The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has called for the prompt inauguration of the 17-member governing board of the National Sports Commission (NSC), citing the prolonged delay as a violation of the NSC Establishment Act 2023. In a statement issued on Sunday, SWAN President, Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, through the association’s Secretary-General, […]
The Obafemi Awolowo Foundation has paid glowing tribute to the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, as he concludes his decade-long tenure at the helm of the continental lender. In a statement on Sunday signed by its Executive Director, Ambassador Dr. Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosumu, the foundation described Adesina’s leadership as “unprecedented” and […]
The program, which officially commenced on August 1, aims to streamline tax compliance, enhance transparency, and curb tax evasion nationwide. Dr. Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman of FIRS, made the announcement in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dare Adekanmbi, in Abuja on Sunday. Adedeji explained that the e-Invoicing solution follows […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 93 suspected internet fraudsters in a raid on the Green Legacy Hotel, located within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. He said the operation […]
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has distanced himself from reports linking him to the formation of a new African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition, insisting that he remains a loyal leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement on Sunday, Ahmad Sajoh, Head of Fayemi’s Media Office in Abuja, […]
Troops of the 3 Division, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have apprehended a man identified as Musa Ali for allegedly impersonating a personnel of the security outfit with the intent to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the OPSH Media and Information Officer, Major Samson Zhakom, […]
At least 63 people, most of them women and children, have died from malnutrition within a single week in Sudan’s war-torn city of El-Fasher, according to a senior North Darfur health official. The official, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said the figure only accounts for those who reached medical facilities, warning […]
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced an unprecedented allocation of ₦1.6 trillion for nationwide interventions in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions the largest in the agency’s history. The funds, sourced from the 3% education tax on company profits as stipulated by the TETFund Act, will be channeled into critical sectors, including infrastructure […]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas to chair a reconciliation committee tasked with resolving longstanding internal disputes in the Bauchi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A statement from the Speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, on Sunday listed members of the panel to include […]
The Adamawa State Government has refuted social media claims alleging that food distributed to flood victims in Yola South Local Government Area was expired. Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, Celine Laori, in an interview on Sunday, described the report as “malicious” and “politically motivated,” accusing opposition elements of attempting to tarnish Governor […]
