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FIRS board celebrates management team members for global recognitions
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami has joined members of the Board, management and staff in felicitating with two members of the management team for receiving global recognition awards in tax and technology respectively. While Mr. Mathew Olusanya Gbonjubola, the Group Lead Special Tax Operations Group at the FIRS is listed among the…
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We can’t pass budget due to ‘obvious problems’ – Senate President
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan said the National Assembly could not pass the 2023 budget on Thursday because it contained many obvious problems. Lawan, speaking during plenary, said the Senate and the House of Representatives Committees have already started work cleaning up the budget. He said the lawmakers will come back after Christmas to pass the budget. “We are not able…
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Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative grants 22 Nigerian tertiary institutions N5.5bn infrastructure devt grants
The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) on Thursday, announced a N5.5billion grant to 22 universities and institutions of higher learning across Nigeria. Each of the institutions is to get N250million each towards infrastructure projects under its ASR Africa Tertiary Education Grants Scheme (TEGS). This will bring to 30, the number of tertiary education institutions benefitting from various ASR…
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Osinbajo in condolence visit to Shehu Malami’s family
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has described the late Ambassador Shehu Malami, former Nigeria’s envoy to South Africa as a father figure to him. Ambassador Malami died in Cairo, Egypt on Monday at the age of 85. The deceased was a Sokoto Prince who contested to be Sultan of Sokoto in 1988 alongside late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki. Osinbajo, on…
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Bayelsa received N90bn from excess crude accounts, says official
Bayelsa State government on Wednesday confirmed it got N90 billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) from thF federal Government as of October 2022. ECA is a fund that warehouses oil revenue in excess of the budget benchmark of crude oil prices for redistribution to states on quarterly basis. The Technical Adviser to the Governor on Treasury and Accounts, Timipre…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu visits Buhari in presidential villa
Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Tinubu visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja Wednesday evening. Tinubu’s visit to Buhari came moments after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo visited the APC candidate in his Abuja residence.
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INEC admits over voting in Osun governorship election, closes case
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has admitted that there was over-voting in the July 16 governorship election that brought in Ademola Adeleke as Governor of Osun State. A Deputy Director in the ICT Department of the Commission, Mrs Abimbola Oladunjoye disclosed this while giving evidence before the Election Petition Tribunal hearing the petition filed by Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola and…
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Presidency dispels rumours, says Buhari is committed to APC, party’s candidates in 2023 elections
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates in the elections next year that he is ready at all times to campaign for the presidential candidate and all party candidates with “full energy and conviction.” The President said this in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The statement…
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Gambia coup attempt foiled – government
The Gambia’s government says it has thwarted an attempt to stage a coup. Four soldiers had been arrested and three alleged accomplices were on the run, a statement said. It is unclear who exactly was behind Tuesday’s attempt to overthrow President Adama Barrow, who won a second term in elections last year. The Gambia is a largely stable country in…
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BREAKING: CBN increases individual cash withdrawal limit to N500k per week
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased cash withdrawal limit for individuals and corporate organisations to N500,000 and N5 million per week respectively. This was contained in a letter to all Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and other financial institutions by CBN Director of Banking Supervision, Haruna Mustafa. The new directive came after the initial one by CBN where cash…
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