German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / Pool / AFP) A televised election debate on Sunday marks one of the last chances for Germany’s struggling chancellor candidate Armin Laschet, from Angela Merkel’s conservative camp, to close the gap with his centre-left rival. Two weeks before voters head to the polls, gaffe-prone Laschet will […]
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• Southeast town unions plan protests against governors • Ohanaeze: Ban ineffective without law • We won’t repeal our grazing law, Benue tells Miyetti Allah It seems to be business as usual for some herders in parts of the southern states especially in the rural areas, as they continue to graze their livestock in the […]
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Says states could only account for N14.73bn of N209.61bn Of the N209.61 billion COVID-19 allocation made to Enugu, Sokoto, Delta and Kaduna states, only N14.73 billion was disbursed by the states, according to findings made by transparency and accountability civil society organisations, BudgIT and Follow The Money International. They revealed that the sum of N50.13bn […]
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The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), which is maintaining peace in Plateau and its environs, has constituted a Broad of Enquiry to investigate the alleged murder of one Abdullahi Karafa, a taxi driver in Jos, by its personnel. Maj. Ishaku Takwa, its Media Officer, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Jos. […]
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Governors Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State; Gboyega Oyetola, Osun; Dapo Abiodun, Ogun; Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos; Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti; and Seyi Makinde, Oyo The Southwest states of Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Ogun and Lagos Oyo may team up to present a common front on the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT), it was gathered Saturday night. […]
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Workers at the government-owned refineries were paid a total of N69.07bn last year, even as the plants generated zero revenue as they did not process a single barrel of crude oil. The refineries suffered a combined loss of N108.29bn in 2020, compared to N162.22bn in the previous year, according to data collated from their audited […]
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As the two dominant political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), begin the process for the election of their national officers, issues of credibility, integrity and experience of candidates for the offices of national chairman are giving leaders of both parties and stakeholders in the polity concerns. Many stakeholders, […]
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Acting MD of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko Nigeria Loses $100m Yearly To Capital Flight The multi-million dollar modular floating dock acquired by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) since June 11, 2018 is currently lying idle in Lagos, with the cost of maintenance estimated at about $30,000 daily. The floating dock, which was conceptualised […]
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The dispute between the Federal Inland Revenue Service and some states over the collection of Value Added Tax seems to be taking a new turn by the day as two more states, Ogun and Akwa Ibom, say they are ready to enact laws that will enable them to collect the tax in their states. Some […]
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Nigeria Failing Because Legal Profession Has Failed – Lawyers Conflicting Court Orders Threat To Democracy, Reflects Dependent Judiciary – A2J Forum-shopping For Ex parte Orders Is Judicial Rascality – Azinge ‘Erring Judges Not Chief Judges Must Face Inquiry, Punishment’ Time was when the judiciary commanded the respect of all and sundry in the Nigerian society, […]
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