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Only 700,000 Out Of 22m Lagosians Pay Tax – LASG
Kunle Akinsola With a population of about 22 million people, only 700,000 people are active tax payers in Lagos State, a top...
We’ll take 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in next 10 years- FG
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has assured the European Union (EU) of the President...
FEC meeting saved me from tribunal judgement trauma- Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, saved him from going into trauma while awaiting the outcome of...
‘I lost my soul’: the teenage girls lured by traffickers from Nigerian camps
Traumatised refugee children are being enticed by tempting offers of escape from poverty, then sold into slavery – but survivors are fighting...
Tragedy Hits Nigerian University Community as Staff Commits Suicide
By Kunle Akinsola Sunday Meshioye, a staff member of University of Lagos (Unilag), has committed suicide, according to an investigation. The...
$5.3bn Ibadan-Kano, Port Harcourt-Warri Coastal Rail Projects Underway — Amaechi
By Kunle Akinsola Another giant stride has been recorded in Nigeria’s rail system as the $5.3 billion Ibadan-Kano standard gauge rail...
PDP governors’ visit Buhari in the dead of night, says Wike
Speaking at the at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Emohua, during the funeral service of the mother of a PDP leader in the state,...
Adamawa residents lauds NLTP launch in State
Residents of Adamawa State has lauded the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP), flagged off by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, at Gongoshi...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Aide, Jackson Ude, Bags Sri Lanka’s Peace Ambassador Award
The Former Director of Strategy and Communication to President Goodluck Jonathan and publisher and founder of Pointblanknews.com, Jackson Ude has been conferred with...
Xenophobia: SERAP asks African commission to take South Africa to court, seeks $10bn for victims
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Mrs Soyata Maiga, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and...
NANTA set to train travel agencies across Nigeria
The National Association of Nigerian Travel Agency, NANTA, Friday announced that it will be training IATA and Non-IATA registered travel agencies in Lagos,...
China to fund Tijjani Bande’s UN office for one year
The Chinese government has pledged to fund the office of the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Prof. Tijani Muhammad- Bande,...
IGP orders water-tight security around embassies, foreign missions, businesses in Nigeria
As Police arrest 125 looters, recover loots in Lagos The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered water-tight security around embassies, foreign missions,...
Dickson- backed Douye Diri wins PDP’s nomination for governor in Bayelsa state
The Senator representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial district, Douye Diri, aligned with Governor Seriake Dickson, pulled off a stunning win in Bayelsa state’s Peoples...
Insecurity: Southwest, Southeast Governors in Crackdown on Herdsmen, Arms-carrying
In a desperate move to stop killing of people by bandits, Southeast governors have banned AK-47 rifles and other lethal weapons among herdsmen...
