Nigeria News at Your Fingertips
Two traditional rulers of Imo State, Eze Samuel Ohiri and Eze Cletus Ilomunanya are now at each others neck over the chairmanship position of the Imo State Traditional Rulers Council. Eze Cletus Ilomuanya (White attire) and Eze Samuel Ohiri (Black attire) Southeast Voice in Owerri has been observing what many have painted to be “the…
NEWS of the query issued to Mr Tunde Fowler, the FIRS(Federal Inland Revenue Service) boss, has once again put the issue of tax in the country in the spotlight. The importance of taxation to a country’s development cannot be overemphasized, especially as without tax revenues the civil service will be grounded, and we know what…
THE Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Wole Oke, has extolled the leadership qualities of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State. Oke described Ugwuanyi as a peaceful, humble, focused, hardworking and grassroots politician who has concentrated massive development more in the rural areas than in the state capital. Oke, who spoke when members…
THE Abuja Zonal Office of the — Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of two of the 77 Nigerians on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wanted list in the United States (U.S.). A list of suspects was released last month. Those on the list were implicated in a massive…
AS preparations for the November 2019 off-cycle Governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states pick up, the vexed matter of prohibitive and non-refundable expression of interest and nomination fees in the major two political parties – the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP – come back into focus. PDP And APC…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday condemned the renewed wave of attacks on Nigerians by their South African hosts. He sent an envoy to the former apartheid enclave with a mission to “express Nigeria’s displeasure over the treatment of her citizens”. Also in a statement, Nigeria’s High Commission in South Africa described the situation as “anarchy”….
By Victor Young Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, yesterday, in Lagos, told the National Pension Commission, PenCom, that despite the gains of Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, stakeholders and employers were concerned about its implementation. Director-General of NECA, Mr. Timothy Olawale, who spoke at NECA/PenCom interactive session with Organised Private Sector, OPS, on current developments and…
The newly appointed Minister of Communications Dr. Isa Pantami, appears to have hit the ground running with a target to all the ministries directorates and agencies under his supervision. Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami The minister said the targets were a likelihood of riot act, meaning that people will either shape in by meeting them or…
By Davies Iheamnachor & Chioma Onuegbu PORT HARCOURT— The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Rivers State, said its investigations have shown that some suspected cyber criminals funded the election of some prominent Nigerian politicians into political offices in the just concluded general election in the country. EFCC The Port Harcourt Zonal Head of…
By Samuel Oyadongha Senator Douye Diri has emerged as the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP for the November 16 governorship election. Douye Diri Diri, who is Governor Seriake Dickson annoited aspirant from the Restoration political family won the primary by polling 561 votes to beat twenty other aspirants. The voting process which commenced…