politics

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has narrated how the apex bank stabilised the naira against the dollar for five years from 2009 to 2014. Moghalu, who was a deputy governor at the apex bank between 2009 and 2014, made this known in a …

The Federal Government says the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will continue to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) following the ruling of the Court of Appeal on the matter. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New …

Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has described Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as a man of deep social conscience who cares about the plight of the poor. Mr El-Rufai stated this when the vice president performed the inauguration of the Kasuwan Magani market and 100 kilowatt Solar PV Mini-Grid on Thursday …

Governor Aminu Bello Masari of. Katsina State, has said that danger looms for northern children if northerners fail to wake up from their slumber. According to Governor Masari, the lifestyle of citizens from the region coupled with the looming population explosion is bound to escalate the plight of children in …

Barely 24 hours after senator representing Anambra South and governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Senator Ifeanyi Uba, boasted that he would withdraw from the race if anybody produces a proof that he is indebted to any bank, he has been hit by a court case challenging his …

The Federal government has disclosed its plan to commence training for the exited batches A and B of the NPower scheme. The Federal Government also said out of 500,000 exited volunteers, 390,000 of them have been successfully accommodated in the NEXIT. NEXIT is an exit package for all the beneficiaries …

“Hunted alive, not honoured in death.” This phrase, perhaps, succinctly captured the story of a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, who died in the early hours of Sunday, September 19, 2021. Mailafia died at the age of 64 at the University of Abuja …

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Zoning Committee for the National Offices of the Party, arrive Lion Building, Government House, Enugu, for their meeting, ahead of the October 30-31 National Convention… #EnuguStateIsInTheHandsOfGod #amokelouis

A law to back states’ battle to collect Value Added Taxes, VAT, their right to mine and control their resources, is underway in the House of Representatives. Several states of the federation, are currently in a legal battle with the Federal Government on who collects VAT on goods and services. …

Some members of the house of representatives are currently stranded in the Aminu Kano international airport, Kano state. The lawmakers were said to have arrived the airport to board an Azman airline flight, scheduled for 12:30pm on Wednesday, en route Abuja. The lawmakers — members of the committee on petroleum …