The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, announced the reduction of the Land Use Charge (LUC) to the pre-2018 charges, hence, indicating a reduction of 48 per cent. The Commissioner for Finance, Dr Rabiu Olowo, made this known at a news briefing on the 2020 New Land Use Charge Law in Alausa, Ikeja. Olowo also announced that the waiver of penalties for LUC for Year 2017, 2018 and 2019, which translated to N5.8 billion potential revenue for the state. He said that the Owner-Occupied Residential Property charged at 0.076 per cent, was now 0.0394 per cent, while Industrial Premises of Manufacturing…
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Two secondary schools in Ondo State have been closed by the state government for violating COVID-19 protocols as schools resumed across the state. The two schools sealed are: CAC Grammar School, Ondo Road, Akure and Akure Academy, Oba-Ile. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mr Akin Asaniyan, said that the schools were closed for not complying with all the COVID-19 protocols. Asaniyan noted that students were seen in the affected schools roaming the street, clearing bushes and staying in an unclean environment. He said the government would not tolerate abysmal performance of the schools. “There is no single…
The Nigerian Army says that purported soldiers allegedly arrested for bullion van robbery in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, are not its personnel. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations in 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Aliyu Yusuf, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Enugu. Mr Yusuf, in the statement titled: “Re: Police Nab Soldiers, Others For Bullion Van Robbery’’, noted that the two alleged soldiers are not serving in any of Nigerian Army’s units, commands, formations or divisions. “The attention of Headquarters 82 Division Nigerian Army has been drawn to on-line publication…
A section of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS secretariat in Asokoro, Abuja was on Tuesday night gutted by fire. YemieFash gathered that the fire was put out by men of the Federal Fire Service (FFS). Details later..
The Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Yekini Idiaye has been impeached, YEMIEFASH has learnt. He was impeached on Wednesday during a plenary session of the Assembly in Benin City. Details later…
Lebanese authorities have said at least 78 people have been killed and some 4,000 wounded in a massive explosion at the port in the capital, Beirut. The explosion on Tuesday sent shockwaves across the city, causing widespread damage even on the outskirts of the capital. The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear. Officials linked the explosion to some 2,700 tonnes of confiscated ammonium nitrate that were being stored in a warehouse at the port for six years. Officials said they expected the death toll to rise further after Tuesday’s blast as emergency workers dug through rubble to rescue…
The National Universities Commission in Abuja on Tuesday said preparations were in top gear to reopen the nation’s universities after the forced closure due to COVID – 19 pandemic. The commission said it was collating data on assessment of the level of preparedness by the various universities through their vice chancellors to determine if the universities were safe for resumption to both academic and non-academic activities. The Deputy Executive Secretary of the NUC (Academics), Dr Suleiman Ramon Yusuf, stated these during a briefing to showcase the contributions of Nigerian universities to national response to COVID-19. According to him, a total…
The Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the October 10, 2020 election, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, on Monday visited his former principal, the former governor of the state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko. Jegede was reported to have arrived at the former governor’s residence in Ondo town around 8pm in company of some PDP chieftains. Although, the details of what they discussed were not made public, our correspondent gathered that the PDP candidate went to ask for Mimiko’s support for his election. Mimiko and Jegede fell apart after the 2016 governorship election when the latter contested under the platform of the…
A former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Hon. Fatai Adams, has emerged the new chairman of the party in the state. Adams emerged the chairman during the party’s congress which held in Akure, the state capital on Tuesday. He defeated his rival, Hon. Dennis Alonge, polling a total vote of 1,343 against 386 votes scored by Alonge. In his reaction, Adams promised to embark on a reconciliatory mission in order to solidify the party. Meanwhile, Hon. Alonge has congratulated Adams over his victory, saying he has accepted the election in good faith stressing the outcome…
Ondo State Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi has stayed away from the congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He joined the party in June, but refused to resign from office. Ajayi contested the primary election, losing to Eyitayo Jegede. After the loss, he denied plans to leave the party. His campaign posters on a new platform-Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), have surfaced, although he is yet to resign from the PDP. A close aide said Ajayi was not in Akure. Voting has begun at the PDP congress. Outgoing Acting Chairman Clement Faboyede said he expected the winners to embrace all contestants.…