Gov Peter Mbah of Enugu State has again said that his administration did not increase taxes in the state as being speculated by some people, describing it as a “misconception”. The governor rather said that what his government simply did was to expand the state’s tax net by bringing in those who were not captured…
Many motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have expressed frustration over the fluctuating hike in the pump price of petrol. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NNPC Retail Management had approved upward review of the pump price of petrol from N895 per litre to N945 per liter, effective from June 23. At…
A former senator and human rights activist, Sen. Shehu Sani, has expressed his commitment to the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State in 2027. Sani gave the commitment in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. “The re-election of Tinubu and Gov. Sani…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, in partnership with Nizamiye Hospital, provided free health services to more than 300 journalists in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the outreach held at the NUJ FCT Secretariat featured vital tests and consultations across several specialties, including cardiology,…
National Chairman of Advanced Democratic Party (ADP), Alhaji Yabagi Sani, has called for removal of the power to appoint Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Resident Electoral Commissioners removed from the president. Sani also advocated for a review of the section the constitution that empowers the president to appoint the Inspector-General of Police…
Dr Kingsley Akhamie of Nisa Premier Hospital has emphasised the importance of vector control, environmental hygiene, and preventive health practices to combat the spread of yellow fever and Lassa fever in Nigeria. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, Akhamie described both illnesses as highly dangerous viral infections…
The Federal Government says plans are ongoing to begin manufacturing of boats in the country in a bid to phase out rickety vessels and curb incidence of boat mishaps. Mr Pius Akutah, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC) said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja….
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an ex-international football player, Segun Hunkarin over alleged attempt to smuggle a consignment of cocaine into Nigeria. The consignment was attempted to be smuggled through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. A statement by NDLEA’s Director Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has energised two newly installed power transformers at its 330/132/33 Kilo Volt (KV) Birnin Kebbi Transmission Substation in Kebbi. TCN made this known in a statement on its website in Abuja on Sunday by Mrs Ndidi Mbah, it’s General Manager Public Affairs. Mbah said that the 100…
Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has called on politicians to allow President Bola Tinubu concentrate on governance rather than dragging him into the 2027 presidential race. Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said this while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo….
