Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, announced President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval for the exemption of the telecommunications sector from the proposed 5 percent excise duty. The honorable minister disclosed this at a news conference organised by the presidential review committee on excise duty in Abuja. At the […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has today directed all workers to picket all the offices of the Central Bank of Nigeria nationwide starting from next week over the current cash crunch in the country. This directive was given by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero during a press conference in Abuja. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has today announced the suspension of further collation of the Governorship election results in some parts of Abia and Enugu States. This was disclosed through a statement signed by the national commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Barr. Festus Okoye. […]
According to Super eagles media officer, Babafemi Raji, 11 players have arrived at the Super eagles camp in Abuja ahead of the African cup of nations qualifiers game against Guinea Bissau. Former Chelsea central defender Kenneth Omeruo is the latest player to join the camp. Goalkeepers Francis Uzoho and Kingsley […]
The Russian state investigative committee has today announced it had opened a criminal case against the International Criminal Court prosecutor and judges who issued an arrest warrant for the Russian President, Vladimir Putin on war crimes charges. The move was a symbolic gesture of defiance, three days after the ICC […]
President Buhari has signed 16 constitution amendment bills into law. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman House Committee on Constitution Review, Idris Wase (APC, Plateau) made this known in a statement published today. The deputy speaker commended the president for giving assent to the bills, which […]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has today dismissed an appeal by suspended Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sunday Ubua where he sought to be bailed. The suspended police officer is an associate of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari who is being prosecuted together by the National […]
The inspector-general of police, Usman Alkali Baba has today ordered the restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12am to 6 pm on Saturday, 18th March, 2023 for the governorship and state house of assembly elections. However, those on essential services such […]
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has confirmed that Nigeria produced 1.3 million barrels per day of crude oil in the month of February, in alignment with the country’s earlier self-reported data this month. The information published in the organization’s Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR), further cemented Nigeria as […]
World football governing body, FIFA has today announced the new international match calendar for 2025 – 2030 at the ongoing 73rd edition of the FIFA Congress holding in Kigali. FIFA said the 2023 calendar would see the March international window have a two-match window in nine days, the June international […]
