The Anambra state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has suspended tax payments for heavy-duty vehicles, and slashed rates for transport operators in the state.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Vice President of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Okeke Ogene has called on Ebonyi state governor, Dave Umahi; Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma; Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, and Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu to support the call by their Anambra state counterpart, Chukwuma Soludo’s call for the unconditional release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu from detention.
A cashier with the Kano State Sharia Court Division, Hussaina Imam, and 14 others, including Judges, Registrars, and others on Wednesday arraigned and accordingly remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly committing offenses bordering on criminal conspiracy, joint act, criminal breach of trust by a public servant, theft and forgery, contrary to section 97, 79, 315 and 289 of Penal Code Law. When the case came up on Wednesday, before Chief Magistrate Mustapha Sa’ad Datti, a Principal State Counsel, Kano State Ministry of Justice who is the Prosecution Counsel, Zaharaddeen Hamisu Kofar Mata, prayed the court to grant him leave…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reminded journalists and media organizations that there will be no manual accreditation or alternative to online accreditation. The INEC Public Relations Officer in Enugu state, Mr. Victor Okafor, who stated this while speaking on Wednesday, gave https://imap.inecnigeria.org as the online portal for media accreditation for the 2023 general election. Okafor, however, appealed to media organizations/houses and journalists to do the needful on time to avoid last minute rush. “Journalists should not come to the INEC office to complain as there will be no manual accreditation or alternative to the online accreditation. “I want to…
ASHENEWS reports that the Edo state government has confirmed the arrest of two village chiefs and five other persons in connection with the January 7 train attack which resulted in the kidnap of 20 passengers at the Igueben train station. The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, who disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the state executive council meeting in Benin on Wednesday, also said that the two remaining passengers in captivity had been rescued by security agents. “The success story in the kidnapping is that five persons and two village chiefs have been arrested in connection with…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the recommendation for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to invest N1.9 trillion in the reconstruction of 44 federal roads under the tax credit policy.
By Fatima Zahra Muhammad ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Ministry of Health and Hospital Services has faulted the ongoing recruitment process of health workers, and called for its immediate cancellation. This demand is contained in a letter by the state Commissioner of Health, Muhammad Muhammad Makusidi addressed to the Chairman of the State Civil Service Commission. The letter dated January 17, 2023 claimed that the exercise did not involve the technical personnel of the healthcare sector in the recruitment process. “The Computer Base Test were not professionally conducted as it was not “cross cutting” and in some instances not…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N990.189 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of December 2022. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr. Phil Abiamuwe-Mowete, Director (Information/Press), Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. From the N990.189 billion, the Federal Government received N375.306 billion, the 36 states of the federation and the FCT received N299.557 billion, while the 774 local government councils got N221.807 billion. The N990.189 billion received by the Federal Government comprised Gross Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Exchange Gain and Electronic Money Transfer Levies (EMTL). In addition, oil-producing…
By Fatima Zahra Muhammad ASHENEWS reports that the Catholic Church’s Pope Francis has called for special prayers for the cleric, Father Isaac Achi who was killed by bandits in Kaffin-Korro, in Paiko local government area of Niger state. Pope Francis made the call during the general audience he held on Wednesday. “At the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis asked everyone to remember in their prayers the many Christians who suffer violence directly. “He spoke in particular about Father Isaac Achi of the Diocese of Minna in northern Nigeria, who was murdered last Sunday in his parish residence,” Vatican News…
By Fatima Zahra Muhammad ASHENEWS reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned drug barons operating in Nigeria that the agency will go tougher on them this year. The chairman of the NDLEA, Buba Marwa disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja O. Wednesday. Marwa, who said that the agency will not relent in its efforts to break down the drug trafficking system in the country, noted that three major drug barons have been arrested since the beginning of 2023. “Already, we have 34 barons in our net and they are facing the music in court.…