New Customs Boss Vows To Dismantle Obstacles To Trade
The newly appointed Acting Comptroller-General (C-G) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Adewale Adeniyi, has promised to dismantle all obstacles to trade in the country. He announced this while addressing the top echelon of the Service after taking over the NCS at its headquarters in Abuja. Going further, he pledged to vigorously pursue trade […]
Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares Wednesday And Thursday As Public Holidays
For the celebrations of 2023 Eid-el-Kabir, the Nigerian federal government has declared public holidays. To honor Muslims both at home and abroad, the government declared Wednesday 28th, and Thursday 29th of June, 2023, as public holidays through the Ministry of Interior. Oluwatoyin Akinlade, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, made the announcements on Monday […]
Australia’s High Court Dismisses Russia’s Bid For Injunction To Halt Its Embassy’s Eviction
Australia’s highest court on Monday dismissed Russia’s request for an injunction that would have halted the eviction of its embassy from a site in the capital, Canberra. A man who had been occupying the block in a portable cabin for more than a week in an apparent act of Russian defiance left soon after. High […]
Russian Defense Minister Makes First Public Appearance Since Mercenary Revolt As Uncertainty Swirls
After Russia’s most serious political crisis in decades, uncertainty swirled Monday about the fate of the former Putin ally who led a brief armed rebellion, his Wagner mercenary group, and the two military chiefs with whom he has clashed over the conduct of the war in Ukraine. Also unclear were the impact on the 16-month-old invasion — […]
Russia: Instability Ratchets Up Pressure On Vladimir Putin
After a weekend of mayhem, I’m beginning to understand why Russia’s national symbol is the double-headed eagle: two heads staring in opposite directions. First, Yevgeny Prigozhin declares he’s ready to “go all the way” in his mutiny against the Russian military. Then he makes a sudden U-turn and orders his Wagner fighters back to base. […]
Latest Update On Planned Electricity Tariff Increase
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) on Sunday asserted that, the earlier announced start date July 1, 2023 for the planned electricity tariff increase across its franchise states still stands. Stakeholders had reacted when the planned increase in electricity tariffs was initially made public. But in a statement released last week, the administration headed by […]
Looming Storm In Senate Over Minority Leadership Seat
Following attempts by some entrenched interests to force leadership on them, there appears to be an uneasy cool among senators who are members of the opposition parties due to the battle for the minority leadership position in the Senate. Minority leader, deputy minority leader, minority whip, and deputy whip are the four key positions in […]
Court Orders Kano State Govt To Stop The Demolition Of Marked Buildings
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered the Kano State government and its agents to stop demolishing marked buildings on Salanta-BUK Road in the state capital. Recall that the state government has marked houses in Salanta layout for demolition on the grounds that the previous administration sold them to the owners illegally. The […]
Eid El Kabir Ram: Sellers Complain Over Low Sales As Buyers Lament Over High Cost
Ram sellers in Jos, Plateau State capital, have complained about the low turnover of sales a few days before Eid El Kabir festivities, as customers also claim that the cost of Ram is too high. Ram sellers at the Yanshanu Market in the state’s Jos North Local Government Area claimed that this year’s business was […]
Fuel Subsidy Removal: FG, Labour Unions Set To Resume Discussions Today
Officials from the federal government will resume discussions today with representatives from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) to examine ways to lessen the effects of the removal of the petrol subsidy. The aim of this meeting is to begin the eight-week timeframe that was specified last week […]
