Lagos Assembly Passes Anti-open Grazing Bills

LAGOS — The bill which seeks to prohibit open grazing was passed by the Lagos state house of assembly on Thursday. The anti-open grazing bill was passed after two public hearings with different groups. They were invited to air their views on the bill on Thursday The assembly also passed the bill on value-added tax (VAT) during the plenary session. Both bills were passed after unanimous votes by the lawmakers. Thereafter Mudashiru Obasa, the speaker,...

FG Trains Farmers on Controlling Diseases on Groundnuts in Bauchi

BAUCHI — The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has trained more than 50 farmers on controlling the effects of pests and diseases in groundnut production to improve production in the country. The Minister of the ministry, Dr. Mohammmed Abubakar, stated this at the capacity building workshop for groundnut farmers on good agricultural practice and groundnut production on Thursday in Bauchi. He said the aim of the workshop was to educate farmers on the...

Lagarde Expects Current Surge in Inflation to be Temporary

MOSCOW — The current inflation spike is expected to be largely temporary, as price pressures are building up only slowly, European Central Bank (ECB) President Cristine Lagarde said on Thursday. In August, inflation rate in the Eurozone jumped to a 10-year-high of 3 per cent according to Eurostat estimates. “The current increase in inflation is expected to be largely temporary and underline price pressures are building up only slowly. “The inflation outlook in our new...

Rivers Generated N15bn in June 2021 Got N4.7bn While Kano Got Amount It Made – Wike Blows Hot On VAT

PORT HARCOURT — The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has, on Wednesday, said no going back on the move to stop the Federal Government from collecting Value Added Tax (VAT) from the oil-rich State. The Rivers Governor said he does not care if heaven falls, insisting that the state money is not meant for “Abuja people” but for the development of the state. Wike spoke at a stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt, the state...

Over 5000 Job Seekers Apply For 100 Vacancies At Nasarawa Polytechnic

Not less than 5,540 applicants have applied for the 100 vacancies approved by the Nasarawa State Government at the Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia. The Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr. Justina Kotso, made this known on Tuesday in Lafia, the state capital when the management of the institution appeared before the State House of Assembly Committee on Education for its 2021 budget assessment. She explained that the Polytechnic was able to screen the 5,540 applicants...

We Prioritize the Fight Against Insecurity — Pantami

ABUJA — Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has said his ministry is devoted to prioritizing the country’s security over economic benefits. The minister disclosed this while speaking on his ministry’s contribution to the fight against insecurity during the launch of the NCC’s strategic vision plan (SVP) on Tuesday in Abuja. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had on September 4 instructed all telecommunications companies to shut down their services in Zamfara over lingering...

Governor Fintiri Charges Corps Members To Embrace Acquisition, Entrepreneurship Development Programme

YOLA — Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State on Tuesday urged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to the state to be serious with the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme while in the camp. Fintiri while swearing-in 1,200 corps (646 male and 554 female) for 2021 ‘B’ Stream II orientation course at the permanent NYSC orientation camp Damare, in Girei local government area. Represented by the Commissioner, Ministry of Youth and Sports,...

Customers Stranded As Imo Government Shuts Banks Over IPOB Sit-At-Home Order

OWERRI — On Tuesday, hundreds of bank customers were left stranded as the officials of the Imo State Government shut all the banks on Bank Road in Owerri, the Imo State Capital. Journalists who visited the area around 9am saw hundreds of banks customers waiting at various banks. The affected banks included Access, Polaris, First Bank, Eco Bank, and United Bank for Africa. The journalists observed customized ribbons the officials of the state government used...

Japan PM Candidate, Kishida Calls for $270bn-plus Stimulus Package – Media

TOKYO — Japan’s former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, a strong contender to become next prime minister, has called for a package of more than 30 trillion yen ($273 billion) to cushion the blow from the coronavirus pandemic, a magazine reported. Suga’s shock Friday announcement that he was stepping down has thrown a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race set for Sept. 29 wide open, with an array of candidates considering running. Kishida, 64, is...

NAFDAC Sealed 25 Water Factories In Kwara

ILORIN — The Kwara Coordinator of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says the agency has sealed 25 water factories for illegal operation and poor quality products in Kwara. A statement, in Ilorin, said the suspects were caught in the act and confessed that they had been operating without NAFDAC registration numbers. The statement said: “the agency had shut down five illegal packaged water manufacturing factories that were operating without...

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