Nigeria will today receive 176,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines, according to the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of National Primary Health care Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib. This is coming barely a week after the Federal Government received a little over 4 million doses of Moderna vaccines from the US government. He also […]
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Ecobank Nigeria has said that it is creating a special platform to celebrate Nigerian youths as part of activities to commemorate International Youth Day which holds annually on 12th August. Head, Direct Banking, Adetola Oshomah, said the bank, as part of its Mobile Xpress (MX) Online Series, will host a symposium with the theme: “Finding […]
Following the ruling by a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, stating that Rivers State Government should collect Valued Added Tax (VAT) and Personal Income Tax (PIT), analysts have noted that Lagos would be the major beneficial of this ruling. Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PwC Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, […]
The current resurgence of cholera in 22 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is a worrisome public health crisis, especially coming amid the emergence of the highly infectious Delta variant which signposts the third wave of COVID-19 cases. Since the beginning of the latest outbreak in 2021, no less than 816 […]
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, has again berated the Federal Government for lack of commitment to tackle the security challenges in Nigeria. According to the governor, security forces in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari have demonstrated capacity with the arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu; and […]
THE importance of Bureau De Change, BDC, operators in Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange, FX, market can’t be overemphasised. In a dollar-dependent economy such as ours, their existence and operations have become part of the main arteries that keep the economy running. Ever since the entry of BDC operators in the financial space, the FX system has […]
… As N’Delta youths, Adu urge Buhari to inaugurate Senate-approved board Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has commended the dexterity and capability displayed by the 389 security personnel that provided security for the auditors in the just concluded forensic auditing of the activities of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, saying the exercise […]
The Nigerian Army has dismissed media reports that it is set to release two rehabilitated top Boko Haram bomb makers into the society. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said that the authors deliberately misrepresented the facts in the publications. Nwachukwu said that the army had deemed […]
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the need for Nigeria to diversify its economy from crude oil, noting that the nation could earn as much as $20bn annually from the cultivation and production of oil palm. Obaseki, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, said the decline in prices of crude oil […]
THE Tanzania Post Corporation (TPC) plans to develop an online marketing platform to take advantage of the growing e-commerce business in the country. Flourishing online businesses has prompted TPC to seize the opportunity as it continues to improve its service to become the most efficient online marketing service provider in Tanzania and Africa. The Acting […]
THE Local Authorities Accounts Committee (LAAC) – Zanzibar has advised the Zanzibar Water Authority to ensure that they install water meters in all hotels and factories that are not yet using the meters, in order to increase revenue collection and prevent loss of public funds. The advice was given to the Zanzibar Water Authority (ZAWA) […]
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Nigeria: For a Responsible State
As the United States healthcare system got overwhelmed by the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic last year, celebrated theorist of liberal democracy Francis Fukuyama made a strong case for the competent state. He posited that the state should be capable of giving “effective leadership” while winning the trust of the people. According to Fukuyuma, in […]
‘Bodaboda’ operators in the Isles have been required to comply with road safety regulations to avoid accidents that normally lead to deaths. Accidents here are mostly attributed to non-compliance with road safety laws. The order was issued here yesterday by the Deputy Minister for Home Affairs, who is also Chairman of the National Road Safety […]
THE private sector credit recorded an annual growth of 3.6 per cent in June this year, lower than 4.7 per cent and 5.5 per cent in May this year and June last year, respectively, due to adverse effects of coronavirus pandemic on businesses. According to the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) monthly economic review for July […]
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has reintroduced restriction in public places as Ekiti recorded 180 new cases of COVID-19 in the third wave of the pandemic between July and August, 2021. Determined to stem the tide of the lethal infection, the governor has imposed restrictions on social, religious, political gatherings across the state […]
The NFF boss says the country will challenge for gold in Paris The Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, has assured that Nigeria football teams will be back at the Olympic Games in 2024 after failing to make the cut for the just concluded Tokyo Olympics. Both Nigeria men’s and women’s football teams failed to […]
The federal government has scored itself high in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, declaring that since the outbreak of the scourge, its interventions have been proactive and people-centred. But, it pointed out that Nigeria, like most countries in the world, is experiencing a new economic and social reality because of the COVID-19 crisis. Like […]
Kenyans troops have been deployed to the troubled Beni region, North Kivu province, where the Congolese government has struggled to restore calm over the years. They now join Tanzanian soldiers who have been in the region for three months. Later, they will be joined by South African and Nepalese troops. Together, they are expected to […]