The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has listed Nigeria’s top-performing taxpayers in the year 2021, and commended them for their exceptional efforts in contributing towards providing the necessary funds for the government to meet its social contract with the Nigerian citizens, despite the harsh economic conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The FIRS, in a…
By Yushau Shuaib “Take the law into your hands… You need not report to any authority to kill any blasphemer!” I was shocked to the marrow when an Imam, during a Juma’at service in one of the mosques in Abuja, ordered his followers to engage in extra-judicial killing. As a Muslim, not only by birth…
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan said the United Arab Emirates has lost “its righteous son” following the passing of the country’s President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh Khalifa, who served as the president of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi since November 3, 2004, died at the age…
The Nigerian Chambers of Commerce Dispute Resolution Center and Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry wishes to proudly announce that our Registrar General and General Counsel Aisha Ado Abdullahi has been selected as one of the Judges in the 2022 International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Bar Association (IBA) Moot Court Competition organized by Grotius…
Communique Issued at the End of the 96th National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Held Today, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja The National Executive Committee (NEC) of our great Party at its 96th meeting extensively deliberated on urgent national issues…
Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has reiterated that the planned concession of the country’s two public free trade zones remains Federal Government best economic approach to use the scheme to accelerate industrialisation of Nigeria. Adesugba, also Chief Executive Officer of NEPZA, made the remark on Tuesday via…
By Ikenna Uwadileke, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On March 24, 2022, stakeholders in the transport sector, converged on the premises of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) for a roundtable on Road Corridor Development and the impact on trade in Nigeria. The programme, organised by the National Chamber Policy Centre of the ACCI provided…
The Head of Nigerian federal civil service has warned public servants seeking elective office to resign in compliance with public service rules. In a statement , Dr Folasade Esan cited legal opinion from the Justice minister as the basis for the directive. The full memo reads as follows: “The Office of the Head of Civil…
Consistent with its strategic objective of stakeholder collaboration and partnering, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently met a section of stakeholders in the mass media industry. The forum was a workshop, organised to keep Nigerian journalists who specialise in reporting the telecom and ICT sector, abreast of emerging developments in the telecom industry, in order…
Oloyede Emmanuel Kano ALHAJI Salihu Tanko Yakasai’ , son of Alhaji Tanko Yakasai’,former special adviser on national Assembly.matterto late president,Alhaji Shehu Shagari,has declared to contest Kano state governorship election According to him, the “State needs a vibrant and ambitious leader; one who does not see any boundaries when it comes to the heights we can…
