The Federal Government has announced ongoing efforts to boost the solid minerals sector by involving private investors to ensure sustainability. According to reports, the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, made this known on Monday during a meeting with the British Deputy High Commissioner… FG proposes 50% private equity in solid minerals …C0NTINUE READING >>>>
Former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has expressed concern over the escalating attacks orchestrated by notorious bandit leader Bello Turji. Speaking in an interview with RFI Hausa, Bafarawa revealed that Turji and his gang have been terrorizing communities along the… Bafarawa raises alarm over Bello Turji’s “reign of terror” …C0NTINUE READING >>>>
Delta State Government has cautioned citizens against impeding projects meant to serve the general public, saying such actions were illegal and constituted an abuse of the law. The State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, gave the warning in Effurun on Wednesday during an inspection of the DSC Roundabout Link Road … Read more
NDC wins majority in parliament, secures 185 seats …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is set to form a majority in Parliament with 185 seats out of the 276 available. The General Secretary of the NDC, Fifi Kwetey, announced the figure on Sunday during a press … Read more
Govt wants Whatsapp group administrators to pay license fees …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Administrators of WhatsApp groups operating within Zimbabwe’s borders are now forced to register and secure a license from the Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ). The new controversial licensing requirement, outlined at a recent POTRAZ breakfast meeting, set the minimum cost for … Read more
Govt executes four for selling contaminated alcohol …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Iranian authorities executed four people on Wednesday who had been convicted of selling contaminated bootleg alcohol that fatally poisoned 17 people last year, the judiciary said. “The death penalty against four defendants in the case of poisoning caused by the consumption of alcoholic beverages … Read more
Nigerians urge govt to leverage …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> To curb corruption and arbitrariness in tax administration, governments at all levels have been urged to leverage technology and desist from using touts in collecting revenue. The call for federal, state, and local government to address the problem of tax fraud and other forms of irregularities … Read more