At about 11 am, on Friday, November 12, 2021, there was a buzz among tax aficionados: Muhammad Nami, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) boss had been elected the President of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA). He is the first Nigerian in the history of CATA to be …
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Joke Sanwo-Olu Welcomes First Babies Of The Year In Three Lagos Hospitals
Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, welcomed and presented gift items to the first babies of the year in three public hospitals namely: Harvey Road Health Centre, Onikan Health Centre and Lagos Island Maternity Hospital. Baby Abdulganiu, a male who weighed 3.2kg delivered at exactly …
Read More »Kogi CoS, Asuku Celebrated By Nigerians on His Birthday
Nigerians Celebrate Kogi’s Youngest Chief of Staff and Philanthropist, Asuku On Birthday Since it was midnight on the second day of 2022, epistles on the good deeds of the Chief Of Staff to the Kogi State governor, Jamiu Asuku, flooded the social media space. It wouldn’t be seen with many …
Read More »Advertising sector growth should be AISOP priority, not stagnation
Nigeria’s advertising sector appears to be in quiet unrest with the contentious Advertising Industry Standard of Practice (AISOP) introduced by the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) set to be operational in 2022. Advertisers, majorly in the private sector have identified certain policies they deemed detrimental as it impugns their …
Read More »JumokeCares Foundation reaches over 500 families with foodstuffs at Yuletide
In order to make Christmas enjoyable to the people in the face of the COVID-19 induced economic hardships on many homes, JumokeCares Foundation, a non-governmental organisation has provided foodstuffs to over 500 families. The ‘Shop4Free’ food distribution was held in Agbado, Lagos state in furtherance of the NGO’s vision to …
Read More »Labour, CSOs, Activists Ask Nigerians To Revolt Against Planned Fuel Price Hike
ORGANISED Labour, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, and rights activists have asked Nigerians to revolt against the government’s planned fuel price hike in the New Year, as it would worsen the poverty level in the country. The group, operating under the aegis of The People’s Alternative Political Movement, TPAP-M, made up of …
Read More »Police Officer Shares Bags Of Rice To Tricycle Driver & Passengers (Pix, Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNlzDkppXog There appears to be a deliberate push by the police in Nigeria to polish their reputation as another police officer has been videoed sharing gifts to occupants of a motorised rickshaw. This time around, it wasn’t cash that was shared but bags of rice. The latest image-boosting move comes …
Read More »FG’s Neglect Deprives Children Of Education In FCT Disability Colonies
TUCKED behind the National Military Cemetery along Airport Road is Karon Majigi, a suburb in Nigeria’s capital city, where many low-income people in Abuja are residents. In Karon Majigi, a colony for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) was established by former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nasir El-Rufai to …
Read More »Chidi Amamgbo Donates Cathedral To His Diocese In Anambra (Photos)
American-based Nigerian lawyer, Mr Donald Chidi Amamgbo, has donated a state-of-art cathedral to the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Diocese of Ihiala, IgbereTV reports. Amamgbo said he was inspired by service to God and humanity to carry out the project, explaining that there was no political undertone except that he …
Read More »Christmas: COAS, CAS Celebrate With Troops In Maiduguri
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya and Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Isiaka Amao feted troops of the Joint Task Force “OPERATION HADIN KAI” to a buffet lunch to celebrate Christmas. Addressing the troops at a Christmas feast on Saturday in Maiduguri, Yahaya lauded the troops …
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