9mobile Nigeria has reacted to the insinuation that its Executive Director of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, Abdulrahman Ado, was the same as Abdulrrahman Ado Musa, who was on Tuesday named alongside five other Nigerians on the terror financiers list of the United Arab Emirates. The telecommunications outfit reacted to the development in a statement by its Management on Tuesday. Six Nigerians, including Abdurrahaman Ado Musa, were included on the list said to have been ratified by the Emirate Federal Capital. In the statement on Tuesday, 9mobile said: “We, however, wish to clarify that the so-named individual is not 9mobile’s Executive…
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The Senate has received two executive bills transmitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to control the proliferation of arms and regulate the importation and exportation of explosives in the country. They are: the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons Bill 2021; and Explosives Bill 2021. The transmission of both bills were accompanied by two separate letters dated the 26th and 27th August, 2021, respectively. The letters were read during the commencement of plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. President Buhari, in the letter which accompanied the Explosives Bill 2021, explained that request for the consideration and eventual passage of the…
The 17 Governors of Southern Nigeria will on Thursday, September 16, 2021, converge on Enugu State, for their third meeting this year. The meeting, being hosted by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, holds at the Government House, Enugu. It would be recalled that the first and second meetings of the Southern Governors, which deliberated on regional and national issues, were held in Delta and Lagos states, respectively. DAILY POST reports that at the Lagos meeting, the governors had set September deadline for the implementation of open grazing ban. Enugu and some other States have already passed into law a bill to that…
The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), has convened the 7th Meeting of the Cybercrime Advisory Council. The Council, in pursuant to its mandate under the Cybercrime Act 2015, discussed the modalities for the implementation of the new National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS) 2021. ONSA Head, Strategic Communication, Zakari Usman who disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, said the Council deliberated on the development of a protection plan for Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) and updated the modalities for the upcoming cybersecurity sensitisation programme. President Muhammadu Buhari launched the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy on 23 February…
The CEO of Retina-AI Health Incorporation, Mr. Stephen Odaibo, has told how his brother mysteriously died in his sleep a week after winning a $125 million (N68,750,000,000) government contract in the United States. It was revealed by hid brother, identified as David Gbodi Odaibo, lived in Hoover, Alabama. In a post on LinkedIn, Odaibo stated: “My brother, David Gbodi Odaibo, passed away yesterday. My heart is broken. He had a cardiac arrhythmia/heart attack in his sleep. He was fully vaccinated and did not have Covid. He and I were so close. He was only 42. “David was kind, gentle, brilliant, and…
The leadership transition period at Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) ended at the weekend in Port Harcourt with the former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Tony Attah handing over the symbolic Key to NLNG to his successor, Dr. Philip Mshelbila. At a farewell and welcome ceremony held in honour of the executives, the NLNG Key changed hands, marking the ceremonial commencement of Dr. Mshelbila’s tenure. The ceremony was graced by Executive Governor of Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Wike; Executive Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki; the Executive Secretary NCDMB, Simbi Wabote; NLNG Board Chairman, HM (Dr.) Edmund Daukoru; NLNG Board members;…
As we celebrate the historic court victory of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, we should remember five (5) prominent Nigerian Activists that gave their everything for his freedom. Their Names: 1) Professor Chidi OdinKalu @ChidiOdinkalu2)Deji Adeyanju @adeyanjudeji3) Ndi Kato @YarKafanchan4) Dr. John Danfulani @john_danfulani5) Omoyele Sowore @YeleSowore The Daily Sit-in protest that Activist Deji Adeyanju and his Concerned Nigeria group organized at the Unity Fountain in Abuja was a turning point in the struggle for Free Sheikh Zakzaky campaign. Members of the Movement, Sheikh Abdulrahman Yola, Dr. Shuaibu Musa and Hajj Gamawa were constantly…
When Anthony Stimler left Glencore Plc in August 2019, he had two big secrets: For a dozen years, he’d paid millions in bribes to African officials and intermediaries. And he was now helping a U.S. Justice Department investigation into the company and numerous former colleagues. Corruption isn’t exactly unheard of in the extraction and trading of commodities, especially in the developing world. But details of Stimler’s cooperation deal, obtained from the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan and which haven’t been reported before, offer a rare opportunity to see how it works — the scale, scope and almost routine nature of such transactions. One…
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I have shared my views on several platforms regarding the ongoing VAT controversy. This note summarises the salient issues and my viewpoints to facilitate informed conversation and provide a complete picture for ease of reference. Historical context VAT stands for Value Added Tax. It is a tax payable on the supply of goods and services at different stages of product supply and service delivery value chain. The burden of the tax ultimately falls on the final consumer. The concept of VAT was first developed by a German economist in the 18th Century but first adopted by France in 1954. So,…
