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Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund seeks help to acquire vaccines, reduce barriers to vaccination

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF), a non-profit organisation created as a partnership between the international advocacy organisation, Global Citizen and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), is renewing calls for support and financial donations to the fund. NSSF is an innovative platform for resource mobilisation primarily established to supplement efforts to mitigate the adverse […]

Only security agencies can access people’s phone data – FG

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Communications and Digital Economy Minister, Dr Isa Pantami, has said that only security institutions in the country can gain access to people’s personal phone information. He said this on Tuesday while unveiling the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Strategic Vision Plan (2021-2025), NCC Global Connect Podcast and a Compendium of speeches by the Executive Vice Chairman of […]

Don’t play politics with state universities, ASUU warns governors

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The Academic Staff Union of Universities [ASUU], Calabar zone, has expressed disappointment at the way some governors establish state universities without backing same with necessary laws. The union warned that such may affect the autonomy of the institutions. The zonal chairman, Dr Aniekan Brown, while addressing journalists in Uyo, said for most state universities to […]

NNPC publishes audited financial statement

September 9, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

In furtherance to the first and record N287 billion profit posted for 2020 since inception 44 years ago, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has published the audited financial statements (AFS) on its official website. Announcing the feat a little over two weeks ago, President Muhammadu Buhari, who is also the Minister of Petroleum Resources, […]

Missing file: It’s shameful armed robbers attacked DSS counsel – Igboho’s lawyer

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Pelumi Olajengbesi, one of the Nigeria-based lawyers to Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has described claims that armed robbers attacked officials of the Department of State Service as “shameful”. A counsel to the Department of State Service, Idowu Awo, had told the Federal High Court, on Wednesday, that the case […]

FIRS writes National Assembly, seeks exclusive power on VAT

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The Federal Inland Revenue Service, in a desperate bid to retain the collection of the Value Added Tax, has written the National Assembly, seeking the inclusion of VAT collection in the exclusive legislative list. The federal tax agency is also requesting the federal lawmakers to approve for it, the establishment of the Federal Revenue Court […]

VAT collection row: Wike talks tough, Lagos defends bill as FIRS writes National Assembly

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Wike Rivers orders firms to begin payment FIRS letter won’t stop us, says Lagos Rivers generated N15bn, got N4.7bn, Kano made N2.8bn, got same – Wike The crisis over the Value Added Tax deepened on Wednesday with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, ordering companies based in the state […]

Alleged sexual assault: ‘My dismissal a travesty of justice’, OAU lecturer Mosobolaje explains

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

A lecturer at the Department of English Language Obafemi Awolowo University, Dr Adebayo Mosobalaje, has claimed that he was “wrongly” dismissed by the university management for alleged sexual assault. In an exclusive interview on Wednesday, Mosobolaje faulted the Governing Council for acting contrary to the recommendations of the Joint Senate and Council Disciplinary Panel. According […]

DSS files terrorism charges against Igboho’s associates

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Some of the aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday. Photo: Olatunji Obasa The Department of State Services has filed terrorism charges against two detained aides of Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho. The charges were filed at the Federal High Court in […]

Oyetola to Amotekun corps: Keep South-West safe

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has told the Osun Security Network Agency code-named ‘Amotekun Corps,’ to collaborate with counterpart security groups in the South-West states to keep the region safe. He spoke on Tuesday in Ejigbo at the passing-out-parade ceremony for the 360 newly-recruited officers into the Amotekun corps. He charged the corps officials […]