Nigerian, Abdulhamid, now chairs WTO Trade Policy Review Body
Ambassador Adamu Mohammed Abdulhamid (middle) at WTO office in Geneva with other officials. By Valentine Amanze Nigeria’s Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ambassador Adamu Mohammed Abdulhamid, has been elected as the chairperson of the WTO Trade Policy Review Body for the 2024/2025 period. Abdulhamid took over at the WTO, Geneva, Switzerland, on April […]
Photo: CATA London meeting ends
The Chairman of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrator (CATA) and head of Malaysia’s Tax Authority, Abu Jamaludddin (left); CATA President and chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji; Executive Director of CATA, Esther Koisin; Director at His Majesty Revenue and Custom (HMRC), United Kingdom, Deborah Lock, during a management meeting of […]
We’re effective in curbing fake, substandard products – SON
SON Logo | File Image SON urges stakeholders to desist from spreading misinformation that undermines the efforts towards quality assurance in the iron and steel industry. By Valentine Amanze The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has assured that it was well equipped, and would not renage on its responsibility of fighting the influx of fake […]
Why disunity persists in churches, by cleric
The Chapliain, National Christian Centre, Abuja, Rev. Ini Ukpuho, who represented CAN President, Bishop Daniel Okoh, at the leadership Summit in Minna | Image: Chinwendu Nnadozie By Mohammed Usman Pastor Pius Ogbu Sunday of the Leprosy Mission Nigeria has said that the disunity in the churches persisted because of the quest for physical expansion than […]
Provide water, education to the poor, Obi tasks wealthy Nigerians, donates boreholes in North
Peter Obi | File Image Obi: 70% of Nigeria’s wealth is controlled by 1% By Valentine Amanze Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has appealed to the wealthy Nigerians to assist the poor in the provision of water, education and other basic necessities. Obi said that with the […]
Rivers’ Attorney General quits office
Prof Zacchaeus Adangor | File Image By Ruth Jacob The Rivers State’s polical crisis worsens as the state’s Attorney General, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor (SAN), on Wednesday April 24, 2024, tendered his resignation letter to the state government. Adangor was deployed to the Ministry of Special Duties by Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. […]
Why Yahaya Bello moved $720,000 from Kogi state coffers, by EFCC
Yahaya Bello | File Image ‘I will resign as EFCC chairman if Bello is not prosecuted’ By Valentine Amanze The immediate past governor of Kogi State is passing through a difficult time. He is not happy that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is going after him to account for the state’s $720,000. While […]
We’re disappointed in IGP’s opposition to state police – Igbo group
Nze Ugo-Akpe Onwuka (Oyi) | File Image Igbo group, the Igbo Renaissance Forum (IRF), has expressesed disappointment in the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun’s opposition to the establishment of state police. The group said that the IGP’s objection was a reflection of a deep-seated reluctance to embrace change in Nigeria’s policing architecture. IRF […]
Ebonyi govt demolishes shops, residential buildings, traders lament
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State | File Image Ebonyi govt: We gave them three years notice before demolition By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki Ebonyi State government has demolished buildings and stalls worth billions of naira in Abakaliki, the state capital, to give way for the construction of a flyerover along Ogoja road and Vanco junction. […]
Coastal super highway not a priority – Obi
Peter Obi | File Image ‘We must allocate resources towards repairing and completing existing infrastructure, crucial for the well-being and safety of our society, before embarking on new projects, no matter their perceived benefits’ By Valentine Amanze The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has faulted the ongoing […]
