David-Umahi Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has opposed the proposed plan by federal government to lift Value Added Tax (VAT) from five percent to 35 percent, stressing that it would put the country in difficult situations.This is coming as the Federal Inland Revenue Service ((FIRS), Wednesday refuted reports that its …

The former director-general of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign organisation for the 2019 general elections, Gbenga Daniel, has denied abandoning the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party. “I have not, will not and will never abandon Atiku,” said Daniel on Tuesday. Daniel, who renounced his membership from the People’s …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday met behind closed doors with leaders of the Southern and Middle Belt Forum in Abuja. The meeting, which was held at the residence of a former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, also had the leaders …

Injuries and avoidable accidents that occur on highways are not always due to bad roads as claimed by road users, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said. According to him, road accidents are largely due to speeding and the recklessness of drivers, as no driver speeds …

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he is confident in getting his “stolen mandate” from the court. He spoke on Wednesday during a courtesy call on the southern and middle belt leaders at the Abuja residence of Edwin Clark, a leader of the group. Atiku, …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has expressed confidence that it would meet the target of 2.3 million barrels of oil per day (MBOPD) benchmark used in the 2019 Midterm Expenditure Framework (MTEF). This was according to the Group managing Director (GMD) of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, who stated this …

Abuja, Nigeria, March 15, 2019 – The Shareholders of Africa’s leading hospitality brand, Transcorp Hotels Plc, have extolled the Company for its impressive financial results for the year ended December 31, 2018. The congratulatory remarks were made at the Company’s 5th Annual General Meeting, which took place at the Congress Hall of the …

    In line with its resolve to enhance business growth and expansion, Stanbic IBTC, working with its mother brand Standard Bank Group of South Africa, have partnered with Eland Oil & Gas, an oil and gas production and development company operating in West Africa with an initial focus on Nigeria, …

Over 1,000 African entrepreneurs from African 54 countries to participate in the 2019 Cohort Event to be live-streamed on TEFConnect – Africa’s digital entrepreneurship hub LAGOS, NIGERIA, March 18, 2019– The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, will announce the selected applicants for …