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PRESS RELEASE VAT Saga: Oyo seeks to join Rivers’ suit against FG …asks Appeal Court to grant joinder application The Government of Oyo State has asked the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for joinder in the suit instituted by the Rivers State government against the Attorney-General …

The House of Representatives has also asked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to designate bandits, who have dominated the North-West and parts of the North-Central geopolitical zones, as terrorists. The Senate had made the demand earlier on Wednesday. Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, at …

he Nigerian Communications Commission says the October 31 deadline for linking their National Identity Numbers with their Subscriber Identity Modules remains sacrosanct. It also said that Nigerians without NIN would soon be denied the opportunity of acquiring driving licences and passports. The commission said at the NCC Digital Signature radio …

Nigeria’s Digital Quality of Life DQL has worsened in 2021, with the country’s internet speed ranking among one of the slowest in the world at 13.45Mbps for broadband connections and 17.91Mbps for mobile internet. This is coupled with internet affordability falling 90 per cent worse than the global average. According …

The Federal Government has declared Friday, October 1, as public holiday to mark the Nation’s 61st Independence Anniversary Celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Nigerians on this year’s Celebration of the Country’s 61st independence and assured Nigerians …

PRESIDENT BUHARI MOURNS DR CHIKE AKUNYILI President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened by the gruesome killing of Dr Chike Akunyili, the husband of the late former Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Dora Akunyili. The President shares the pain of the offspring of …

Parts of Kaduna affected by the telecommunications ban were not made public at a media briefing held by the Commissioner for Internal Security of Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who announced other new measures at a media briefing on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Also effective from September 30, the state government …

WARP SPEED: NORTH Korea has become the latest country to add terrifying hypersonic missiles to its arsenal, joining the China, Russia and the US. All are now in an arms race to develop the nuke-capable weapons, with Russia boasting it has one that can fly at nearly 21,000mph and can hit …

Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to declare a state-of-emergency in the South-Eastern part of the country. This development, if true, is most likely due to the recent high-profile murders occurring in the region with the latest being the assassination of Mr. Chike …

The Chairman, South East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Engineer David Nweze Umahi has condemned the gruesome murder of Dr. Chike Akunyili, the husband to late Professor Dora Akunyili, former Director-General of NAFDAC by unknown gunmen. A statement made available to Newsextra24 by the Special Assistant on Media …