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IMCAI Trains Journalists On Reporting Treacherous, Insecure Environment 

By Amarachukwu EgwuAgha, Abakaliki Ikenga Media and Cultural Awareness Initiative (IMCAI) Thursday trained journalists in Ebonyi state on reporting in a treacherous and insecure environment. The training hampered the safety of journalists in news gathering, ethics issues, and fundamentals of news investigative reporting/fact-checking. The program was a one-day training organized …

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Media Experts, TikToker/Music Artiste Guchi Shine At TikTok First Media Workshop 

TikTok in its efforts to keep supporting emerging talents though global exposure has brought together the biggest players in the Media and Entertainment industry in Abuja and Lagos to further strengthen engagements and the positive impacts of the digital community. One of such talents, Guchi, a Nigerian music Artiste of …

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FIRS 2023 H1 Collection: A Reflection of the Power and Impact of Citizens’ Civic Obligations Compliance 

By Femi Onakanren  In the aftermath of its record breaking N10 trillion tax revenue collection in the 2022 fiscal year, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has continued to show that its historic performance was no fluke. The recently announced 2023 half-year performance update is a clear pointer to this.  …

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Wike Stop Cattle Grazing In FCT

By Sule Ahmed Oyofo. Good News to residents of the Federal Capital Territory. They now have a new minister who has just stepped into office. The minister, His Excellency, Mr. Nyesom Wike is not a small figure in the political parlance. As immediate past governor of Rivers State, he stood …

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NAGGMDP Urges Governors To Domesticate Health Insurance Scheme

The National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) has appealed to the governors of the 36 states of the federal to domesticate the Health Insurance Scheme in their respective states. Dr Sofiri Peterside JNR, National President of NAGGMDP made the call while addressing newsmen after the National …

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Flooding: Nasarawa Govt. Threatens To Demolish Structures Built On Water Ways 

The Nasarawa State Government has threatened to demolished all structures  built on water ways to curtail any possible flooding. Mr Yakubu Kwanta, Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources  made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on Saturday in Lafia after the August sanitation exercise. The Commissioner who was represented by Malam …

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Nasarawa governorship Tribunal  Continuing Hearing Today 

Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal had adjourned her sitting to today Saturday Aug. 26 for the second respondent, Gov. Abdullahi Sule and candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) to prove that the March 18 election results was not rigged in his favour. The Chairman of the three-man Governorship Election …

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Nasarawa CJ Releases 57 Inmates

Justice Aisha Bashir, Chief Judge (CJ) of Nasarawa State has released 57 inmates awaiting trials at the five Federal Correctional Centres in the state. The CJ released the inmates during her routine visit to Lafia, Wamba, Nasarawa Medium, Keffi Old and Keffi Modern Custodian Centres respectively. Speaking to newsmen at …

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Army Special Forces Task Troops To Be Courageous To Defeat Bandits, Criminals

Maj.-Gen. Hillary Nzan, Commander of the Headquarters of 4 Special Forces, Nigerian Army, Doma, Nasarawa State, has called on troops under the command to be courageous, dedicated and rezelience to defeat bandits and other criminal elements operating in the North-Central Geo-Political Zone. Maj. Joseph Afolasade, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public …

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How FIRS Is Breaking New Grounds In Revenue Collection 

By Jantiku Ijanada  Just when we thought the peak in tax collection was attained, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) brought forward another harvest of revenue collection, peaking any collection in our nation’s history. The tax agency recently announced a total tax revenue collection of N5.5 trillion for the half-year …

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