Day: September 13, 2021
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Nigeria loses N247.61bn in 100 days of Twitter ban
The Twitter ban in Nigeria has extended to 100 days, and in that time frame the nation has lost N247.61bn. The Federal Government had on June 4 suspended Twitter after the social media platform deleted a tweet by the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Consequently, telcos on June 5 blocked access to Twitter after receiving…
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Mother sleeps with her two sons, bears three children in Kwara
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kwara State have arrested an immigrant from Benin Republic, Adamu Sime, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his biological mother. The mother, who was also arrested, had reportedly had three children for her son. The Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Kwara State Command, Babawale…
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WASSCE 2021: When Results Will Be Available – WAEC Reveals
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed when the results of the ongoing 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be available. According to BBC News Pidgin, the examination council’s director of public affairs, Demianus Ojijeogu, said the results will be out 45 days after the last paper is written. Ojijeogu…
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EFCC invites SCOAN disciples for alleged looting of late T.B Joshua’s money vault
There are indications that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may have invited 20 disciples of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) for questioning over alleged financial fraud and diversion of funds left by the late founder of SCOAN, Temitope Balogun Joshua. The invitees include Nigerian and foreign prophets and prophetesses of the…
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A’Court order: We’ll go ahead with VAT implementation, says Lagos
We won’t oppose Lagos, Rivers, but we will soon communicate our decision – Osun Govt Shun VAT controversy, Ekweremadu tells N’Assembly The Lagos State Government, on Sunday, said it would go ahead with the implementation of its VAT law in spite of an order of the Court of Appeal that the parties should maintain…
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VAT should be collected by Local Government – NULGE President
The National Union of Local Government Employees has said that the 744 local government councils should collect the Value Added Tax and not the Federal Inland Revenue Service or state governments. The NULGE President, Akeem Olatunji, who stated this in an interview with one of our correspondents on Sunday, said VAT collection would impact the…
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Nigeria was not as bad as this when PDP was in Power – Sen Tofowomo
Following the ban on open grazing, the Senator representing Ondo South in the National Assembly, Nicholas Tofowomo has advised the Southern governors to establish cattle farms which have multiple benefits. Tofowomo, who appeared on a radio station in Akure, the Ondo State capital also added that such farms will serve not only as location…