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The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration, has evacuated another batch of 112 stranded Nigerians from Libya’s capital, Tripoli. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge d’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission to Libya, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Musa said that the …

150 SHARES ShareTweetSubscribe Members of the ‘Greater Majority’ have denied that 74 out of 92 Members-elect from seven states that comprise the North-West geo-political zone, have endorsed Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker in the next 10th House of Representatives. Two members of …

The Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have issued a public notice on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both agencies to establish a Joint FIRS and LIRS Audit and Investigation Team aimed at encouraging the exchange of information between both agencies. In …

Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation During Briefing On Nigeria Air Ltd A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress ( APC), Dr. Haruna Gololo, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) to investigate the immediate past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over unpleasant discoveries on the purported lunch …

Polaris Bank The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has said the meeting held between it and Polaris Bank management over the sack of its members ended inconclusively. The Secretary-General, NUBIFIE, Mr Mohammed Sheikh, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that …

GetFundedAfrica, a prominent ecosystem company dedicated to nurturing and supporting African entrepreneurs, proudly acknowledges and celebrates the exceptional accomplishments of Olatomiwa Williams, the Country Director of Microsoft for Nigeria and Ghana. Williams has made a lasting impact on the technology sector through her unwavering commitment to empowering and promoting women. …

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted his assets declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, in line with Chapter 6 of the constitution. The CCB today issued an acknowledgement receipt. The completed declaration shows that his movable assets did not increase, at home in Nigeria or outside and …

Motorists queuing at a filling station Photo: Stanley Ogidi Fuel prices have almost tripled across Africa’s most populous nation after newly elected President Bola Tinubu announced Monday that subsidies were “gone”. This has triggered an increase in transportation costs, sending food prices soaring while electricity has become more costly for …

Uber Bolt drivers Drivers with App-Based Transport companies including Uber, Bolt, Lagride, Indriver and others have called for urgent review their price upward by 200 per cent. They also was the companies to set minimum trip fare at N2, 000 naira. The drivers, who made the demand under Amalgamated Union …

The Senate has whittled down the powers of the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the Commission following the amendment of the ICPC Act 2000. The actions of the Senate, according to findings are not unconnected with the prevention of corruption through the constituency …