NPL
1 Nov
Zenith Bank Plc has announced a pre-tax profit of N1 trillion for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2024, including N275.8 billion in pre-tax profit recorded for the third quarter, driven by the expansion of both interest income and non-interest income.
5 Oct
Port Harcourt, last weekend, hosted the three writers vying for the 2024 Nigeria Prize for Literature (NPL) to a Bookfest organised by the Rainbow Book Club and NLNG.
16 May
An organisation’s name is commonly considered an integral part of its image, just like the quality of its products, or its technical services. In that wise, a name change may be for a variety of reasons, including rebranding purposes, which implies a fresh start aimed at repositioning it in the market.
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Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has cautioned that a Supreme Court ruling in favour of Rivers and Lagos States in their Value Added Tax (VAT) case could have dire implications on Nigeria’s revenue distribution system. Oyedele, in a statement, said this in response to a comment by the…
5 mins ago
The hustle is real, especially now that expenses and necessities seem to be holding one by the neck. Everyone is doubling on the hustle, so they don’t use all their lives savings to buy food and other necessities. but who says making extra money has to break the neck? If you’re looking to fund your…
11 mins ago
Satisfied with the academic performance of Kano State indigenes sponsored for postgraduate scholarship in India, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has said his administration's investment on education is progressively yielding positive results. Yusuf expressed satisfaction during his visit to Sharjah University in India, where he met with Kano Students presently pursuing their academic program under the…
37 mins ago
The Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP), a World Bank-funded project, is to construct 534 kilometres of rural roads across Benue to facilitate the transportation of agricultural produce. The State Project Coordinator (SPC), Mr Stephen Numbeve, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi. Numbeve said…
39 mins ago
Fire destroyed goods worth millions of naira at the popular Alaba Rago market in the Ojo area of Lagos state on Wednesday. Lagos State Emergency Management Authority’s (LASEMA) Permanent Secretary, Femi Oke-Osayintolu, in a statement, said the fire started at midnight. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained at the time of filing…
53 mins ago
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has said some states may struggle to survive if the tax reform bills before the National Assembly are passed and signed into law. The new tax bills introduced by the current administration have faced criticisms and opposition from many including the 36 state governors. Also, the 19 governors in northern…
55 mins ago
Sudan has become the "biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded" after 20 months of devastating war between rival generals, the International Rescue Committee said in a report released Wednesday.
57 mins ago
In a virtual gathering on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, the House of Eleanora Foundation convened a critical stakeholders' consultative meeting to address a rarely discussed and deeply troubling issue: violence against women and girls with disabilities (WGWDs) perpetrated by other persons with disabilities. While conversations about violence against people with disabilities often focus on external…
1 hour ago
Aminu Umar Kofar Mazugal, a Kano State civil servant, displayed an act of integrity by returning a bag containing U.S. dollars valued at over N40 million he saw at the Abubakar Imam Urology Centre in Kano to its rightful owner. Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed, the owner of the bag containing money, had sat near the mosque…