Новости за 15.04.2024

The Federal Ministry of Finance has launched the Incentive Monitoring and Evaluation Platform, a state-of-the-art electronic system designed to enhance the oversight of tax expenditures associated with Import Duty Exemption Certificates. One of the critical objectives of the IMEP is to provide a framework that will prevent ineligible applicants from receiving tax benefits, enforce compliance

The Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission, on Monday, presented certificates of return to the chairmen and vice chairmen-elect of the eight local government councils of the state. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party won all eight chairmanship seats and all the councillorship positions in the 105 wards in the LG election the commission conducted on April

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria has announced the virtual Capital Market Committee meeting for the first quarter of 2024. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 18 April 2024 and will focus on addressing pressing challenges and brainstorming strategic ideas to advance the Nigerian capital market. SEC disclosed this to journalists in a statement

The Transmission Company of Nigeria said it has fully restored the national electricity grid which collapsed in the early hours of Monday. This was announced by the TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement Monday afternoon. Earlier, the grid collapsed from 2,583.77MW at 2 am on Monday to 64.7MW around 3 am.

The Akwa Ibom State Government has said it would reach out to 600 households captured in its Social Register for its various intervention programmes aimed at easing economic hardship in the state The State Commissioner of Economic Development, Mr Emem Bob, disclosed this in Uyo on Monday while fielding questions from newsmen at a media

The Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja has apologised to a female worshiper, Veronica Anyim, who was on Sunday publicly accused of giving false testimony in the church. A video that went viral on Sunday showed the church’s Senior Pastor, Paul Enenche, questioning the credibility of the woman’s testimony at his church in Abuja. The woman, who

The All Progressives Congress ward in Ganduje, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, has suspended the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. The party ward legal adviser, Halliru Gwanzo, announced the suspension while addressing newsmen in Kano State on Monday. Gwanzo cited allegations of bribery against Ganduje levelled by the Kano State Government as the reason

Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic have collectively invested €100 million to boost the agricultural resilience of small-scale food producers in the Sahel region. The initiative aimed to make a lasting impact in the fight against desertification and land degradation, and landscape and watershed management through participatory planning, effectively integrating soil, water, and biodiversity.

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc has notified South-East residents of a total system collapse which occurred at its transmission station at about 2:41 am on Monday. The EEDC said the situation has resulted in the loss of supply to all its interface TCN stations and consequently, it is unable to provide service to its

Troops of the Nigerian Army, in separate operations, have arrested a gunrunning syndicate and foiled a kidnap attempt in Taraba and Benue states respectively. The Director, Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The statement partly read, “In Taraba State, troops, in collaboration with vigilantes, acted on actionable

The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 33.20 per cent in March 2024, up from 31.70 percent in February 2024. This represents a month-over-month increase of 1.50 per cent points in the headline inflation rate, according to recently released data by the NBS. Year-over-year data shows a significant

The Coroner Inquest sitting in Ogba Magistrate Court examining the death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Sylvester Junior Oromoni, has attributed his death to his parents’ and doctor’s negligence. The Coroner Magistrate, Mikhail Kadiri, held that Oromoni died as a result of failed treatment for his enlarged liver. Oromoni died on November

The Arewa Progressive Forum has disassociated itself from the recent views of the Northern Elders Forum against President Bola Tinubu’s presidential approach to security in the region. Recall that the Northern Elders, in a recent interview, claimed to have regretted its decision to vote for President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 elections, with a threat

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said Monday that his team’s Champions League quarter-final second-leg clash against Paris Saint-Germain would be similar to the first-leg thriller. The five-time champions edged Luis Enrique’s PSG side 3-2 in a Paris blockbuster last week and are aiming to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2019. Xavi said the

In its efforts to provide good healthcare service delivery in Nigeria, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency has concluded arrangements to train 120,000 frontline health workers in integrated service delivery this year. This was revealed by the National facilitator of the program, Ahmed Chiroma, during a five-day training of trainers workshop for Frontline Health

The Premier League, renowned as the world’s richest and most prestigious football competition, continues to be a breeding ground for some of the finest talents across all age groups. Transfermarkt on Monday noted that with a staggering total market value of €11.09 billion, the English top-flight is a true powerhouse, leaving other leagues in its

Manager Edin Terzic on Monday said his Borussia Dortmund side were “obliged” to return fire in Tuesday’s home Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid after being “punished” in the first leg. Dortmund trail 2-1 after the first leg in Madrid, where poor individual mistakes allowed Atletico to take a 2-0 lead after 30 minutes. Dortmund

Barely 48 hours after the Kogi State Government unveiled a portal for the payment of bursary awards for students in tertiary institutions, no fewer than 5,700 have applied. The programme tagged ”Ododo Students Support 2024,” is part of Governor Usman Ododo’s efforts to cushion the hardship faced by students. Speaking at the unveiling of the

The Oyo State Government, on Monday, described Saturday’s invasion of the State Secretariat in Ibadan, the state capital, by self-acclaimed Yoruba Nation agitators as an act of terrorism. The state Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, who spoke with journalists in Ibadan on Monday, condemned the act, adding that there are better ways of agitation other

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has called on all northern appointees to either support President Bola Tinubu or step down from their positions. Matawalle’s call came after Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, who formerly served as the spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum and currently holds the position of Special Adviser on Political Matters

A woman, Veronica Anyim, who was suspected by the senior pastor of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, Paul Enenche, of giving a fake testimony at the church, graduated from the Law Department of the National Open University of Nigeria. Anyim’s video, which went viral on Sunday, showed Enenche questioning the credibility of the woman’s

The Nigerian Police Force, Zone 13 Headquarters, Ukpo-Dinukofia, has notified candidates from Anambra and Enugu states that the police recruitment medical screening exercise for both general duty and specialist constables will take place at the Police Hospital, Central Police Station, Awka, Anambra State. This was contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations

The Nigerian Police has apprehended the leader of a “one chance” robbery gang in Abuja who physically attacked a pregnant woman, causing her to lose her pregnancy. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known on his X account on Sunday. Adejobi wrote, “This is a ring leader of one chance robbery gang

The Kebbi State House of Assembly has suspended the member representing Birnin Kebbi North Constituency, Hassan Umar, for alleged unguarded utterances. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Clerk of the House, Suleiman Shamaki, and made available to journalists on Monday. The statement noted that the suspension was a result of unguarded

Caroline Celico, the former wife of Brazilian football legend, Ricardo Kaka, has debunked reports making the round that she broke up with the football star because he was too “perfect for her”. According to her, she broke up with Kaka on mutual grounds, and they have been nurturing their two kids together. Kaka and Celico