NCC arrests 9 for pre registered sim cards in Niger, FCT ‎Olabode Adaramola Officials of the enforcement unit of the National Communication Commission (NCC) Wednesday clamped down on dealers of pre registered sim cards and arrested five in Minna, the Niger state capital. Also arrested were four offenders in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), National Wire has learnt N. …

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President Buhari Recession: Gov. Sani Bello Canvasses support for President Buhari Olabode Adaramola Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has called on Nigerians at home and abroad to rally round President Muhammadu Buhari on the reforms and steps being taken by the incumbent administration at the Centre, to build a new Nigeria. He made the call at the Nigerian …

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Panel seeks merger of Customs, FIRS To ensure accountability and improve revenue generation, the National Tax Policy Review Committee has advised the Federal Government to merge the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Presenting draft of the policy at the Committee’s second stakeholders engagement in Abuja on Tuesday, West Africa Tax Leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, explained that …

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Take-off of HYPADEC, will alleviate sufferings of communities- Niger govt   Olabode Adaramola, Minna Niger state government, has said that the immediate take-off of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) would alleviate the sufferings of communities affected by the activities of the hydroelectric power stations in five HYPPADEC states. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Hon. Ibrahim Isa …

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Breakdown of How Much Nigeria’s Judicial Officers Earn Annually The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Federal Judicial Officers, and State Judicial Officers have in the last one year earned a total of N33.47 billion as emoluments and other allowances. According to a report computed by the Economic intelligence magazine, the allowances include: vehicle maintenance and fuel, personal assistants, domestic staff, …

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  We’ll cripple every federal infrastructure that yields revenue – The Nation Court to rule on Jonathan’s wife $15.5m October 7 – The Nation Reps back state police in 36 states – Vanguard Tight security as Edo election holds today- Vanguard Nigeria’s electricity challenge manmade- Fashola – Tribune Obasanjo backs sales of national assets- Punch Advertisement Pastor tackles Lagos hospital …

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Niger LGS Election: Paikoro LGA chairman refuses to swear in APGA Councillorship 8 months after win Olabode Adaramola Minna The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Councillorship candidate, Shuaibu Sani who was declared winner of the last local governments election in the state, is yet to be sworn in, NationalWire leant Tuesday. The APGA candidate allegedly won the election into Kwakuti …

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Nigeria’s foreign reserves deplete to $24.74b in September – Udoma Nigeria’s foreign reserves have reduced from 26.51 billion dollars from the second quarter of 2016 to $24.74 billion in September, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma has said. Udoma made this disclosure at the 57th annual conference of Nigeria Economic Society (NES) with the theme“the …

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Recession: Senate rejects sale of national assets After much condemnation by various stakeholders in the domestic economy, the Nigerian Senate Tuesday rejected the calls for the sale of the country’s national assets. On its social media handle, the Senate said it “rejected prayer 3 of the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee which sought for the sale of National Assets …

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    Bosso: Audio Tape Contradicts Military Account of Operation Olabode Adaramola, Minna ‎ An audio tape, that recorded the conversation between an injured soldier and the police on the reason behind the bloody operation in some communities in Bosso local government of Niger state recently has contradicted the military account at the on-going siting of the Judicial Commission of …

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