COVID-19 present need for shift of priority in Nigeria’s economy
BEFORE COVID-19 there had been clarion calls from economist and others to straighten other sectors of economy so that when oil sector...
How is the Coronavirus Impacting Nigeria’s Economy?
On
March 26, Nigeria joined many other nations banning flights into the country
and urging shelter-in-place, social isolation practices amid the coronavirus
COVID-19 pandemic. President...
FG mulls cutting oil benchmark to $30 per barrel
FEDERAL Government is mulling a reduction of the benchmark
used adopted projected oil earnings in the 2020 budget to $30 per barrel.
SON storms Ojo Alaba Market with War Against Substandard Products
STANDARDS Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has taken its
sensitisation against importation of substandard products to the popular Alaba
International Market in Lagos.
Buy second hand tyre, prepare to die –merchants
NIGERIANS have been warned to desist from patronsing traders on second hand
tyres in view of the dangers involved.
...
No unwholesome meat in Nnewi market – Butchers
RESIDENTS of Nnewi are apprehensive of the rumours within the area that dead and
sick cows are being sold to the public by...
Multiple taxations on private schools baseless – Nzekwu
CHAIRMAN, Anambra State Internal Revenue Service, (AIRS),
David Nzekwu, has debunked allegations of multiple taxes on private schools as
well as exposed the exploitative...
Death toll rises in Lagos gas fire
A CHILD simply identified as Favour was yesterday rescued
alive from the rubbles of one of the collapsed buildings at the Abule Ado
explosion...
Enugu Int’l Trade Fair begins amid hiccups
LACK of structures at the permanent site of the Enugu
International Trade Fair like that of Kaduna and Lagos has attracted some level
of...
Customs repartriates 160 illegal immigrants
No fewer than 160 illegal immigrants that entered Nigeria
without valid documents have been repatriated, the Acting Coordinator of Border
Drill Operation Sector 3,...
Ex-Oyo court registrar bags five yrs jail term for stealing
OYO State High Court has convicted an ex Oyo court
registrar, Mutiat Adio, for stealing N22.3 million meant for Judicial Officers'
Cooperative Society in...
Maritime practitioners embrace Blue Maritime, urge Lagos Governor to go beyond Ferry Services
MARITIME practitioner's, Violet Olaitan Williams, Sunday,
made a critical appraisal of the Nigerian Maritime sector and concluded that a
‘Catch Them Young Programme’ was...
Customs impound 466 bags of foreign rice
WESTERN Marine Command, Nigeria Customs' anti-smuggling arm
on Western waters and creeks recorded
unprecedented seizures of 466 bags of foreign rice and 272 cartons...
New Enugu Chamber of Commerce President seeks govt support
THE newly elected President of Enugu Chamber of Commerce,
Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), Emeka Nwandu, has entreated the
federal government to support in...
Govt to seal more shopping malls in Onitsha over tax evasion
ANAMBRA State Government has reiterated her readiness to
capture and seal more shopping malls in Onitsha, for defying government
directives in payment of taxes...
Anambra has fared well in tax payment – Nzekwu
ANAMBRA State’s administration is evolving in the right
direction. Though taxing the informal sector has remained a challenge to many
because of the number...
Customs money’ seizure and reward for excellence
THE news of the seizure of $8,065,612 cash by the officers
of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Murtala Mohammed International
Airport (MMIA)...
Ekwegbalu urges traders to shun tussles
CHAIRMAN, Anambra State Amalgamated Traders Association
(ASMATA), Ikechukwu Ekwegbalu has called on traders in Anambra State to learn
to accept election outcomes, and shun...
Ebonyi relocates old Abakpa Market
EBONYI State Government, has finally relocated old Abakpa
Market to new international market site and
also banned street/road trading along major roads in the...
Don’t come to camp with fake certificates – NYSC DG
THE National Youth Service Corps has warned Prospective
Corps Members with fake credentials to stay off its orientation camps across
the country as the...
COVID-19: Cold war between elimination, suppression
A YEAR ago, when the World Health Organization published a report showing that China had shut down a highly contagious virus in...
Nigeria begins COVID-19 vaccination
A 42-year-old doctor, Ngong Cyprian who has spent the past year treating COVID-19 patients today became the first person in Nigeria to...
Zimbabwe becomes first African country to use Indian COVID-19 vaccine
ZIMBABWE has approved the use of an Indian COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, becoming the first African country to sanction the jab, the Indian...
Plateau varsity to resume March 8 – VC
THE Vice-Chancellor, Plateau State University, Bokkos, Prof. Yohana Izam, has announced that academic activities in the institution will resume on March 8,...
Buhari directs Immigration to rise up to border security challenges
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to improve surveillance and control around the nation's borders.
