The Organised Private Sector Exporters Association (OPEXA) has appealed to the National Assembly (NASS) to ratify the approval of the N375 billion Export Expansion Grants (EEG), for exporters. The N375 billion represents the backlog of the EEG from 2017 to 2020, whose payment was delayed due to budgetary constraints. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) recently approved the disbursement in form of Promissory Notes, which will become effective after the ratification by NASS. Mr Jaiyeola Olanrewaju, the Executive Secretary of OPEXA in a statement on Saturday urged the lawmakers to expedite action on the ratification process to boost the country’s export sector. “We…
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An IT support firm, Zoho Global Technology Company has launched a platform to help small businesses transform digitally. The platform tagged: Zoho Africa Digital Enabler coincided with the opening of the company’s first office in Nigeria late on Friday in Lagos. The company is based in based in Tamil Nadu, India. The company’s President, Mr Hyther Nizam, said the company would want to explore the numerous resources in Nigeria because the country was the fastest growing digital economy in Africa. According to him, Zoho Africa Digital Enabler is to help small businesses with up to five employees jump start their digital journey. He said that…
The Niger Police Command on Saturday confirmed the abduction of two residents of Doma village by gunmen in Lapai local government area of the state. The commands spokesperson, DSP Wasiu Abiodun announced this in Minna on Saturday. Abiodun said on June 22, suspected kidnappers abducted two victims from Duma village, Lapai while working in a farm and disappeared into the forest in Rafin-Daji, Abaji area “Unfortunately, Police tactical team with some vigilante members who were on rescue operation, engaged the kidnappers while one of the vigilante members lost his life. He said the Police teams were on the trail of…
Five-time world champions Golden Eaglets on Friday edged the Young Stallions of Burkina Faso 2-1 to win the WAFU B Under-17 Championship at the Cape Coast Stadium in Ghana. The victory for Nigeria has come barely few weeks after they claimed the WAFU B Under-20 Championship. Then, they had beaten neighbours Republic of Benin in Niger Republic to claim the title. The under-17 championship’s final match saw Nigeria on the front foot early as forward Abubakar Abdullahi threatened the Burkinabe rear as early as the 8th minute. That was when his low drive streamed away from goal. But in the…
A report by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, confirmed Bashir Machina as the substantive candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Yobe north senatorial district. Senate President, Ahmed Lawan contested presidential ticket of the party in May while Machina, presumably as a ‘placeholder’, contested the party’s ticket for the senatorial ticket and won unopposed in May. When Lawan lost to Bola Tinubu however, Machina was being pressed to step down for the Senate, who currently represents the district. Machina vowed he would not withdraw because the Senate had been his life time ambition. Daring all…
The case bothering on marginalisation of Lagos State indigenes filed against Lagos State Government, Federal Character Commission and 17 others some selected indigenes of the state came up on Friday. The indigenes under the aegis of Lagos Advocacy Group files the case before Justice Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos praying the court for interpretation, particularly, of section 13 and 14 of the Constitution with regard to marginalisation of Lagos State indigenes failure by establishment in the state to ensure equitable distribution of political appointments. The Group is also asking for interpretation of 3rd Schedule…
Kabiru Masari, the running mate of the presidential candidate of the the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has revealed how he was nominated to be vice presidential candidate of the party. Masari who made the revelation in an interview with the Voice of America (VOA) Hausa service on Thursday, said someone called him around 3 am on that fateful day and informed him that he would be the running mate of the APC presidential candidate. “I was told that I would fill a form and return immediately. The form was brought to me and I filled and returned…
Falconets’ Head Coach Chris Danjuma has invited 30 players to the national under-20 women team’s camp for preparations for this year’s FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup finals in Costa Rica. Nigeria has never missed a FIFA Under-20 Women’s Championship since the competition began as an Under-19 Championship in Canada 20 years ago. They have now been drawn to take on France, Canada and Korea Republic in Group C of this year’s tournament scheduled for Costa Rica from August 10 to 28. All invited players are to report in Abuja on Sunday, according to a statement on Friday by the Communications Department…
A Pakistani journalist, Arslan Khan known for criticising the country’s powerful military has gone missing after he was allegedly picked up by paramilitary forces in Karachi. More than a dozen paramilitary rangers raided the home of the journalist and took him away in the early hours of Friday morning, his family said. “The rangers pointed guns at us and took him away. We still have no clue about his whereabouts,’’ Khan’s wife told dpa from Karachi. “I was told that Khan was being detained due to his social media posts,’’ she said. The news that the journalist had allegedly been…
Chief Ralph Nwosu, National Chairman, Action Democratic Congress (ADC) has officially presented Tonto Dikeh, an actress, as the party’s 2023 Rivers Deputy Governorship candidate. Nwosu while presenting the 37 years old actress to the public on Friday in Abuja urged Nigerian youths to support youths at all levels in the forthcoming general elections. He recalled that youths in the country had been agitating for inclusiveness in politics and governance since the Not too Young to Run bill was passed into law. He added that the party was ready to bring that agitation to pass by bringing on board, young aspirants and…