The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has asked the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, to stop misleading Nigerians, adding that senators earned N15m monthly and not N750,000 as claimed by Lawan. Lawan had on Tuesday said there was no such thing as “jumbo pay,” adding that he earns N750,000 […]
Nigeria became the first side to advance to the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday as they beat Guinea 1-0, having taken more than an hour to break the deadlock for the second straight match. Nigeria centre back Kenneth Omeruo scored the only goal of the game after 73 minutes, rising […]
By Foster Obi Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman has applauded the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for initiating the “ON BOARDWITH GENDER EQUALITY’’ campaign for this year’s Seafarers Day Celebration, even as the First Lady, Dr. Aisha Buhari called for increase in women participation in the Nation’s Maritime Sector. […]
The South-East Amalgamated Traders Association (SEAMATA) has urged the Federal Government to decongest Port Harcourt ports to enhance ease of doing business in South-East and Nigeria in general. The newly elected President of SEAMATA, Chief Gozie Akudolu, made the call immediately after his inauguration in Enugu on Tuesday. Akudolu criticised the delay in clearing goods […]
The Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II, has warned that Nigeria is on the verge of bankruptcy as fuel and electricity subsidies, as well as debt servicing, continue to eat into government revenue. Sanusi, who is a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, said this while delivering his address at the ongoing […]
Synthetic opioid use is booming, the United Nations said on Wednesday in a worldwide drug report that showed deaths in the United States from overdoses still rising and a “crisis” of tramadol use emerging in parts of Africa. The estimated number of people using opioids – an umbrella term for drugs ranging from opium and […]
A Nigerian judge on Wednesday adjourned until Oct. 29 a case to resolve a $2 billion tax dispute between South African telecoms company MTN Group and Nigeria’s attorney general. The attorney general has demanded MTN pay the $2 billion in September. The company has said the tax demand is without merit and the attorney general […]
By Foster Obi In furtherance to its strategic Corporate Social Responsibility programmes, the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority has bequeathed a newly built infrastructure to archive vital documents to the Nigerian immigration service. Speaking at the Ikoyi passport office, Lagos yesterday, the Managing Director of the NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman who was represented by the General […]
The Lagos State Government has said that there will be no restriction of movement on the last Saturday of June or any other month. Mr Biodun Bamgboye, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, made this known on Tuesday at Alausa, Lagos. Bamgboye, therefore, urged residents to ignore rumours making the rounds on the airwaves and the […]
Nigeria on Tuesday suspended a training strike over unpaid bonuses at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt following last-minute pleas by the country’s football officials. The team finally agreed to train in Alexandria, 30 minutes after schedule, after the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) promised to pay a win bonus from their 1-0 victory over […]