Igali, FUTA Pro-Chancellor Hails 14 Dons Over National Research Grants

Igali, FUTA Pro-Chancellor Hails 14 Dons Over National Research Grants

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Ambassador  Godknows Igali have described the institution as a citadel of learning with a crop of excellent scientists at par with their contemporaries in other parts of the...
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Sanwo-Olu Signs VAT Bill Into Law

Sanwo-Olu Signs VAT Bill Into Law

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday signed the state Value Added Tax(VAT) Bill into Law. The State House of Assembly had on Thursday, Sept. 9, passed the bill for a law to impose and charge VAT on certain...
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NACCIMA Seeks Support For 5G Network

NACCIMA Seeks Support For 5G Network

The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has welcomed the approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of the Fifth Generation Network, commonly referred to as 5G technology.  Its Director-General, Amb. Ay...
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SON Distributes Confiscated Phones To Security Agencies In Kano

SON Distributes Confiscated Phones To Security Agencies In Kano

Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has distributed confiscated phones and accessories worth N100 million to security agencies in Kano. Speaking at the occasion, Director-General of SON, Malam Faruk Salim, said that the gesture was aimed at improving securi...
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Tincan Island Customs Command Generates N320b

Tincan Island Customs Command Generates N320b

The Area Controller, Tincan Island Command, Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Abdullahi Musa, on Thursday said that the command generated N320.96 billion from January to August, 2021.  Musa made this known at a media conference in Lagos.  He said that...
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Lagos Assembly Passes VAT, Anti-Open Grazing Bills

Lagos Assembly Passes VAT, Anti-Open Grazing Bills

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the State’s Value Added Tax (VAT) Collection Bill and the Anti-Open Cattle Grazing Bill in the state.  The House passed the two bills after a unanimous vote by all the 40...
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NDDC Hands Over Former Headquarters To Rivers Govt

NDDC Hands Over Former Headquarters To Rivers Govt

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has handed over the keys to its former headquarters building, Harold Dappa Biriye House, on Aba Road in Port Harcourt to the Rivers State Government, concluding the phased movement of the Commission to its...
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NCC’S STRATEGIC VISION PLAN 2021-2025

NCC’S STRATEGIC VISION PLAN 2021-2025

SPEECH BY THE EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NCC), PROF. UMAR GARBA DANBATTA, FNSE, FAEng, FRAES, FNIEEE  AT THE LAUNCHOF THE COMMISSION’S STRATEGIC VISION PLAN 2021-2025, NCC PODCAST AND THE BOOK...
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FEC Approves Deployment Of 5-G Network

FEC Approves Deployment Of 5-G Network

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the policy on deployment of Fifth Generation network, popularly known as 5-G  The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, made this known to State House Correspondents at the end o...
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MTN Nigeria Announces Renewal Of UAS, Spectrum Licences

MTN Nigeria Announces Renewal Of UAS, Spectrum Licences

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced the renewal of its Unified Access Service (UAS) and Spectrum for wireless local loop 900MHz and 1800MHz band licences.  This is contained in a notice by MTN Nigeria signed by the Company Secretary, Mrs...
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Manufacturers Seek End To Tax Collection Concerns

Manufacturers Seek End To Tax Collection Concerns

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has charged the federal and state governments to find a mutually acceptable way forward on the collection of taxes to address anxiety and confusion in the business community.  Director-General, MAN, Mr Segun Ajay...
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Kwara’s N169 b Supplementary Budget Passes Second Reading

Kwara’s N169 b Supplementary Budget Passes Second Reading

Kwara’s 2021 supplementary appropriation bill of N169 billion passed the second reading at the state House of Assembly on Tuesday.  The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the executive bill, presented by Gov. AbdulRahman AbfulRasaq, is seeking an u...
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No Plan To Shut Down Telecom Services In Kaduna State

No Plan To Shut Down Telecom Services In Kaduna State

The Kaduna government has said it has no plan to shut down telecommunication services in the state.  This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna by Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication.  Accordi...
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FIRS Affirms Position On VAT Collection

FIRS Affirms Position On VAT Collection

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged taxpayers not to panic over the recent court ruling by the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt which dismissed its motion for stay of execution of the judgment that Rivers State...
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