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#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu promises tax break for owners of looted shops
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised to assist tenants and shop owners at the Circle Mall in Lekki, whose shops and stores were looted and razed by hoodlums during the recent #EndSARS protests.
The…
MTN, 9Mobile to conduct e-SIM trial in Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission on Monday said it had granted approval for mobile network operators, MTN Nigeria and 9Mobile, to carry out trials on the workability of embedded Subscriber Identification Modules (e-SIMs)…
Just in: FG has approved N5bn bailout for aviation sector says Sirika
The federal government has approved a whooping five billion naira for the operators of the Aviation sector following the challenges that trailed the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi…
Chinese loans: Reps ask FG to suspend airports’ concession plans
Following several petitions challenging the propriety of the move by the federal government to concession the nation’s airports, the House of Representatives on Monday asked those behind the move to suspend it pending when all…
EFCC quizzes Fowler, ex-FIRS Chairman over fraud allegations against Alpha Beta
The former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler is presently being grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the N100 billion tax evasion allegations leveled against a…
Army arrest soldiers who flogged woman, shaved youths in Ibadan
The Nigerian Army has arrested soldiers who flogged a woman for ‘indecent dressing’ and shaved youths for ‘wearing improper hairstyles’.
Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development in Oyo State, Seun Fakorede made the…
Two children rescued days after deadly Turkey quake
Rescuers pulled two children from the rubble in a town in western Turkey on Monday, nearly three days after a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean, killing 85 people.
Three-year-old Elif Perincek was rescued 65 hours after the…
Gunmen kill eight in attack on Kabul University book fair
At least eight people were wounded when gunmen stormed Kabul University on Monday during an Iranian book fair, firing shots and sending students fleeing, Afghan officials and witnesses said.
“The enemies of…
WAEC releases 2020 SSCE results, withhold 215,149 candidates’ scores
The West African Examinations Council on Monday released the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination.
A total of 1,549,740 registered for the examination.
Head of the WAEC National office, Patrick…
Ghost Workers: Senate queries JAMB over N110 million spent
The Senate Committee on Public Account has raised eyebrow over an alleged N110.4 million paid non-existing staff by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, ( JAMB).
The Senate Committee led by Senator Mathew Urhoghide…