The CGC Strike Force has since inception made it clear to those whose business thrives by short changing the Federal Government of revenue accruable from Imports and Exports either by outright concealment, under declaration, smuggling or undervaluation that it is ...
Read More »Okorocha, youths differ on relocation, upgrade of Imo State Polytechnic
Scores of youths from Umuagwo, Ohaji/Egbema Local Council have protested against the relocation and upgrade of Imo State Polytechnic to University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Aboh /Ngor/Umuagwo by Governor Rochas Okorocha. Reacting via a statement by his Chief Press ...
Read More »Navy arrests 14 smugglers in Calabar
Five Nigerians and three Cameroonians have been arrested by the Navy in Calabar, Cross River State, for allegedly attempting to smuggle out 105 drums of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, to Cameroon. It also arrested six Nigerians ...
Read More »CBN, others seek infrastructure for growth of financial technology
Deputy Governor (Operations) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Adebisi Shonubi has advocated enabling infrastructure that would improve the growth of financial technology in the country. He said financial technology (Fintech) is still in its embryonic stage in Nigeria ...
Read More »Judge’s absence stalls Bauchi gov-elect’s arraignment
Absence of Justice Yusuf Haliru of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has stalled the arraignment of Bauchi State governor-elect, Bala Mohammed. The governor-elect, who was elected on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform, was to be arraigned on ...
Read More »Nigeria army to establish command secondary schools in Ekiti
The Ekiti State government has disclosed that three Nigeria Army will soon establish three command secondary schools in the state. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Foluso Daramola, who made this known in Ado-Ekiti, said arrangements have almost been concluded ...
Read More »Nigeria, Pakistan strengthen ties against maritime crime
Nigeria and the Pakistani Navy have agreed to partner in their effort to end piracy and other maritime crimes on Nigerian territorial waters to improve ease of doing business in the country’s seaports. Both countries made the commitment when Pakistani ...
Read More »EFCC’s North East zonal office convicts 41 persons for graft
The Northeast zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that it convicted 41 persons for corruption related cases out of 81 petitions it received between January and April. Zonal Head of Operations, Michael Wetkas, stated ...
Read More »APC members, Wike reach truce to develop Rivers State
After years of political bickering, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has finally indicated readiness to accept Governor Nyesom Wike’s peace proposal to bring greater development to the state. Senator Andrew Uchendu, who spoke on behalf of state APC members, told ...
Read More »Governor Dickson declines to sign life pension for Bayelsa lawmakers
Law will worsen poverty, group insists as HURIWA seeks EFCC’s probe Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has declined signing the bill seeking life pension for former lawmakers as proposed and passed by the state House of Assembly last week. The ...
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