Cross Riverians Groan Under New Petroleum Tax Regime
…As State Celebrates 50th Anniversary BY UBON EKANEM, CALABAR - A major crisis is threatening the grand finale of Cross River State’s Golden Jubilee celebrations on…
Jaiz Bank Eyes N316m 2nd Qtr Profit
BY COBHAM NSA, ABUJA - Jaiz Bank Plc is determined to deliver a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N316.281 million for the second quarter of this year, representing about N112.602…
CBN Keeps Interest Rate At 14%, Boasts SMEs, Invisible With $186.5m
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday made good financial analysts’ prediction that its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) will be retained at 14…
Sabotage Alert On The Plateau!
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has a politically passable romance with the hitherto irascible organised labour in the State. Exploring their strong point, which is payment of workers' salaries to…
FAAC: Disappointment As FG, States, LGs Share N415.7 billion
Frowns of disappointment took the centre stage on Tuesday as the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared the sum of N415.7 billion as revenue accruing to the three tiers of…
FG Partners States On River Basin Development
BY CHAMBERLAIN ODEY, JOS - The Federal Government has tasked member states of the Hadeija-Jama’are-Komadugu-Yobe River Basin to adequately fund the Basin Trust Fund as part of measures to resuscitate…
Hon. Jime wows Kano NEPZA staff
By Simon Imobo-Tswam The Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Hon. Emmanuel Jime, yesterday wowed the management and staff of the Kano Zonal Office: he left everyone…
Again, Large Cache of Arms Found in Lagos Ports
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday declared that it discovered a large cache of arms in a container at Ports and Cargo Terminal of the Tin Can Island Ports,…
Behold The Millennium Stadium!
…Real Madrid, Juventus Are Finalists All eyes are now focused on the Millennium Stadium, the national stadium of Wales that is set to host this year’s UEFA Champions League finals…
Two Fighting In Plateau
A splinter group with reactionary character emerges within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Plateau State making curious claims to the leadership of the party, a development which analysts say,…
