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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the immediate distribution of additional batches of working tools for officers to appear in clean uniforms and are well-suited to discharge policing services professionally before, during and after the 2023 General Elections; and for general safety of all and sundry across the country. These include uniforms, kits, accoutrements and anti-riot equipment comprising bullet-proof vests with armored plates, ballistic helmets, long and short-range tear gas for civil disorder management, and stun guns. A statement by the Force spokesperson, the distribution is coming on the heels of the recently procured batch of…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has appointed Nigeria’s big telecoms service providers, MTN, Airtel, as well as money deposit banks in the country to withhold Value Added Tax (VAT) charged on all taxable supplies made to them and remit to the Service. This is contained in a public notice issued by its Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami on Monday. It explained the role of the companies as well as the obligations of their suppliers with regards to the withholding of Value Added Tax. “This Notice is given to all persons carrying on trade, profession or business of any kind, tax…
Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom has given reasons why he cannot abandon Rivers state counterpart, Nyesom Wike. Ortom at a banquet in honour of governors Wike, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Okezie Ikpeazu and Seyi Makinde on Sunday in Makurdi, said Wike has proved to be a trusted and dependable ally. He disclosed that when bandits (suspected to be Fulani herdsmen) attacked him, Wike was the first person to condemn it with emphasis that if they kill him they have killed Nigeria. He did not keep quiet. He spoke without any fear. “When Benue was under siege, he donated N250 million and he…
Twitter will permanently suspend users who impersonate authentic accounts on the social media platform, new owner Elon Musk has revealed. “Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended,” Musk tweeted. “Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning.” Musk also said any name change at all will cause temporary loss of the verified checkmark. The move came after the platform allegedly suspended users who had changed their user names to Elon Musk, including U.S. comedian Kathy Griffin and actor…
The Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency (BYSEMA), says flood has affected no fewer than 1.3million people. This is according to data released on Monday by BYSEMA in Yenogoa. The agency said no fewer than 1.2million were displaced and compelled to seek refuge in temporary camps. “As at November 4, 96 deaths were reported with Yenagoa local government area worst hit,” Mr Walamam Igrubia, BYSEMA Chairman said. Ibnubia said that collation of data from the field was still ongoing. “The flood affected a number of farmlands, school buildings,health structures and other facilities. “The folld also affected some 300 communities across the eight…
Against speculations that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) might not conduct the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 2023/2024 session due to effect of ASUU strike, the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has said preparations are ongoing for commencement of sale of registration documents for its 2023/2024 UTME. Oloyede gave the assurance during a media chat on Sunday in Lagos to debunk the speculations. “I want to clearly state here that there is no truth in such a rumour. To start with, it is not all the universities that went on strike. “To some others, academic sessions were uninterrupted…
The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed has revealed that the commission received N12 billion in its 2022 budget and is receiving much more in the 2023 appropriation, which the commission did not requested for. The Executive Secretary made the revelation when he appeared before the Senate and House Joint Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFUND for budget defence. According to him, the N12 billion was meant for World Bank projects which are not processed in that mode. “We had additional money given to us that we didn’t request. I later went to finance to find out…
The three-day Strategic Communication Conference for State Commandants, Provosts of Colleges and Public Relations Officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) tagged, “STRACOMM 2022,” which was declared open, by the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, ably represented by the Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President, Mr Femi Adesina on Wednesday 2nd of November, 2022 has come to an end. The conference was declared close by the Commandant General, NSCDC, Ahmed Abubakar Audi on Friday 4th November, at the Corps’ National Headquarters, Abuja and…
…Police confirm, begin search and rescue operations for passengers AFP has reported that a domestic passenger plane has plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday due to bad weather shortly before landing in the northwestern city of Bukoba, police said, adding that rescue efforts were underway. “There was an accident involving a Precision Air plane which crashed into water about 100 metres from the airport,” regional police commander William Mwampaghale told reporters at Bukoba airport. No information was immediately available on the number of passengers aboard the plane, but local media reports said around 49 people were on…