888 CANDIDATES FAILED THE FINAL BAR EXAMINATION.
A total of 888 candidates failed the final bar examination conducted in November 2023 by the Nigerian Bar Association.
DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT ACCEPTED.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday, said personnel of his service had accepted the democratic system of government in place in the country and had no plan to truncate it.
CBN PENSIONERS URGES THE GOVERNOR
Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, pensioners have urged the governor, Yemi Cardoso, to order payment of palliative to cushion their hardship.
MINISTER OF STATE (FCT)DESCRIBES LOOTING OF A WAREHOUSE.
The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory FCT, Mariya Mahmoud has described the looting of a warehouse in the area as a “criminal act”.
IGP BANNES POINT OF SALE.
Meanwhile,The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has banned point-of-sale POS, machines and other electronic mobile money transaction devices around police stations nationwide.
FG SETS TO BEGIN DISTRIBUTION OF GRAINS.
The Federal Government is set to begin the distribution of grains nationwide to cushion the impacts of the hardship in the country.
VP SHETTIMA ASSURES ONGOING REFORMS.
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured that the ongoing reforms being carried out by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration will soon guarantee a future for the country.
PRESIDENT TINUBU TASK GLOBAL PATNERS.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has tasked global partners to stand with Africa in its fight against the growing and socio-political crisis springing up on the continent.
NDIC PRAISED FOR ITS ACHIEVMENTS.
Meanwhile,Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande, has praised the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) for its significant achievements in safeguarding depositors from the adverse impacts of bank failures.
Expatriate Employment Levy policy set.
Federal Government has begun a new expatriate job policy and Companies that breach the new Expatriate Employment Levy policy will pay N3m for each offence.
The offences are not submitting Expatriate Employment Levy, EEL, not registering an employee, a corporate entity not renewing EEL within 30 days, and providing false information on EEL.
The Expatriate Employment Levy is a financial contribution imposed on employers who hire foreign workers.
The levy, which is mostly on the offshore earnings of expatriates working in Nigeria, aims to balance economic growth and workforce development by ensuring equitable contributions from expatriate employment.