The Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) said it will expand the tax net through the deployment of technology to generate N500 billion toward the implementation of the 2020 budget. The state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam Egube said this will involve massive investments in technology and other...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the election of Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected governor of Oyo State. In a unanimous judgment, the apex court affirmed the judgment of the Ibandan division of the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan yesterday set...
No fewer than 5,557 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), youths, women and other beneficiaries were on Monday presented with ATM cards, as Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya flagged-off the payment of the Public Workfare (PWF) and Special Grant Transfers (SGT) of the Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO)...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Shell, Total, and ENI on Friday signed the final investment decision (FID) to give the go-ahead for the construction of Train 7 of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) project. The FID was initially scheduled to be sealed last week Thursday. But, after two...
As this year’s harmattan season appears, the Enugu State government has re-energized the state fire service to safeguard over 27 markets in the state. In a fire service training and donation of fire fighting equipments at Ogbete main market Enugu, the state commissioner for Labour and Productivity, Mr. Uchenna Ogbonnaya...
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello said that President Muhammadu Buhari is the most democratic ex-military president he has seen in his entire life. The Governor said this while reacting to the decision by Punch’s editorial to henceforth refer to President Buhari as General Buhari. Speaking to State House Correspondents in Abuja...
Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited has assured that it would provide advanced and innovative support to MTN Nigeria following the trial roll-out of 5G network technology in Nigeria. In a statement in Abuja, Managing Director of Huawei Technologies Company, Mr. Zhang Lulu, stated the company would keep supporting MTN through...
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Thursday in Abuja said the ministry was already looking beyond Nigeria’s participation at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Dare, while declaring open the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), said the move will ensure Nigeria prepares...
Director of Information, National Assembly Abuja, Rawlings Agada, has said the sum of N37 billion, approved for the renovation of the National assembly complex may not be enough for the work. The lawmakers on Tuesday approved the large sum for renovation work on the complex and another N1 billion for...
The Ekiti State Government has banned roadside trading and indiscriminate parking of vehicles. To this end, the government said it would commence the full enforcement of the road traffic laws from Jan. 1, 2020, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Head of the State Road Traffic Management Agency (EKSTMA),...