The Enugu State Government has approved the relocation of Agu-Owa and Ugbo-Lawrence slums in Enugu metropolis to enable the administration to develop the areas into modern dwellings in line with its urban renewal agenda. The government also approved the development of relocation sites at Akpuoga Nike Estate to resettle the occupants of the slums, noting…
Air Peace has assured the public that the ongoing legal case involving its CEO, Allen Onyema, and Chief of Administration and Finance, Ejiroghene Eghagha, will not disrupt its daily operations. The airline confirmed that both executives remain innocent of the charges levied against them by the United States Department of Justice, with the case still…
The national assembly is considering a bill proposing an increase in the value-added tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to 10 percent. VAT refers to a consumption tax on goods and services levied at each stage of the supply chain where value is added. In the executive bill, the national assembly is seeking to raise the…
The Enugu State Government has denied an upward review of mortuary tax to N40,000 (Forty Thousand Naira) per day as broadcast by some bloggers and unprofessional media houses, saying that it remained N40 (Forty Naira) per night for unclaimed dead bodies as originally specified in Section 34 of the Birth, Deaths, and Burial Law Cap…
Kevin Moody, a roofer from Ellesmere Port, has recently cleared out his ‘man draw’ looking for a key to the shed when he stumbled upon his old Nokia 3310 mobile phone. The phone was still switched on, and had been forgotten about for 20 years. Incredibly the phone still had just over 70% battery remaining….
The Federal Government is reportedly planning to ban the airing of foreign cartoons on TV channels. Isa Onilu, the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), revealed this in Bauchi on Friday during the launch of the campaign to promote the National Anthem and the National Value Charter. Onilu revealed that President Bola Tinubu has…
The presidency has debunked reports that Nigeria was snubbed during the recent United Nations Human Rights Council elections, explaining that the country’s absence from the final list was due to diplomatic strategy rather than a deliberate exclusion. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo…
According to the Federal Government, recent media reports regarding the migration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) seeking vocational training and skills acquisition from northern Nigeria to the southeast were a “misrepresentation of information” given to the media during the visit. Tijani Ahmed, the federal commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced…
Simon Ekpa, a Biafra activist, has stated that he gave up his Finnish political career to further Biafra activism. Ekpa, who is the Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, or BRGIE, made this announcement on Thursday via a statement posted on his official X account. He claims that he has been concentrating on…
Isaac Fayose, brother to former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, has declared himself the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This announcement comes amidst a fresh crisis within the party, which has produced two factions. Isaac Fayose also announced the suspension of several prominent party members, including the PDP’s 2023 presidential candidate…
