[ANALYSIS] VAT As Weapon In Battle For Resource Control
By Sanya Adejokun BETWEEN 2020 and now, there have been four notable cases decided by the Federal High Court on the validity of Value Added Tax (VAT) legislation in the…
NDLEA Nabs Italy-Bound Woman Concealing 100 Wraps Of Heroin In Hair Relaxer
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced a number of arrests and seizures by its operatives, including that of an Italy-bound woman, Nora Nnadi, who was allegedly caught with…
Efforts Ongoing To Rescue People Trapped In Ebonyi Mining Pit
Marshy terrain in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital, where a vehicle plunged into a pit has hindered rescue operations 48 hours after the crash. The yet-to-be-identified vehicle plunged into the abandoned mining…
JAMB, Heads Of Institutions To Decide Cut-Off Marks August 31
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of tertiary institutions across the country will hold a policy meeting on August 31 where they will decide the minimum cut-off…
Secondus: We Met A Traumatised PDP Struggling With Opposition Life
*PDP Holds NEC meeting Thursday The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has said on assumption of office in 2018, he and other members of the…
Defection: Court Orders Substituted Service Of Suit Seeking Removal Of Edo Lawmakers
*Adjourns suit till September 27 Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Benin City, Edo State, has ordered the service of a suit seeking the removal of eight lawmakers…
Hushpuppi: Group Petitions US, Alleges Lapses in Kyari’s Investigation
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has petitioned the United States(US) Embassy, Abuja where it lamented what it described as ‘fundamental procedural lapses’ in the conduct of the investigation by…
‘Taliban Have Won’ — Afghan President Says He Fled Country To ‘Avoid Bloodshed’
President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan says he fled the country to avoid bloodshed, as Taliban fighters entered the presidential palace in the capital city of Kabul. In a Facebook post…
Why FG Placed Embargo On Employment — Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has said the Federal Government placed embargo on employment because the economy was not in good shape. Ngige, who is a…
UNIJOS Suspends Ongoing Exams Over Plateau Killings
The management of the University of Jos has suspended the ongoing second-semester examinations for the 2019/2020 academic session with immediate effects following security threats in Plateau State. A statement by…