Mr. Wasiu Adesina, the chairman of the Ikorodu Local Government, has reassured the locals of his administration’s commitment to bringing them more development projects and democratic dividends. At the stakeholders meeting for the local government’s 2023 budget held on Friday in Lagos at the council secretariat in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Adesina made the guarantee. In Read More…
To prepare tax authorities for the enforcement drive before 2023, the Federal Capital Territory’s Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has started tax enforcement capacity and simulation training. This was said in a statement made in Abuja by Mr. Mustapha Sumaila, Head of Corporate Communications for the FCT-IRS. According to Sumaila, the training is centred on an Read More…
From January to November 2022, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) obtained 3,440 convictions for financial and cybercrimes around the nation. EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa gave a message of goodwill at the beginning of a workshop on reporting financial crimes that the agency had organised. As the general elections in 2023 draw near, Bawa, Read More…
The Lagos State Government has announced that it will begin issuing international driver’s licences in December 2022. This was contained in a statement on Thursday in Lagos by the director of the state’s Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS), Mr. Akin-George Fashola, through the deputy director of public affairs for the ministry of transportation, Mr. Bolanle Ogunlola. Read More…
Despite a 4-2 victory against Costa Rica in their last Group E encounter on Thursday, four-time champions Germany were eliminated at the first hurdle for the second straight tournament. Germany arrived in Qatar hoping to repair their damaged reputation following their group stage exit in 2018. Instead, they ended third in the rankings, tied with Read More…
Cyril Ramaphosa’s future as South African president hung in the balance on Thursday, as his office said he was considering his options following the discovery of evidence that he may have committed wrongdoing in relation to a stockpile of cash taken from his game farm. The study by a team of specialists selected by the Read More…
Nigeria is among beggar nations that the United Nations and its partners are requesting a record $51.5 billion in aid funding for in 2023. Tens of millions more people are likely to require assistance, pushing the humanitarian response system “to its limits.” The appeal is a 25% increase over 2022 and more than five times Read More…
Aero Contractors, one of Nigeria’s oldest private aviation businesses, has announced the resumption of regular flights on ten routes around the country. Capt. Ado Sanusi, the newly appointed Managing Director, said this during the re-launch of the airline’s services in Lagos on Thursday. On July 20, 2022, Aero Contractors halted scheduled services in order to Read More…
In Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, the Lagos State Police charged two individuals for allegedly planning to steal transformer cables worth N1.25 million with others who are now at large. Fawaz Adebayo, 18, and Aruna Nura, 25, are charged with four counts of conspiracy, a felony, including intentional damage, wilful damage, and stealing. Their addresses Read More…
Sunday Amosu, 25, has been accused of trafficking 1.3 kg of Cannabis sativa by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday before a Federal High Court in Lagos. Drug trafficking is the alleged offence against the defendant. The NDLEA claimed that the defendant committed the offence on November 10 at Aboki Estate in Read More…
