state-linked news websites, which they accused of spreading “disinformation” on Tuesday, a US official said, a move that appeared to be a far-reaching crackdown on Iranian media amid heightened tensions between the two countries. The US government official, who spoke on Tuesday on condition of anonymity because […]Read More
A federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has sentenced Farouk Lawan, former chairman of the federal house of representatives ad-hoc committee on fuel subsidy, to seven years imprisonment over the $3 million bribery charges preferred against him by the federal government. Lawan was the chairman of the house of representatives ad […]Read More
Brazilian federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into a contract worth 1.6 billion reais ($320 million) for 20 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine made by India’s Bharat Biotech, according to a document seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The prosecutor-general’s office (PGR) cited comparatively high prices, speedy talks and pending regulatory approvals as red flags […]Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd.), as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Benin Republic. A former Defence Chief, Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (retd.), was named the Head of Mission to Cameroon. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, according to a statement by the Information […]Read More
Worried by the rising cost of rice and other commodities in the Nigerian market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) have planned to distribute 27,000 metric tonnes of rice paddies directly to millers nationwide from Thursday. This move is to eliminate the cost associated with middlemen which […]Read More
The Senate on Tuesday received President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the approval of the 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N895.8 billion. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, read Buhari’s letter at the commencement of Tuesday’s plenary following its resumption from a two-week break. The letter reads: Dear Distinguished Senate President, submission of the Supplementary Appropriation […]Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the newly elected President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi assuring the nation of closer cooperation. The president in a statement signed on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said the election of Raisi “once again reinforces the centrality of the will of the people to […]Read More
The General Manager of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA), Prince Ifalade Oyekan, has revealed that the Agency is set to conduct tests for eligible candidates to serve as Divisional Commanders and Local Government Corps Superintendents. In a statement issued by his Office on Monday, Prince Oyekan said the new approach is in line […]Read More
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