By Elizabeth Adegbesan LAGOS — Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, rose by 40.93 per cent year-on-year to N5.15 trillion in 2025 from N3.65 trillion in 2024. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its 2025 Internally...
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By Shekinah Ijile LAGOS — Ikeja Local Government has extended the deadline for its ongoing revenue mobilisation and compliance exercise in Computer Village, giving traders and business owners additional time to settle outstanding council obligations. The exercise has now been ext...
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The Ogun State Police Command has listed three legal situations for using dealership number plates, warning motorists against using them for private activi Read More: https://punchng.com/police-list-three-legal-reasons-to-use-dealership-number-plates/...
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has called on Nigerians in the diaspora, especially those in the United States, to support President Bola Tinubu’s administration in its efforts to transform the country’s economic fortunes. He said the adm...
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Describes inclusion as strategic investment, not favour Says inclusion goes beyond women’s presence in institutions By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti Central, has said no nation can meaningfully realise its full potential when a sig...
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Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has shared photos from his recent meeting with businessman Aliko Dangote in New York, where the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals’ Initial Public Offering featured on a Nasdaq digital billboard in Times Square...
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Lax enforcement is undercutting Nigeria’s emissions targets as oil and gas companies continue to flare gas. The post SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Nigeria’s methane problem appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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By Ogochukw Agha A yet-to-be-identified adult male passenger on a motorcycle was killed, on Wednesday, after a sand-laden tipper truck collided with the motorcycle at Ilasa Bus Stop, inward Mile 2, on the Oshodi/ Apapa expressway, Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agenc...
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—Says NSITF now covers 7.8m workers; claim processing time cut to 10 days By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA– THE Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF),Oluwaseun Faleye, on Thursday said that individual efforts in retirement planning c...
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NIPCO Group has announced plans to develop a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas project in Nigeria, estimated to cost over $3bn with a 3m tonnes capacity. Read More: https://punchng.com/nipco-plans-3bn-gas-project-eyes-indigenous-construction/...
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By Godwin Oritse LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has intensified efforts to restore compliance, safety and orderly operations in the trucking business, particularly along major maritime corridors in the state. The Lagos State Truck and Cargo Operators Committee (LASTCOC) conse...
