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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says Nigeria alone produces around 2,500 films a year. UNESCO disclosed this on Tuesday in a new report which highlighted the untapped potential in film industry in Africa. The UNESCO report said Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute 20 billion dollars to the continent’s combined …

Tunji Olawuyi, who moved the motion on the House’s floor posited that the current deplorable state of the Ajase-Ipo – Omu-Aran – Eruku-Egbe – Kabba road, provides enabling environment for armed robbers and kidnappers. Nigeria’s House of Representatives has called for urgent inclusion of  Ajase-Ipo, Omu-Aran, Eruku-Egbe and Kabba road in the 2022 budget to address the deplorable condition of …

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Tuesday disclosed that the Anti-graft agency has convicted pension frauds to the tune of N157 billion. Director of Operations EFCC, Adulkarim Chukkol disclosed this at a Two-day sensitization programme on the theme: “Eradication of Pension Fraud in Nigeria,” where he said the Commission has probed over N157 billion pension scam. He said many more will …

Governors of South-south states have resolved to join the suit currently before the Supreme Court over the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT). The VAT case is between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Rivers Government. The governors’ intention is contained in a six-point communique they issued on Monday at the end of their forum’s meeting in Port Harcourt. …

Eleven years ago, Abubakar Bagudu, the current governor of Kebbi State, but then a senator, dispatched a delegation to Singapore in search of a new haven to shelter his controversial wealth, which is a target of ongoing forfeiture proceedings by the United States Department of Justice. Investigators say the huge funds, warehoused offshore, is part of billions of dollars Mr Bagudu helped …

The Supreme Court, on Monday, reserved judgement on a suit instituted by the Attorneys-General of the 36 states of the federation, challenging the constitutionality of the Presidential Executive Order 10 issued in 2020 to enforce financial autonomy of state judiciaries and legislatures. A full panel of seven Justices of the Supreme Court reserved the case for judgment after listening to the …

For the third day consecutively this week, Nigeria recorded no fatality from the coronavirus pandemic on Monday. The country, however, recorded 141 new infections across nine states of the federation. The NCDC disclosed this in an update on its official website on Tuesday morning, noting that the fatality figure still stands at 2,723. The centre also noted that 194,167 people have been …

The opposition against the zoning of the 2023 Presidency continued on Monday with a coalition of over 60 Northern groups, describing it as undemocratic. The CNG warned that any political party which takes any step to block the window for the possible emergence of a northern presidential candidate will be rejected. The organization also threatened to revoke the property of …

• Power Shift Debate Can’t Affect Governors Forum – NGF The disparate positions adopted by the 17 Southern Governors’ Forum and their 19 Northern States counterparts have introduced a dangerous dimension to the polarisation of the country along the two broad geopolitical regions. Cross section of Southern States governors during recent meeting Some stakeholders, including Kano State governor, Dr. Abdullahi …

The National Association of Resident Doctors,NARD,has explained that a critical appraisal of the performances of both federal and state governments on all issues that led to its latest industrial action convinced it to suspend the over two months old action. Recall that the association had earlier resolved to  suspend the action after hours of deliberations at its National Executive Council,NEC, meeting …