City News Archives — Page 20 of 39

December 19, 2020 No Responses

FIRS Tasks States Revenue Boards On Technology

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged states board of internal revenue service to leverage the use of technology to boost tax collection across the country. The Executive Chairman of FIRS, Mr Muhammad Nami, gave the advice at the...

December 15, 2020 No Responses

Gombe Approves N8.49b For Construction, Upgrade Of 27 Modern Markets

Gombe State Government has approved more than N8.499 billion for the construction of 10 modern markets, while 17 others have been set for upgrade across the state. Mr Nasiru Mohammed, the Gombe Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Tourism, disclosed this...

December 15, 2020 No Responses

Ogun To Establish Newspaper, Online News Platform

The Ogun Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Waheed Odusile, on Monday said that the state planned to establish a newspaper and online news platform to inform and mobilise the citizens for government policies and programmes. Odusile made the di...

December 10, 2020 No Responses

FEC Approves N58.5b For Road Projects In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, FCT

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari approved N58.5 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads in some parts of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that first segment of the approval was....

December 9, 2020 No Responses

ENDSARS Attack: ENL Donates Computers, Printers, Others To NPA

ENL Consortium, operator of Terminals C and D of the Lagos Port Complex Apapa, has donated various types of office items including desktop computers, photocopy machines, laser jet printers, and UPS backups to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to cushion...

December 9, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Urges Stakeholders To Invest In Ferry Services

The Lagos State Government has appealed to stakeholders to invest in ferry services as part of measures to improve water transportation in the state. The Managing Director, Lagos Ferry Services (Lagferry), Mr Ladi Balogun, made the plea during a stak...

December 9, 2020 No Responses

Man Files N1.5b Suit Against Nigerian Breweries Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

An Abuja-based graduate, Paul Oche, has filed a N1.5 billion suit against Nigerian Breweries Plc over alleged copyright infringement. Oche, in a suit filed before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, is claiming a sum of N1...

December 8, 2020 No Responses

Abia Budgets N131.8b For 2021

Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu on Monday, presented a budget proposal of N131.8 billion to the State House of Assembly for the 2021 fiscal year. Ikpeazu, who tagged the appropriation bill “Budget of local contents and sustainable developme...

December 7, 2020 No Responses

Cleric Condemns Use Of Sex Toys

A cleric, Rev. Tajan Moltok, the Jos Resident Pastor of Shepherd House Assembly International, has condemned the use of sex toys for sexual gratification, saying it is a perversion of nature. In his sermon titled: ‘Understanding the Anointing’, the c...

December 6, 2020 No Responses

Photo News

Prof. Uche Uwaleke financial economist and a professor of capital market at the Nasarawa State University Keffi; Mr Oluwole Adeosun CEO Chartwell Securities and Vice President CIS; Mr Seyi Owotoro, President ICMR; Mrs Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma, Chairman Cap...

December 5, 2020 No Responses

FIRS Generates N4.17tri In Ten Months

Between January and October, 2020, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) generated a total of N4.17trillion. Chairman, FIRS, Muhammad Nami, represented by Mr Ezra Zubairu, Coordinating Director, Enforcement Support Group, ...

December 3, 2020 No Responses

Kidnapped Chinese Expatriate Regains Freedom, N100m Ransom Paid

The Chinese expatriate, kidnapped in Ekiti State last week during which a policeman was killed, has been released, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The expatriate, one of the contractors engaged by the Ekiti State government to construct the...

December 1, 2020 No Responses

Unilever Explores Four-Day Working Week

Consumer goods giant Unilever plans to test a four-day working week in New Zealand, giving staff a chance to slash their hours by 20% without hurting their pay. The Dove soap, Marmite and Lipton tea owner said it was exploring...

November 30, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Seeks Executive Approval To Bear Arms

Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemihas said that the corps would require the executive approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to bear arms. Oyeyemi, at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, said in the...