Nigeria Exploring Nuclear Energy To Generate Electricity — Buhari President Mohammadu Buhari has said Nigeria is exploring nuclear energy to generate electricity. He also expressed unwavering commitment of his administration to energy mix through acquisition of nuclear power. The President spoke at the just concluded International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century…
MTN, Airtel, as well as money deposit banks in Nigeria have been appointed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to withhold Value Added Tax (VAT) charged on all taxable supplies made to them, and remit to the Service.This is contained in a Public Notice the FIRS issued on the 7th of November, signed by…
Jumia, the African eCommerce giant, has announced a few changes in its management with the appointment of a new management board and the departure of co-founders Jeremy Hodara and Sacha Poignonnec as co-CEOs, according to a statement seen by TechCabal. Hodara and Poignonnec have been at the helm of Jumia since it started in 2012, overseeing…
G-5 Governors Launch Campaign Against AtikuIn what appeared to be a formal flag-off of the campaign against their party’s candidate, Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, and other G5 governors yesterday launched a political offensive against the presidential flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Wike, his Abia, Oyo, Enugu and Benue counterparts, Okezie Ikpeazu,…
A prolific international fraudster who conspired to launder tens of millions of dollars through a series of online scams and flaunted his luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle on social media was sentenced today to 135 months in federal prison. Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, a 40-year-old Nigerian national, also known by his Instagram handle, “Ray Hushpuppi,” was sentenced by United…
Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State has reportedly threatened to resign as chairman of the Atiku Abubakar’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) if campaign funds were not released. But the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ini Ememobong, said he was not aware of any such threat. The Governor is a gentleman and doesn’t issue…
Thirteen-year-old Nigerian-born Emmanuella Mayaki has set a new record as one of the youngest persons to be accepted into a university in the United States. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mayaki was accepted into the Programme for the Exceptionally Gifted at the Mary Baldwin University, US, to study Computer Science in the spring. Mayaki’s…
Chairman of the Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo, has finally, acceded to the demands of striking members of Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria, JDWAN, over alleged extortion of its members. In respect of this, leaders of JDWAN, has finally called off the strike action embarked on last week…
New Naira notes will neither reduce inflation, nor make the currency stronger. Our 2 cents on the currency redesign process! All cash is money but not all money is cash!!! In 6 weeks you will have new Naira notes. In 10 weeks you will need to be counted in a new census. In 12 weeks…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and GAVI, the Global Vaccine Alliance have said Nigeria is the second country globally with the highest number of children who have not received any dose of immunisation as the country have 2.2 million immunised children. GAVI’s senior manager, health systems strengthening, Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed, who spoke yes at…