Telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has contributed to the revenue drive of the Federal Government by generating and remitting N344.71 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) in the last five years. Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed this yesterday while briefing the House Committee on Telecommunications during a […]
Moderna Therapeutics, a US biotech firm, says it has received $1.1 customer deposits ahead of its global COVID-19 vaccine launch. The biotechnology company revealed this in its third quarter financial results report released on Thursday. In a statement, Stephane Bancel, Moderna chief executive officer, said the company is preparing for its vaccine launch after signing […]
The Nigeria Women Premier League (NWPL) will commence its 2020-21 season on December 9, 2020, as announced by the board. Chief Operating Officer of the NWFL, Faith Ben-Anuge revealed that there will be a return to a straight league format for the first time since 2014 after the 2019/20 season scrapping due to Covid-19. Aisha […]
The Lagos State Police command has arrested the fleeing Sergeant Eze Aiwansone, attached to the Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 16, Ikeja, for the shooting of his girlfriend, Joy Eze. The incident occurred on 8th October, 2020, at Opebi Ikeja Lagos. A statement issued by Police spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the suspect, who had been […]
The Auditor General of the Federation AuGF), Mr. Anthony Anyine, has queried the Foreign Affairs Ministry over N248 million alleged extra budgetary spending at the Nigerian Embassy in Berlin, Germany. He accused the embassy officials of expending the said sum in 2014 without recourse to the National Assembly. In its response to the query, the […]
The presidency yesterday said the federal government will not institute a parallel investigation into last Tuesday’s shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers in Lekki, Lagos. Presidential spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, while fielding questions when he appeared on a programme on CHANNELS TV, said President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the constitutional power to probe the incident, which […]
•Targets 30m consumers as nationwide distribution of free meters commences The federal government has approved the resumption of the collection of Service-Based electricity Tariffs (SBT) from next week, after sealing a deal with organised labour, THISDAY reports. The government was forced to suspend the implementation of the new electricity tariff regime in September, following a […]
The LATEST quarterly factsheet of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has revealed that that two states – Akwa Ibom and Benue – have the highest number of HIV positive persons in the country. According to the report, 48 out of every 1,000 persons selected at random in the states are likely […]
…Kicks against impunity, erosion of freedoms Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has warned the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration against playing politics of exclusion, saying it was dangerous for Nigeria’s corporate existence. Tambuwal, who spoke during the national flag-off of “Project 20 million”, a masses-driven and grassroots mobilization initiative, in Abuja yesterday, said such exclusion […]
The Benue Police Command on Thursday said unknown gunmen killed a Police Officer and a motorcyclist in Ado Local Government Area of the State. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi that the officers were ambushed by bandits during their routine patrol. Anene […]
