Usman Mohammed
23 May 2024
The Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has inaugurated its 17th President, Guillaume Niarfeix, to take over from Usman Mohammed. This is even as the chamber called for the sustainability of government policies to help drive investment and growth.
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The National Agricultural Development Fund (NAFD) has signed a contract agreement valued at $70million for the direct procurement of 2000 John Deere tractors. NAFD was mandated by the Federal Executive Council to spearhead the deployment of 10,000 John Deere tractors across Nigeria, with an initial rollout of 2,000 units scheduled for the first and second…
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A report by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has revealed that state governments allocated a meagre 1.22% of their health budgets to medical equipment over two years, raising concerns about the prioritisation of healthcare infrastructure across the country. The review of health sector expenditure from 2021 to 2023 showed that the bulk of health funding—61.83%—was…
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Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has charged Nigerians to shun inflammatory remarks and divisive tendencies to ensure sustainable peace, unity and development of the nation. The governor gave the charge at a special Interdenominational Thanksgiving mass in commemoration of the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration held at the Emmanuel The Saviour Catholic Church, on…
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Lecturers at the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) have asked the federal government to launch a probe into the missing N3 billion revenue uncovered by a June 2021 presidential visitation panel to the institution. A 2021 presidential visitation panel to the UniAbuja chaired by Bujar Goni Aji and inaugurated on April 13 of that year submitted…
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Ifeanyichukwu Eze, Personal Assistant to the Deputy Speaker, Ebonyi House of Assembly, Mr Chinedu Onah, has died in a road accident on the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway. Mr Chinonso Nwede, the Secretary of the Deputy Speaker’s Legislative Aides Forum, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. According to him, the incident occurred whilst Eze was returning…
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The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has urged private companies, government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other employers of labour in the territory to file their employee annual tax returns for 2024. The acting Executive Chairman, Mr Michael Ango, who made the call in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said that…
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has vowed to investigate reports of loss of civilian lives following recent airstrikes it carried out at Tungar Kara in the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. In a statement, Director Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Olusola Fakinboyewa, said the force dealt a decisive blow to bandits…
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The owner of Don Maseratte Classic Boutique, Chidiebere Onu, has addressed allegations surrounding a viral video purportedly showing the assault of a female staff member. The incident, which reportedly occurred at the boutique located at Ultimate Plaza, Broad Street, opposite Tantalizers, Lagos Island, has sparked widespread outrage on social media. In a statement released to…
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The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has said his initial opposition to the tax reform bills was to ensure that they were was thoroughly discussed before any decision was made. Sule said this during an appearance on Channels TV’s Politics Today programme where he provided explanation for his change of stance concerning the bills.…
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A 31-year-old woman, Abigail Oluwarotimi, has been arrested by operatives of the Edo State Police Command for violent assault on her 15-year-old house help, Jude Joseph. In a terse statement, the police said Oluwarotimi used a hot metal object to inflict burn injuries on Joseph's laps and genitals. Oluwarotimi carried out the act on allegation…