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FG inaugurates trade information portal
By Ikenna Uwadileke, Abuja. The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment on Monday in Abuja inaugurated the Nigeria Trade Information Portal (NTIP), in fulfilment of World Trade Organisation (WTO) trade facilitation agreement. The Minister of Industry, Trade…
FIRS seeks harmonised systems among tax administrators
By Ikenna Uwadileke, Abuja. The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Mr Muhammad Nami, has called for the harmonisation of tax systems among member states of Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA). Nami made the appeal on…
Osun Assembly rejects Gov. Adeleke’s reversal of name, anthem, flag
By Olajide Idowu, Osogbo. The Osun House of Assembly has rejected the order of Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun reversing the state’s name to the constitutionally recognised one. The House insisted that the state anthem, crest and flag…
Sule pledges to establish marble coy in Toto LG
By Mohammed Baba Busu, Umaisha (Nasarawa State). Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has promised to establish a marble company in Ugya, Toto Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. He said that the project was aimed at…
Police arrest 3 secondary school students for allegedly gang-raping fellow student
By Muftau Ogunyemi, Akure. The Police Command in Ondo State says it has arrested three secondary school students for alleged conspiracy and defilement of a 14-year-old student. The command’s spokesperson, SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami, said this in a statement…
Gum Arabic company wins Nigerian export award
By Taiye Olayemi, Lagos. Gum Arabic Company has won the Most Active Company Award at the maiden edition of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Awards in Lagos. Adaku Chidume-Okoro, the Managing Director of Gum Arabic Company, in…
Okowa congratulates Adeleke on inauguration as Osun Governor
By Ifeanyi Olannye, Asaba. Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Gov. Ademola Adeleke on his inauguration as the sixth governor of Osun State. Okowa, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa…
FG gives reasons for high cost of fertiliser
By Rotimi Ijikanmi, Abuja. The Federal Government on Monday said that the cost of fertiliser had continued to go up due to the global increase in its production components. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
UN commends Nigeria’s contributions to global peace
By Sani Idris, Jaji (Kaduna State). The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Mrs Amina Mohammed, on Monday commended Nigeria’s efforts in contributing to global peace. Mohammed voiced the commendation when she visited the Martin Luther Agwai…
ECOWAS commits 1.5m dollars to boost cross-border security
By Ibrahim Bello, Birnin Kebbi. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it will commit 1.5 million U.S. dollars to infrastructure development in cross-border areas in the region. ECOWAS’s Director of Agricultural Development, Mr Alain Traore,…