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As the Federal Government begins the enforcement of the health warning requirements of the National Tobacco Control (NTC) Act 2015 and the Tobacco Control Regulations 2019 on all tobacco products manufactured and distributed in Nigeria from today, the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have urged the…
June 23, 2021
The Senate on Tuesday received President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the approval of the 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N895.8 billion. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, read Buhari’s letter at the commencement of Tuesday’s plenary following its resumption from a two-week break. The letter reads: "Dear Distinguished Senate President, submission of the Supplementary Appropriation…
June 22, 2021
Passengers gearing up to board Emirates flight were on Monday disappointed as the Dubai's flagship carrier postponed indefinitely the resumption of flights between the UAE and Nigeria. In announcement by the UAE embassy on 19 June, the airline had slated resumption of flights for 23 June, under new COVID-19 rules. But in a notice sent…
June 21, 2021
The federal government earned a total sum of $34.22bn (N14 trillion) from the oil and gas sector in 2019, a financial report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has revealed. According to the report, the revenue generated from the oil and gas sector in 2019 accounted for 4.88% increase compared to the $32.63…
June 19, 2021
The Australian government on Saturday, has announced its decision to lodge a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO), headed by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over China's imposition of crippling tariffs on Australian wine exports. This was announced in a joint press release by the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Dan Tehan, and the Minister…
June 19, 2021
In a marathon judgment, Justice Lateefat Okunnu of the Ikeja High Court sentenced Francis Atuche, a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank), to six years’ imprisonment for defrauding the bank of N25.7 billion. The judgment on Wednesday drew the curtains on the 10 year trial. In the 12-hour judgment, Justice…
June 17, 2021
Nigeria’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation has dropped to 17.93% in May 2021, according to the lastest report by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The recent figure dropped by 0.19% compared to 18.12% inflation rate recorded in April, 2021. Further breakdown revealed that the urban inflation rate increased by 18.51%(year-on-year basis) in May…
June 16, 2021
Calls For Law To Try Anyone Stealing Rail Track For Manslaughter Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has disclosed that work on the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line would commence in June, 2021. According to the Minister, the Kano-Maradi rail project would also kickstart before the end of June. Amaechi made this disclosure while speaking…
June 14, 2021
Global Climate Activists React To Report, Slam Polluting Entities A new report has shined light on how polluting industries are pushing a “net zero” agenda to become the presumed centerpiece of global climate plans and to further delay action and mislead the rest of the world on the real solution to the existential threats of…
June 10, 2021
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As the Federal Government begins the enforcement of the health warning requirements of the National Tobacco Control (NTC) Act 2015 and the Tobacco Control Regulations 2019 on all tobacco products manufactured and distributed in Nigeria from today, the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have urged the…
June 23, 2021
The Senate on Tuesday received President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the approval of the 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N895.8 billion. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, read Buhari’s letter at the commencement of Tuesday’s plenary following its resumption from a two-week break. The letter reads: "Dear Distinguished Senate President, submission of the Supplementary Appropriation…
June 22, 2021
Passengers gearing up to board Emirates flight were on Monday disappointed as the Dubai's flagship carrier postponed indefinitely the resumption of flights between the UAE and Nigeria. In announcement by the UAE embassy on 19 June, the airline had slated resumption of flights for 23 June, under new COVID-19 rules. But in a notice sent…
June 21, 2021
The federal government earned a total sum of $34.22bn (N14 trillion) from the oil and gas sector in 2019, a financial report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has revealed. According to the report, the revenue generated from the oil and gas sector in 2019 accounted for 4.88% increase compared to the $32.63…
June 19, 2021
The Australian government on Saturday, has announced its decision to lodge a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO), headed by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over China's imposition of crippling tariffs on Australian wine exports. This was announced in a joint press release by the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Dan Tehan, and the Minister…
June 19, 2021
In a marathon judgment, Justice Lateefat Okunnu of the Ikeja High Court sentenced Francis Atuche, a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank), to six years’ imprisonment for defrauding the bank of N25.7 billion. The judgment on Wednesday drew the curtains on the 10 year trial. In the 12-hour judgment, Justice…
June 17, 2021
Nigeria’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation has dropped to 17.93% in May 2021, according to the lastest report by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The recent figure dropped by 0.19% compared to 18.12% inflation rate recorded in April, 2021. Further breakdown revealed that the urban inflation rate increased by 18.51%(year-on-year basis) in May…
June 16, 2021
Calls For Law To Try Anyone Stealing Rail Track For Manslaughter Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has disclosed that work on the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line would commence in June, 2021. According to the Minister, the Kano-Maradi rail project would also kickstart before the end of June. Amaechi made this disclosure while speaking…
June 14, 2021
Global Climate Activists React To Report, Slam Polluting Entities A new report has shined light on how polluting industries are pushing a “net zero” agenda to become the presumed centerpiece of global climate plans and to further delay action and mislead the rest of the world on the real solution to the existential threats of…
June 10, 2021
