The Enugu State Government said it asked private schools to pay between N100,000 and N300,000 as education tax, debunking reports of a N5 million mandatory payment. NAN reports on Thursday …
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TDS lights up Little Saints Orphanage
TDS Hitech Solutions Limited, an IT solutions, connectivity, and renewable energy company, recently visited the Little Saints Orphanage Home to extend its impact on the community. This was disclosed in …
Read More »Obasanjo, Osinbajo, others pay last respects to Yar’Adua’s mother
The Katsina State Governor, Mallam Dikko Radda, on Thursday, welcomed former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, to …
Read More »Abductors kill kidnapped FUNAAB student in Lagos
A 300-level student from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Christiana Idowu, who was kidnapped between Ikorodu and Yaba in Lagos State, has reportedly been killed by her abductor. …
Read More »Pope calls for religious unity in Indonesia
Pope Francis appealed for religious unity Thursday as he addressed tens of thousands of people at a football stadium after meeting faith leaders at Southeast Asia’s biggest mosque in Indonesia. …
Read More »Court discharges, acquits chartered accountant of fraud
The Court of Appeal, Lagos, has discharged and acquitted a former Managing Director of Trans-Atlantic Oil, Mr Akinyemi Idowu Jegede, of a fraud charge levelled against him by the Economic …
Read More »Sokoto says N1.2bn spent on drilling 25 new boreholes, not renovation
The Sokoto State government has clarified that the N1.2 billion was spent on drilling new boreholes, not on renovating existing ones. This clarification comes in response to social media reports …
Read More »NNPC yet to lift petrol from our refinery – Dangote
Dangote Group has denied reports that Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited is currently lifting petrol from its refinery at a price of N897 per litre. A statement on Thursday by …
Read More »FCTA disburses food production items to 9,170 farmers
In its bid to facilitate food production and sufficiency, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) said that within a year, it has given 9,170 farmers food production-boosting items, including 12,436 …
Read More »NNPCL supplied Dangote refinery 30m barrels of crude — Official
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced that it has supplied 30 million barrels of crude oil to the Dangote oil refinery, with plans to provide an additional 17 …
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