Abia State government launches digital tax payment system for transporters, traders

BusinessNewsNigeriaAbia State government launches digital tax payment system for transporters, traders

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 4, 2023

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, on Monday, launched a new digital tax system that would promote transparency in the collection of tax and make tax payments seamless for transporters and traders. In a statement on Tuesday, Kazie Uko, the chief press secretary to the Governor, said the digital tax system also integrates a free medical insurance scheme for all commercial vehicle drivers and riders of tricycles (Keke) and motorcycles (Okada). Speaking at the launch,...

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Governor Kefas Of Taraba State Imposes 24 Hours Curfew On Karim Town

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Kefas Of Taraba State Imposes 24 Hours Curfew On Karim Town

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2023

Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has imposed 24 hours curfew on Karim town, the headquarters of Karim Lamido Local Government Area (LGA), and its environs with effect from July 2, 2023, following renewed communal conflicts in parts of the local government area. 50 people were reportedly killed while several houses were burnt as communal clashes rocked Karim Lamido Local Government in the State. In a statement, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Yusuf Sanda...

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President Tinubu Rejects EU Report On 2023 Elections

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu Rejects EU Report On 2023 Elections

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2023

Nigerian President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has rejected the European Union’s Electoral Observer Mission report on the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. President Tinubu described the final report as a product of a poorly done desk job that relied heavily on few persons. President Tinubu explained that there are many reasons to believe the negative report was based on the views of fewer than 50 observers, and was merely to sustain the same premature contents in the...

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JAMB score controversy: Anambra govt institutes panel of inquiry

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB score controversy: Anambra govt institutes panel of inquiry

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2023

The Government of Anambra State has instituted a panel of inquiry into the controversy trailing the highest scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme, a 16 years old student of Anglican Girls secondary school in Nnewi had earlier been announced to have scored 362 as the highest. JAMB however in a press release on Sunday night dismissed her result as fake, saying it was manipulated, and that she would be prosecuted...

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2023 election: APC, PDP, LP disagree over the accuracy of EU election observers’ report

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023 election: APC, PDP, LP disagree over the accuracy of EU election observers’ report

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2023

There is a controversy between the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the two main opposition parties: the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP, over the European Union Elections Observation Mission, EU-EOM, final report on the 2023 polls, particularly the presidential election of February 25. It was earlier reported that the EU-EOM presented its final report on the 2023 polls to Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National...

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JAMB exposes candidate who inflated 2023 UTME score from 249 to 362

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB exposes candidate who inflated 2023 UTME score from 249 to 362

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2023

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says Ejikeme Mmesoma, a 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, candidate who gained popularity for allegedly scoring 362 in this year’s UTME manipulated her result To celebrate Mmesoma and motivate other students to be studious, Innocent Chukwuma, founder of Innoson Motors, awarded a N3 million scholarship to her. However, in a statement on Sunday, Fabian Benjamin, the Board’s head of media and publicity, said Mmesoma used “some funny...

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JAMB withdraws result of Anambra student for faking her result

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB withdraws result of Anambra student for faking her result

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2023

…She secured N3million scholarship from Innoson Motors after faking her result The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has said it would withdraw the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) result of Miss Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma for parading a fake score. A statement released by the board’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday July 2, says Mmesoma scored 249 in the examination as against the 362 she is parading. The organisation said it would...

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NYSC explains why corps members are yet to receive June allowance

EducationNewsNigeriaNYSC explains why corps members are yet to receive June allowance

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 3, 2023

The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has said the agency is working diligently to ensure that corps members receive their monthly allowance for the month of June. Eddy Megwa, the Scheme’s director of press and public relations, stated this in a statement on Sunday, explaining the reason for the delay in the payment of the stipends. Megwa said NYSC is “aware of worries and agitations by corps members over the delay in...

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JAMB dismisses exhibition of certain candidates as high scorers

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB dismisses exhibition of certain candidates as high scorers

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 3, 2023

…Says Ejikeme Mmesoma, others risk prosecution, result seizure The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has dismissed the exhibition of certain candidates as the high scorers in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Board in a statement signed by Fabian Benjamin, Head, Public Affairs and Press, JAMB stated that “Many of the results which many of these candidates are parading are fake”. “Many Fake JAMB High Scorers Deceiving Good-spirited Nigerians: The Case Of Ejikeme...

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Corps Members June Allowance: NYSC States Reasons For Delay In payment

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCorps Members June Allowance: NYSC States Reasons For Delay In payment

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 3, 2023

The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appealed to serving corps members to exercise a little patience to resolve the delay experienced in the payment of June 2023 monthly allowance. The Corps management in a press statement said, “Re: Payment Of June Monthly Allowance To Corps Members” explained that the management would strengthen interface with banks to fast track the payment of Corps Members’ allowance completed since June 27th without further delay....

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