FG plans 50% tax relief to help firms increase salaries
The Federal Government is introducing a 50 per cent tax relief for companies that increase salaries or offer transportation allowances to low-income workers, as part of a new legislative…
Kano LG polls: Court sacks all NNPP candidates
The federal high court in Kano has sacked all the chairmanship and councillorship candidates of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for Saturday’s local government election. On Friday, Simon…
Tinubu, Atiku meet at Abuja national mosque first time in two years
President Bola Tinubu met former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar at the Abuja National Mosque on Friday. The duo attended Jumu’ah prayers and the wedding Fathia of Danjuma Goje’s daughter, the…
Navy officer detained after shooting colleague dead in Katsina
A naval officer has been detained after shooting a colleague dead on Friday in Katsina. In a statement, Major General Edward Buba, director of defence media operations, said the…
13 killed in Kaduna-Abuja expressway accident
The Kaduna sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 13 persons died in a road crash on Friday on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway. Kabir Nadabo, the FRSC…
NCDMB, Shell JV partners donate engineering studio, ICT hub to FUTO
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), with its joint venture (JV) partners, on Thursday unveiled world-class engineering design studios and an…
NCDMB to sponsor new R&D projects, as Triple Helix Nigeria unveils vision
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has signaled plans to support new research and development projects as part of its Technology Innovation and Incubation Strategy and the…
I’m available for marriage, Kenya’s tallest lady woos suitors
Kenya’s tallest lady, Caycee Mboya, has declared that she is available for marriage, adding that she would not mind becoming a second wife to a man over 40 years…
Two more bodies recovered from site of Rivers helicopter crash
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says two more bodies have been recovered from the site of a helicopter that crashed offshore Bonny Island, Rivers state on Thursday. On…
NSIB gives details of crashed helicopter flight, begins probe
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has commenced an investigation into the accident involving a Sikorsky SK76c helicopter with registration 5N-BQG, operated by Eastwind Aviation. This was contained in…
