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Eight Persons Dead, Six Injured In Bus-Tanker Collision In Anambra

Eight Persons Confirmed Dead, Six Injured In Tanker-Bus Collision In Anambra
Eight people have been killed and six injured in a sad road accident at Ukpo Junction along the Nteje-Awka Road in Anambra State, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command. On Monday in Awka, the Sector Commander, Mrs. Joyce Alexander, gave reporters confirmation of the occurrence. According to Alexander, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number EKP375XM and a Mack tanker without a registration number were involved in the Sunday night collision. According to Alexander, initial inquiries and eyewitness reports suggested that the bus was traveling from Abakaliki to Onitsha at the time of the collision.Read More

Nigeria Opts Out Of Global Tax Deal, Cites Economic Impact

Tax
Nigeria has opted out of a global tax deal negotiated under the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OEDC)/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). BEPS refersRead More

Inflation: Adjust Policies To Boost Supply, World Bank Tells Nigeria, Others

President of the World Bank Group, Mr. David Malpass
The President of the World Bank Group, David Malpass has lamented the impact of rising food and energy costs across the world, urging Nigeria and other developing countries to adjustRead More

Nigeria’s Grains Reserves Down To 50,000MT As FG Releases Commodities To Vulnerable Nigerians

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar
Buhari approves funding for restocking The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Abubakar, yesterday commenced the emergency release of assorted food commodities to vulnerable persons across the country. AlsoRead More

High Food Prices: FG Directs Release Of 40,000mt Of Grains To Nigerians

Foodstuffs
Says insecurity hasn’t depleted nation’s food production capacity Food crisis looms, Okonjo-Iweala warns WTO reduces 2022 global trade forecast to 3% President Muhammadu Buhari has given the go-ahead for theRead More

Electoral Act Clause 84: Appeal Court Restrains Malami, Others From Frustrating Appeal

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami
Permits PDP to join case against deletion Aspirations of Buhari’s appointees still dicey The Owerri Division of the Court of Appeal has restrained the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF)Read More

Court: Nnamdi Kanu Must Stand Trial On 7 Terrorism Charges

Leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu
Refuses to acquit, discharge him, strikes out 8 other counts, to rule on bail application May 18 Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court, Abuja yesterday ordered the leaderRead More

Buhari Assents To Bill Raising Teachers Retirement Age To 65

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers Bill 2022 which raised retirement age of teachers in public schools from 60 to 65 years or 40 yearsRead More

Jonathan Escapes Unhurt As Two Aides Die In Abuja Road Accident

Former President Goodluck Jonathan
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday escaped unhurt in a road accident in Abuja, although the crash left two of his police aides dead and others injured. The former president was saidRead More

In Search Of Peace, Soludo Sets Up Committee To Unravel Cause Of Agitation In South-east

Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo
Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has set up a committee to unravel the true cause of armed struggle in the south-east, which has heightened insecurity in the region andRead More

16 Months After, FG Bars Unlinked SIM Cards, Begins Enforcement

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami
The federal government, yesterday, barred all outgoing calls from every SIM card not linked to the National Identification Number (NIN) of the telecom subscriber. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy,Read More