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Anambra govt counters Peter Obi on brewery's tax ranking claim

Nigeria, July 17 -- The Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS) has countered claims made by the Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi that SABMiller Breweries is the highest taxpa... Read More


How we 'eliminated' corruption in Enugu - Gov Mbah

Nigeria, July 17 -- Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says his administration has tackled corruption in the state by eliminating the manual handling of government revenues through the deployment of d... Read More


Why I didn't attend Buhari's burial - Akpabio

Nigeria, July 17 -- Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that he and other senators were unable to attend the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari due to a lack of parking space at the Ka... Read More


Court rejects Yahaya Bello's foreign trip request, gives reason

Nigeria, July 17 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday declined the former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello's application for the release of his passport to ... Read More


Kogi overhauls property tax system to remove "multiple taxation" burden

Nigeria, July 17 -- The Kogi State Government has overhauled its property tax system, repealing the existing ground rent and tenement rate laws in favour of a new, unified Land Use Charge. The move, ... Read More


Surveillance, safety, and the silencing of truth,By Angela Quintal

Nigeria, July 17 -- Acclaimed Nigerian writer, Wole Soyinka, once said, "Books and all forms of writing have always been objects of terror to those who seek to suppress truth." That terror persists t... Read More


PICNG restores missing list of conversion centres after PREMIUM TIMES report

Nigeria, July 17 -- The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PICNG) has restored the list of over 300 CNG conversion centres to its official website. This was done about three hours aft... Read More


Over 91 Million Africans living with chronic viral hepatitis - WHO

Nigeria, July 17 -- More than 91 million people across Africa are living with chronic viral hepatitis, according to new data from the World Health Organisation (WHO), raising concerns over the low lev... Read More


Ex-governor's daughter resigns as Mbah appoints six new Enugu commissioners

Nigeria, July 17 -- Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has submitted a list of six newly appointed commissioner-nominees to the state assembly for confirmation. The Secretary to the Enugu State Gover... Read More


Google Maps updates renamed Lagos streets amid controversy

Nigeria, July 17 -- Google Maps has updated its database to reflect the renaming of 24 streets by the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos State. A memo authorising the renaming was ... Read More