The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is rejecting plans by the Federal Government to increase taxes on non-alcoholic and carbonated drinks. NLC’s position is contained in a statement signed by its President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, which was circulated to journalists in Abuja. The government had announced the increased taxes as a way of discouraging over-consumption of […]
Citigroup Inc (C.N) staff in the United States who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 14 will be placed on unpaid leave and fired at the end of the month unless they are granted an exemption, according to a company memo seen by Reuters on Friday. The U.S. bank announced its plan to […]
Papa Johns is making a big bet on China. The pizza chain plans to open over 1,350 stores in South China by 2040 in partnership with the Asian private equity firm FountainVest Partners, it said on Friday. The deal will increase Papa Johns current global count by 25%, and marks the largest franchisee development agreement […]
By Sani Idris Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command, Mr Hafiz Muhammad, on Saturday admonished commercial vehicle passengers to imbibe the culture of ‘collective driving’ while on transit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ‘collective driving’ entails passengers checking the excesses of drivers by ensuring that the latter […]
Two members of the US Congress have raised concerns about home rental firm Airbnb Inc’s business activities in China’s Xinjiang region, where Washington says Beijing is committing genocide against Muslim Uighurs and other ethnic groups. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative James McGovern, two Democrats who respectively chair and co-chair the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, sent […]
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Ayodeji Gbeleyi as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, confirmed this development in a statement on Friday in Abuja. ”A Chartered Accountant and an Associate of the Chartered […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja urged the Board of the newly incorporated Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to ensure strict compliance with Corporate Governance principles that place premium on doing business with the highest ethical standards, integrity, and transparency. Inaugurating the Board chaired by Senator Margery Chuba Okadigbo, the President charged them to […]
Liverpool reopened their first-team training centre on Friday after a 48-hour closure following a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff. Preparations for Sunday’s FA Cup third round tie at home to League One side Shrewsbury will resume with assistant manager Peter Krawietz taking charge of the available players. Krawietz will also undertake pre-match media duties […]
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) had published 1, 213 companies as the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) audit filing compliant organisations’ list. Mrs Hadiza Umar,Head Cooperate Affairs and External Relations of the agency, said this on Friday in a statement she issued in Abuja. She said the list was an […]
Employees and schoolchildren juggled work and studies with weekly Muslim prayers on the first-ever working Friday in the United Arab Emirates as the Gulf country formally switched to a Saturday-Sunday weekend. Some grumbled at the change and businesses were split, with many moving to the Western-style weekend but other private firms sticking with Fridays and […]