President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has imposed a mandatory annual levy for organisations employing expatriate workers, requiring them to pay $15,000 (£12,000) for a director and $10,000 for other categories.
The move is meant to encourage foreign companies to employ more … Read the rest
Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, is insisting that the salary of the National Assembly members is not as much as Nigerians think and 50 per cent of it cannot be removed to help alleviate the … Read the rest
David Sanford "Sandy" Gottesman, senior managing director at First Manhattan Co. and Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. director, arrives for the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Yesterday, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said first-quarter profit fell 3.8 percent on reduced earnings from Chairman Warren BuffettÕs derivatives wagers and underwriting at insurance businesses. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** David Gottesman; Sandy Gottesman
Ruth Gottesman, widow of a Wall Street financier, David Gottesman, has donated $1 billion to a Bronx medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, with instructions that the gift be used to cover tuition for all students going forward.… Read the rest
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) are among the agencies that will be merged following a directive yesterday by President Bola Ahmed … Read the rest
An active member of the United States military has set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, according to officials, in an apparent act of protest against Israel’s devastating war on Gaza.
Aaron Bushnell, 25, was rushed … Read the rest
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has decided to implement the Stephen Oronsaye report that called for a leaner government by merging some agencies and scrapping some others.
The president’s decision was announced by a presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in a post … Read the rest
Members of the organised labour comprising both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress have maintained their earlier stance that they would not back down on the nationwide protest billed to hold on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.… Read the rest
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed that one of its members, Comfort Adebanjo died alongside six others who attempted to buy seized rice put on sale by the Nigeria Customs Service due to the economic hardship in the country.… Read the rest
Danial-Osaigbovo Ikennachukwu, a 14-year-old football prodigy is making waves at the youth level. Ikenna as he is popularly called by his peers, was born and raised in Amiens, France. His passion for the sport ignited at a young age. His … Read the rest
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said his administration has reduced the number of days for civil servants to work from office to ameliorate the economic hardship.
He said civil servants from level 1 to 14 would work from home … Read the rest
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