Nigeria has advised Europe to provide appropriate policy framework for their banks to facilitate their investment Africa’s in oil and gas sector. Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said, Europe should significantly back investment in gas and provide a policy framework that enables European banks to invest in …
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Nigeria Rakes In N714bn Revenue From Company Tax
A total of N714.4 billion was generated from Company Income Tax (CIT) in the second quarter of 2022 a 29.53 per cent increase compared to N551.53 billion generated in the first three months of the year. Most of the income came from the manufacturing, financial services and information technology companies. …
Read More »Controversy As FG Orders NFF To Scrap “illegal” LMC
ON Friday, the League Management Company (LMC) was declared as “illegal” and not recognised by the Federal Government. The ministry, in a statement signed by its permanent secretary, Ismaila Abubakar, asked the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), to immediately withdraw LMC’s licence and set up an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to …
Read More »Suspected Ritualists Kill 14-year-old Girl In Plateau
MARYAN Salisu, a 14-year-old girl of Babale community, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State has been found dead. A source told DAILY POST that the girl’s body was found in the trench with her eyes, breasts, tooth and tongue removed. Maryam, according to the source, was attacked while …
Read More »Haaland Hails Guardiola, Calls Him ‘Football Freak’
Manchester City forward, Erling Haaland has labelled manager, Pep Guardiola as a ‘football freak’. Haaland also lauded Guardiola’s ‘complicated’ tactical approach so far this season, adding that the Spaniard is crazy about football. The Norwegian has slotted into Man City’s set-up, having joined the club from Borussia Dortmund this summer. …
Read More »2023: Era Of Election Rigging Over – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has pledged to ensure votes cast by Nigerians in the forthcoming general elections are protected, saying that the days of wanton manipulation of election results are over. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, made the pledge on Friday while delivering a keynote address at …
Read More »Campaign Office Attack: Osun PDP Demands Arrest Of Perpetrators
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to bring to book perpetrators of the destruction that was carried out on the campaign office of its Osun Central Senatorial candidate. This is as the party warned that such …
Read More »Naira Loses To Dollar (See New Exchange Rate)
The Naira on Friday lost slightly to the dollar, exchanging at N436.33 compared with N436.32 on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N433.83 to the dollar on Friday. An exchange rate of N437 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at …
Read More »Headies 2022: How US event frustrated artistes, others
Mixed reactions have trailed the 2022 Headies Award ceremony held at the Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Unlike previous years, the organizer of the 15th edition held the show outside Nigeria. The event was hosted by American entertainer, Anthony Andersen, alongside Nigerian actress, Osas Ighodaro. This …
Read More »Ex-Reps Member, Tayo Sarumi Dies At 75
A former member of the House of Representatives, Tayo Sarumi is dead. Newsextra224 learnt that Sarumi died Friday evening. Sarumi represented Ibadan North Federal Constituency between 2003 and 2007. He succeeded his brother, Hon. Alli Balogun, who represented the constituency between 1999 and 2003. Sarumi died at the age of …
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