The House of Representatives has asked the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to come up with a new revenue sharing formula that will put more resources at the disposal of state and local governments.
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DSS shuts school, sacks 140 teachers over request for improved welfare
The Department of State Services (DSS) has sacked 140 teachers and other staff members of its Community Staff Schools, Asokoro, Abuja for demanding better conditions of service and regularisation of their appointments.
Read More »Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, passionately appealed to men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, passionately appealed to men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to fully renew their ultimate commitment towards the provision of security of lives and property
Read More »Obaseki, IGP assure improved security, advocate community-oriented policing to combat crime
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed have assured Edo residents of improved security, urging the people to collaborate with the security agencies to combat
Read More »FirstMobile wins Best Mobile Bank App award
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that its mobile banking application, FirstMobile, has been awarded the 2020 Best Mobile Banking App Award 2020 in the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards 2020.
Read More »NCC to deepen stakeholder engagements in national broadband plan – Danbatta
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that government is putting greater emphasis on continuous engagement of different stakeholders to secure their buy-in
Read More »Dangote Refinery targets marketing products by 2021
Dangote Group has announced that refined petroleum products from its 650,000 per day refinery under construction will hit the market by the last quarter of next year.
Read More »Social media regulation, waste of time
On Monday, the Northern States’ Governors’ Forum expressed unqualified support for Aso Rock’s scheme to cudgel Nigeria’s social media ecosystem. This time, their ruse is “the devastating effect of the uncontrolled social media
Read More »İstanbul Başakşehir stun Man Utd in Champions League
The red devils have been left frustrated again as they slumped to their second defeat in a row against Turkish side İstanbul Başakşehir. It marked the first-ever win in the champions league for the Turkish clu
Read More »Three Nigerian-Americans win in U.S elections
Three Nigerian-Americans, Esther Agbaje, Oye Owolewa and Nnamdi Chukwuocha, have won their electoral bids in the United States election held on Tuesday.
Read More »Biden steps closer to White House as Trump alleges fraud, threatens Supreme Court challenge
Democrat Joe Biden took a huge step Wednesday to capturing the White House, with wins in Michigan and Wisconsin bringing him close to a majority, but President Donald Trump responded with fury as his campaign sued to suspend
Read More »New mandate for Nigerian youth – Vanguard
We welcome with open arms the new Nigerian National Youth Day which has already been celebrated on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Coming so soon on the hot trail of the recently-ended #EndSARS protest, which involved the youth
Read More »The SARS panels – The Nation
The directive by the National Economic Council (NEC) that state governments set up judicial panel of enquiry over complaints against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has been heeded by many states.
Read More »Malami on police reform – Tribune
Amidst the nationwide calls for police reform, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Monday, declared that the police as an institution was already reformed and there was
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