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The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to consider granting tax incentives to more companies engaged in the infrastructural development of public schools and hospitals under the Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment investment Tax Credit (RITC) Scheme. The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Nnolim Nnaji and eight others …

“Registration of refugees for the voluntary evacuation is ongoing in collaboration with the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR),” the minister stated. File Photo: Nigerian-Refugees He, however, applauded the Borno state government for its commitment to the welfare of the people welfare while assuring the commission’s support at all times. He noted that the commission had already established a resettlement city …

…applauds efforts in battery production for renewable, cleaner energy Dele Kelvin Oye Esq., National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA),  has applauded Metwest Steel Limited for its great strides in the manufacturing and trading industry, contributing effectively to the growth and development of Nigeria’s economy. In a letter of commendation, Oye hailed the firm …

Edo State Government, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has intensified the fight against illegal migration and human trafficking in the State.  This is as they equip vulnerable persons in the area of Mental Health and Psychosocial imbalance in various communities across Edo. The commitments were made during stakeholders’ engagement on dialogue validation involving IOM, the State …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, took the global stage at the Belt and Road Investment Forum, in China, to showcase opportunities in Edo’s energy and petrochemical sectors, urging investors to leverage the opportunities provided by his government’s business-friendly reforms for trade and investment expansion. The governor, while giving his presentation in Fuzhou, China, said the State is packed with numerous …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Operatives of Edo State Police Command have evacuated a dismembered body of yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The body with two feet, wrists cut off and placed beside it, was discovered dumped in a bushy side of Uwelu road by a patrol station on Monday, November 20, 2023. The discovery of the …

•Court, APC blame clerical error, NNPP, Labour Party insist judgment doctored •Yusuf heads for S’Court, says verdict is grave miscarriage of justice Youths believed to be supporters of the New Nigeria People’s Party on Wednesday stormed the Kofar Nasarawa area of the  Kano metropolis in protest against the alleged contradictions in the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which sacked …

Labour unions, on Wednesday, lambasted the Federal Government for slashing the supplementary budgetary allocation for wage awards to federal civil servants by N100bn, warning that this was not the agreement they had with the government. Data obtained from the newly Revised 2023 Supplementary Budget, indicated that the government swapped the controversial N5bn presidential yacht votes for Navy barges, increased the …

The World Health Organisation has warned that the misuse of antibiotics is denting their efficacy and spawning resistant bacteria which could be responsible for 10 million deaths worldwide by 2050. File Photo: Antibiotics This warning came on Thursday, following a survey on the use of antibiotics conducted by the WHO. WHO’s European chapter conducted a study that showed that antibiotics …

That 15 out 17 ministers of the Federal Capital Territory have been northerners has almost made some Nigerians to forget the status, and reasons for its creation in 1976. Flowing from Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi’s recent outburst, GODWIN IJEDIOGOR aggregates the views of stakeholders who insist that every Nigerian has the right to hold sway in the country’s capital as …