Emma Ujah – Abuja The Federal Government has paid the sum of N157.35 billion Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax arrears to state governments. It represented liabilities owed by Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs to states, Executive, Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service
Robert Egbe A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Thursday asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to discharge an order temporarily forfeiting two of his Ikoyi houses to the Federal Government. Justice Liman had on October 21 ordered the temporary forfeiture of the
Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) has demanded that the Bayelsa State governor, Chief Seriake Dickson, account for close to N100 billion expended on the state government’s airport, which has not been functional. National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams
Kolade Adeyemi, Kano Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has directed immediate closure of all reformatory centres in the state. Besides, the government issued three -day ultimatum to parents of inmates across the centres to withdraw their children. Chairman, technical committee on remodeling Almajiri education
Chief Whip of the Senate and the former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu, has hailed the verdict the Appeal Court in Owerri, Imo State, where he was declared winner of Abia North Senatorial election. In a statement by his Media
Mike Odiegwu, Yenagoa Former President Goodluck Jonathan was conspicuously absent on Wednesday at the grand finale of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign in Bayelsa State. The absence of Jonathan, who failed to send either a written message or a representative,
By Our Reporter Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the 18 Local Government Areas of Edo State, have unanimously adopted Governor Godwin Obaseki, as the party’s flagbearer for the 2020 gubernatorial election in the state. The leaders adopted the governor during
The Federal Government has declared Monday as Public Holiday to mark the 2019 Eid-ul-Mawlud in commemoration of the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Mr Mohammed Manga, Director Press and Public Relations of the Ministry of Interior, announced this in a statement on
The Federal Government has ordered immediate termination of all cash payments in all Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST). The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, announced this in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mrs Uwa Suleiman, on Thursday in Abuja.
By Duku Joel, Maiduguri As part of her mandate to strengthen humanitarian activities in the Northeast and bring sanity into their activities in providing aid to displaced people, the minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq has convened
A former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan has regained freedom after serving
Washington state authorities said on Monday that five people were killed in a shooting at
Imo Police Command has revealed it arrested broadcast journalist Chinoso Uba popularly known as Nonsonkwa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that drugs and illicit substances were