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New N1,000, N500 and N200 Notes Issued By the Central Bank Of Nigeria Nigeria earned the sum of N1.49trn from Value Added Tax within the first six months of this year, a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed. A breakdown of the N1.49trn showed that the …

L-R; Music Stars, Rema, Burna Boy and Asake …As Burna Boy, Rema, Asake, Win Big Grammy award-winning artist Burna Boy, along with Asake and Rema, won big at the 16th Headies Awards held in Atlanta, Georgia. This prestigious event took place on Sunday, September 3rd, at the Cobb Energy Performing …

A faction of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) led by Agbo Major, has announced that it will probe Rabiu Kwankwaso, its presidential candidate in the 2023 elections. The faction also said some other members of the party will be probed alongside Kwankwaso for alleged mismanagement of over N1 billion …

Map of Edo State The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, swore in the chairmen of the 18  Local Government Areas elected in Saturday’s council election amid calls by the All Progressives Congress to halt the ceremony. Obaseki said the elected chairmen were carefully selected by the Peoples …

Nigeria generated N1.49 trillion as the aggregate revenue from value-added tax (VAT) in the first half of 2023, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), released on Monday. The figure represents a 25 percent increase compared to the N1.18 trillion recorded in the first half (H1) of …

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, transmitted a second list of cabinet member-nominees to the Lagos State House of Assembly. This is coming a few weeks after the House confirmed 22 and rejected 17 out of the 39 nominees earlier sent …

The Lagos State Blue Line rail, on Monday, began commercial operations. Onboard the first commercial train trip were about 800 passengers. Because of the huge turnout of passengers, many of them had to stand to and fro the trip which lasted for about 30 minutes. The train took off from …

Chairman, All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Mr Ade Adetimehin The  Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has lauded President Bola Tinubu for the recent nomination of its member to the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission. The state chapter of the party, last week kicked against …

Betta Edu, minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, says plans are underway to revamp the N-Power scheme to accommodate more beneficiaries and ensure prompt stipend payment.  The N-Power scheme is an initiative aimed at building the skills of youth and promoting entrepreneurship. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, …

… Cement sells at an average price of N6,216 in Benin despite the regulation The allegation that went viral on social media last week that Dangote Cement Plc was selling a bag of 50kg cement to Nigerians at an exploitative rate of N5,200 while it sells the same quantity of cement …