Following the increase in customs duty rate by 2.6 percent by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from N1,444.56/dollar to N1,481.482/dolllar, the House of Representatives, on Thursday, proposed what it believed should be a solution for indiscriminate exchange rate adjustment for customs and excise duties. The House reached a resolution […]
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LP To Account For Campaign Funds, Audit Proceeds, Says Obi
LP To Account For Campaign Funds, Audit Proceeds, Says Obi The Labour Party presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, on Thursday said the party will give a transparent account of funds realised during the campaign process. Obi stated this during a press conference in Abuja on […]
Tinubu orders security agencies to go after those hoarding foodstuff
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, and the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS) Yusuf Bichi to work with governors and go after those hoarding foodstuff. Nigeria has been battling a rise in […]
FG, Governors Consider Creation Of State Police.
Worried by the security challenges in the country, the Federal Government and state governors are considering the creation of state police. This was part of deliberations between President Bola Tinubu and state governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. While briefing journalists after the meeting, the Minister of […]
Petroleum Commission to relocate key departments to Lagos
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is set to relocate some of its units to Lagos. This is contained in a memo signed by Dr Kelechi Ofoegbu on behalf of the commission and dated Wednesday, Feb. 14. The commission said the decision was to enhance its service delivery, reduce […]
Residents Slam Anambra Govt, Regulators for Price Hikes
Residents of Anambra State have raised the alarm over steady high cost of commodities in the market. They called on state government and relevant regulatory bodies to sit up and protect the masses from arbitrary hike in cost of commodities. Across Anambra, 1kg of gas is now between N1,450 and […]
Overloading Lands Anambra Truck Driver In Jail.
A middle-aged driver of an articulated truck has been sentenced to six months imprisonment by a mobile court in Awka, Anambra State for alleged overload. The court presided over by a Chief Magistrate, however gave the suspect an option of fine. The vehicle was contravened on Tuesday near the Awmabia […]
Soludo hands over Nat’l Light Newspaper premises for construction of entertainment park.
Anambra State Government has handed over the premises of its defunct printing and publishing company, National Light for the construction of a Neigbourhood Leisure Park for recreational purposes. On the occasion were the Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Mr Don Onyenji, Commissioner for Housing, Hon. Pauly Onyeka whose ministry […]
Gov. Soludo Hands Over National Light Premises To Contractor For Construction Of Recreational/ Entertainment Park
Gov. Soludo Hands Over National Light Premises To Contractor For Construction Of Recreational/ Entertainment Park Anambra State Government has handed over the premises of its defunct Printing and Publishing Company, National Light Newspapers, for the construction of a Neigbourhood Leisure Park for recreational purposes. On the occasion were the Commissioner […]
Looted Funds Recovered Under Buhari Now Missing From CBN – SERAP
Looted Funds Recovered Under Buhari Now Missing From CBN – SERAP The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has alleged that all the stolen public funds recovered by the immediate past government of Muhammadu Buhari are missing from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a tweet via its X […]