Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), have urged the Federal Government to reverse Value Added Tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to five per cent by September and halt further increases in existing tariffs and duties.
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The Police Command in Kano state has arrested six persons who allegedly chanted provocative slogans against Emir of Kano, thereby causing breach of peace.
Mr Jide Awe, Member, Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), says the council will sanction organisations that employ uncertified Information Technology professionals.
An NGO, Focusing on Women and Girls Initiative for Positive Change (FOWGI for positive change), has called for the implementation of laws that will protect and promote adolescent girls’ rights to end child marriage.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says 19 states and 56 communities across the country are likely to witness heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding within the month.
The Police Command in Ogun on Sunday in Abeokuta said it has apprehended one Akeem Owonikoko, a suspected armed robber, along the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin Highway.
The Bayelsa state government on Sunday linked Saturday’s shootout between the police and armed youths in Nembe-Basambri to the forthcoming Nov. 11 governorship election in the state.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that a road traffic crash which occurred on Saturday claimed five lives and injured one at Onitsha-Ogidi-Abatete Old Road Eke-Agu market area of Anambra.
Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said that the north central governors have created a forum to enable them deliberate on addressing the region’s common concerns.
ASHENEWS reports that the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar has turbaned the former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya as the Zaruman Sokoto.