National Technical Development Forum (NTDF)
22 Oct
The Federal Government has said that it will review the compensation rates on crops and economic trees for landowners affected by projects to ensure fairness and justice. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, made this known at the 2024 National Technical Development Forum (NTDF) on Land Administration on Monday in Abuja. The…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, gave the 18 local government areas (LGAs) chairmen in the state 48 hours to submit their statements of account. This is contained in a statement signed by Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor, and made available to newsmen in Benin, Edo State. …
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Grammy-winning Nigerian star, Wizkid, set the stage ablaze on Monday night with an emotional performance of his latest track, Troubled Mind, at the 2024 British Fashion Awards. The event, held at the iconic Royal Albert Hall in London, was a gathering of the world’s fashion elites, including British-Nigerian designer Tolu Coker, Dior’s creative mind Kim…
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Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has ordered the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to assess the extent of damages in the Damaturu market fire incident of Tuesday. According to him, the Fire Service Department (FSD) should henceforth be on standby during the Harmattan dry season. The Director General, Media and Press Affairs to the…
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The manifesto released by the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has shown alignment with the tax reform proposed by President Bola Tinubu. This is amid his current stance against the Tax Reform Bills, which have passed a second reading in the Senate after they were presented by the…
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A new report by SBM Intelligence, a market/security intelligence gathering and consulting firm, has ranked Nigeria and four other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa as the biggest losers in its Africa Country Instability Risk Report. The report by SBM Intelligence assesses political, economic, and social factors contributing to the region's political instability. It also provides a…
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abayomi Mumuni, on Tuesday stated that the proposed tax reform introduced
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Human rights advocate Dele Farotimi has claimed that his life is under threat, saying that the Nigerian police are attempting to abduct him in an effort to silence him. Farotimi, in a statement he titled "They Want to Silence Me" on Monday, accused law enforcement of using coercive and unconventional tactics to intimidate him and…
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Justice Mojisola Dada of a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has ordered the arrest of the former Managing Director of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Lawal Kuru, for his absence in court for his arraignment over alleged N76 billion fraud. The court had scheduled Tuesday for Kuru's arraignment along with the Managing Director…
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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has uncovered a gun-making factory operated by a father and his sons, where firearms of different makes
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The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has announced the lifting of its suspension on pension fund investments in commercial papers where non-bank capital market operators serve as Issuing and Paying Agents (IPAs). This decision was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday and follows recent regulatory developments from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). PenCom had imposed…