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Tax reforms difficult without social register –Arewa Economic Forum’s chair

Chairman of the Arewa Economic Forum, Ibrahim Dandakata, shares his views with BIODUN BUSARI about the insecurity in the North, the tax reform bills, among other issues What is the idea behind creating the Arewa Economic Forum? The Arewa Economic Forum starte…

2024-12-07 00:54

Tinubu appoints new executives for NUC, NEPAD, others

President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Chief Executive Officers for some establishments in the country. The establishments include the National Universities Commission, the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, the Solid Miner…

2024-12-06 18:37

Customs seize N86.7m petrol in Adamawa, generate N500m in five months

In what border operations analysts have described as dreadful engagements aimed at ending the protracted smuggling activities, the Nigeria Customs Service disclosed it has generated over N500 million from petroleum smugglers across the country. Arewa PUNCH in…

2024-12-06 00:00

TCN boosts Lagos power supply with new transformers

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has strengthened Lagos’ electricity supply infrastructure with the commissioning of new power transformers at key substations in Alausa, Ota, and Alagbon. These upgrades are part of a $200m World Bank-backed initiative aime…

2024-12-04 18:38

Obi delivers convocation lecture at Atiku American varsity’s 20th anniversary

The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, will, on Saturday, deliver the convocation lecture of the American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State as the institution clocks 20. The spokesman for Peter Obi Media Rea…

2024-11-29 13:51

Non-oil exports can boost economic prosperity – Dangote

The Dangote Group has hailed Nigeria’s non-oil exportation potential, noted its investments, and called for a focus on the sector for national economic prosperity. In a statement, Dangote highlighted the role of non-oil sectors at the ongoing 2024 Kano Intern…

2024-11-29 00:05

We lost our source of livelihood to midnight fire – Plateau victims

Some traders who lost their property to a midnight fire outbreak at the Timber market in Katoto community, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State last Sunday narrate their pain and frustration to JAMES ABRAHAM Traders lost about N1.2bn to inferno – …

2024-11-24 00:36

Northern Discos lose N74bn to blackout

Following consistent blackouts in northern Nigeria, the electricity distribution companies in the region recorded approximately N74bn in losses between July and September, according to data from the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission. In the first week…

2024-11-24 00:36

JUST IN: TCN boosts power supply to four Discos

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced an increase in bulk power supply to more states in the northern region of the country. This improvement followed the successful energisation of the Ugwuaji–Makurdi–Jos 330kV Transmission Line 2. TCN shared the…

2024-11-14 18:01

Nigeria : que font 11 ans de détention militaire à une femme ?

Hafsatu Usman a été arrêtée il y a 11 ans sur la route de Mubi, dans l'État d'Adamawa, au nord-est du Nigeria, laissant derrière elle un fils de trois ans. Elle est de retour aujourd'hui, et son fils a presque 15 ans. Que lui ont apporté ces années de détenti…

2024-11-14 10:29