The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has disclosed that a new Revenue Allocation Formula (RAF) will be ready before the end of 2021. RMAFC made this disclosure on Monday in statement it issued in Abuja. According to the Commission; “arrangements to fully commence the review of the Nation’s Revenue Allocation Formula (RAF) has […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad,j has cautioned the new Justices of the Court of Appeal against accepting juicy but destructive gifts that May land them in trouble in the discharge of their judicial functions. The CJN said that their reputation matters much and count enormously in their rise to honour […]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday blamed corruption and lack of transparency, among other factors, for poor contract negotiations in Nigeria. The Vice President made the comment while addressing a two-day capacity building workshop for negotiators. The workshop, organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Abuja, seeks to help Nigeria […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the rumour about President Muhammadu Buhari being dead and replaced by a certain Jubril from Sudan as ridiculous. Speaking at a youth mentorship session in Ogun on Sunday, Obasanjo cited the rumour as one of the instances in which social media is being abused. The rumoured death of the […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students is to relocate its national congress to occupy Kaduna to protest tuition increases in the state. The association called the increments “insensitive, unreasonable, and unrealistic.” One student was shot during protests in Kaduna. NANS has given Kaduna governor 21 days until the date of its congress to pacify Nigerian […]
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, from operating in the country. The financial regulator on Saturday said Binance Markets Ltd, the crypto platform’s only regulated UK entity, “is not permitted to undertake any regulated activity in the U.K.” The notice further reads: “Due […]
The wait is finally over: You can now begin your voter registration process online ahead of the 2023 general elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened a portal where intending voters can register before they complete the process at a designated centre. On the portal here, you can pre-register as a new voter […]
Dr. Isi Ataga has said his brother, Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga, was bound, gagged, and tortured before he was murdered. The body of the deceased was found in a hotel room where he had spent the night with a 300 Level student of the University of Lagos, Chidinma Ojukwu, who confessed to having killed […]
A student of the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has been shot dead. The deceased had joined his colleagues, who were protesting over hike in school fees, when security operatives made attempt to disperse them forcefully. Speaking with Daily Trust, one of the protesters, who preferred […]
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has stated plans are underway by its members to shut down all filling stations across the country. IPMAN warned it might also cut down supplies from Tuesday should the Federal Government and Inspector General of Police fail to address alleged illegalities perpetrated by the Police Force. National […]
