Kaduna Asks FG to Recruit Youths into Security Agencies

Crime & SecurityJobsKaduna Asks FG to Recruit Youths into Security Agencies

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 21, 2021

KADUNA — Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has urged the federal government to recruit 774,000 youths into security agencies. The governor said this on Wednesday while briefing journalists on the security situation in the state. According to him, 1,000 youths should be recruited from each LGA across the country, adding that it will contribute significantly to improving security. “Many state governments in the north-west and the north-central have adopted an unconventional approach to help the...

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Nigerians Spent N54trn on Household Consumption in Six Months – NBS

EconomyNewsNigerians Spent N54trn on Household Consumption in Six Months – NBS

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 19, 2021

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said spending by citizens in Nigeria rose to N54.84 trillion in nominal terms in the first half of 2021. This is N48.22 trillion recorded in the first half of 2020 according to an Expenditure and Income Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report. Household final expenditure is the amount of final consumption expenditure made by resident households to meet their everyday needs, such as food, clothing, housing (rent), energy, transport,...

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CAC to Block Fraudulent Registration Applications

BusinessNewsCAC to Block Fraudulent Registration Applications

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 18, 2021

ABUJA — The registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Garba Abubakar, has announced that the agency is set to block suspected fraudulent applications registering new companies similar to existing ones. Rasheed Mahe, head of media at CAC, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. The statement stated that Abubakar said the CAC recorded high applications with names similar to existing ones and indicated that the Commission had discontinued the issuance of certified true...

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FIRS 2022 Budget: N2.8bn on Uniform, N550m on Meals, N200m on Sporting Activities, Others

EconomyTaxationFIRS 2022 Budget: N2.8bn on Uniform, N550m on Meals, N200m on Sporting Activities, Others

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 17, 2021

ABUAJ — The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has earmarked the sum of N2.8bn for “uniforms and clothing” for the year 2022. The tax body has also budgeted about N550m for refreshments and N200m for sporting activities. The FIRS, which is one of the highest revenue-generating government bodies, set aside N262.5m for security votes while N17.8bn would be spent on “miscellaneous” expenses. The details are included in the 2022 budget proposal the agency submitted separately...

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Anambra State Governor Obiano Presents 2022 Budget to State Assembly

EconomyNewsSoutheastAnambra State Governor Obiano Presents 2022 Budget to State Assembly

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)October 14, 2021

AWKA — The Governor of Anambra state Chief Willie Obiano, today presented the 2022 draft budget to the state House of Assembly. The 2022 draft estimate is Governor Obiano’s final budget and when passed by the House before his administration elapses, then, that will be his last chance at contributing to the growth and development of the state as governor. In his opening remarks, the Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uche...

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BusinessPoliticsHon. Somto Udeze Empowers Constituents with Business Capital Among Other Support

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)October 14, 2021

AWKA — The member representing Ogbaru 11 constituency in Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Somto Udeze has empowered no fewer than one hundred and sixty constituents with business capital and work tools, to assist businessmen and women. Of the one hundred and sixty beneficiaries, no less than one hundred and forty are petty businesswomen in Ogbaru. About one hundred and thirty-seven of them were given the sum of twenty thousand Naira, to support their...

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2022 Budget: Kaduna Govt Targets N24.9 bn VAT, N67 bn IGR

EconomyRegions2022 Budget: Kaduna Govt Targets N24.9 bn VAT, N67 bn IGR

PilotnewsOctober 12, 2021

KADUNA — Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, says the state expects an internally generated revenue of N67.26 billion and N24.9 billion Value Added Tax (VAT) which will be used to partly finance the state’s 2022 budget of N233 billion. The governor made the disclosure while presenting the 2022 draft budget to the State House of Assembly on Tuesday. He indicated that the budget has a capital expenditure of N146 billion and recurrent spending of...

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Anambra Assembly Passes Anti-Grazing Bill into Law, As Governor Obiano is Set to Present 2022 Budget

BusinessLaw & JusticeAnambra Assembly Passes Anti-Grazing Bill into Law, As Governor Obiano is Set to Present 2022 Budget

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)October 12, 2021

AWKA — Anambra State House of Assembly has passed the anti-grazing bill into law after the bill was read for the third time and overwhelmingly supported by members during the plenary session today. A bill for a law to prohibit and abolish open and nomadic grazing was submitted to the House a few weeks ago and has been painstakingly considered by the House before it was passed at about 3.55 pm, Nigerian time on Tuesday,...

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Nigeria’s Oil Production Rises Byy 0.8% to 1.25m Barrel Per Day – DPR

BusinessNewsOil & GasNigeria’s Oil Production Rises Byy 0.8% to 1.25m Barrel Per Day – DPR

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 12, 2021

ABUJA — Oil production in Nigeria rose to an average of 1.25 million barrels per day in September from 1.24 million the previous month according to data from the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). According to the 2021 crude oil and condensate production report, the increase represented 0.8 percent from the August production figure. However, it is still among the lowest since January 2021. Recently, vice-president Yemi Osinbajo had admitted the country’s low oil production...

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Governor Ganduje Again Sack Engr Magaji

JobsPoliticsGovernor Ganduje Again Sack Engr Magaji

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 12, 2021

KANO — Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state for the second time in a year has sacked Engr. Mu’azu Magaji (Dansarauniya) under his administartion. Magaji who was a commissioner was first sacked after a post on Facebook indirectly mocked the death of Abba Kyari, erstwhile Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, who had died of complications from COVID-19. But, a few months later, Ganduje appointed him as the Executive Chairman, state NNPC/AKK Gas Pipeline...

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