We’ll increase Nigeria’s revenue by technologically monitoring revenue collection agencies — FG

The Federal Government has revealed its plans to increase Nigeria’s revenue without imposing extra taxes by technologically monitoring revenue collections in real-time. Zacchaeus Adedeji, the special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on revenue, disclosed this on Monday, July 10, in an interview with Channels Television. He said the federal government will integrate the activities of…

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NAFDAC vows to prosecute drug hawkers nationwide

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has vowed to prosecute drug hawkers nationwide, saying such drugs are dangerous to the health. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known at the launch of NAFDAC Media Sensitisation Workshop On Dangers of Drug Hawking in Abuja on Tuesday. Adeyeye…

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Lagos airport: Seven suspended over stolen runway light

Unknown persons have allegedly carted away the recently reinstalled airfield lighting systems at the domestic runway 18/36L of Murtala Muhammad Airport. The PUNCH gathered that the disappearance of the approach lighting systems had raised security concerns in Nigeria’s busiest airports. According to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity, those who carted away the…

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OPINION: MURIC Has Lost Focus, by Sola Ishola

Myles Munroe, the world renown Bahamian Evangelist once said, “when the purpose of a thing is unknown, abuse is inevitable”. This is the only conclusion I came to when I saw the release by Prof Ishaq Akintola of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) accusing the Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke of favouring Christians more than…

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Opinion: MURIC has lost focus

By Sola Isola Myles Munroe, the world renown Bahamian Evangelist once said, “when the purpose of a thing is unknown, abuse is inevitable”. This is the only conclusion I came to when I saw the release by Prof Ishaq Akintola of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) accusing the Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke of favouring…

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Appointments Based on Merit, Nobody can Use Religion to Divide us, Osun Gov’t Replies MURIC

The Osun State government has replied Muslim Rights Organization (MURIC) over their recent news release which claimed that Gov. Adeleke’s appointments of commissioners and permanent secretaries are based on merit and competency. The state government in a press statement signed by the Governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Tuesday disclosed that newly appointed commissioners’ was based…

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Soludo offers scholarship to 2023 UTME highest scorer

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has offered a scholarship to Miss Nkechinyere Umeh, who emerged best performing candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations. Soludo said the gesture followed the recent JAMB declaration of Umeh from Anambra State as the highest scorer with a cumulative mark of 360 in the examination. The governor…

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