A security guard, Solomon Bulus, was on Tuesday, arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court, Kubwa, Abuja, over alleged criminal conspiracy, negligent conduct and theft. The police charged the defendant with criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, theft and negligent conduct. The Prosecuting Counsel, John Okpa, said that the defendant and one Ogenyi Emmanuel, who had earlier been…

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a polytechnic in Abuja and named it after himself. The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Polytechnic will be situated in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, noted in a letter addressed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that…

The Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, has called for stakeholders' collaboration for the country to succeed in mitigating risks and safeguarding its financial system. Bakari made this observation on Tuesday in Abuja at the National Anti-Money Laundering, Combating Terrorism Financing and Counter-Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) Compliance Summit, organised by the…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has advised the new Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Mrs. Mojisola Meranda, to discharge her duties diligently and conscientiously. The APC Spokesman, Mr. Seye Oladejo, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Tuesday in Lagos. Oladejo urged…

Ahead of the legislative debate on the controversial tax reform, the Women's Wing of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has faulted the move to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) through the new tax regime. The coalition regretted the current economic hardships on the common Nigerian and insisted that an attempt to hike the…