Governor Charles Soludo has on behalf of the Government and good people of Anambra State, congratulated His Majesty, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe, the revered Obi of Onitsha, on the occasion of his 83rd birthday anniversary. The congratulatory message was contained in a statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka, on Tuesday by […]
Tobi Amusan will face off against Kendra Harrison in a highly anticipated women’s 100m hurdles at the 2024 Adidas Atlanta City Games on Saturday, May 28. The 27-year-old Nigerian is set to return to the US for the race showcasing the two swiftest women in the event’s history, following her remarkable performance of 12.40secs at the […]
The second eTranzact Classic billed to tee off at the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja on Wednesday (today) holds more than a share of the N20m prize at stake as the tourney may crown a new number one for Nigeria gold professionals. Running on the platform of the Professional Golf Development Tour, 185 pros […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Tuesday, has released additional 36,540 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results, which were earlier withheld for further investigation. This was in addition to the 531 results released the previous week now bringing the total results released to 1,879,437. The board disclosed this in a statement it released on Tuesday […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday revealed that some foreign missions in Nigeria were using third parties to transact in foreign currencies. The anti-graft agency, therefore, described the act as illegal under Nigerian law. The EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this during an interview on The Morning Show on Arise Television. “What actually […]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wahab Shittu, has said the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has no right under the law to withhold the state’s local government funds. Last week, the state chapter of the Association of Local Government Areas of Nigeria accused Fubara of withholding funds meant for the 23 LGs in the state. […]
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation, Uzoma Nwagba, has said that over one million Nigerians have submitted applications for the consumer credit scheme three weeks after its takeoff. The credit scheme is aimed at working citizens to access loans for important purchases. According to Nwagba, since the unveiling of the […]
The Federal Government has charged tax practitioners to work harder in getting more revenue from taxes, stressing that tax revenue is currently the highest income source for the federation. It disclosed this on Tuesday through the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, at the 26th Annual Tax Conference of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of […]
The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, has reserved judgment in the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against the election victory of Governor Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress, APC. At Monday’s proceedings, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the APC and […]
Some members of an armed robbery gang usually referred to as One Chance, which operates on Akwanga-Keffi-Abuja expressway, have been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command. According to a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Ramhan Nansel, the suspects were apprehended by police operatives attached to Anguwan Lambu Division, Keffi. According to the […]
