Quest for Federalism and Its Many Ironies
One month from now, Nigeria’s last batch of states created in 1996 to bring the total to 36, would turn 25 years old. The last batch of six states –…
One month from now, Nigeria’s last batch of states created in 1996 to bring the total to 36, would turn 25 years old. The last batch of six states –…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged taxpayers to continue to pay their Value Added Tax (VAT) to it to avoid paying penalties for failure to do so. Mr.…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has imposed curfew from 8 pm to 6 am at all entry and exit points with neighbouring states of Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Imo.…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Monday urged the Federal Government to allowed states to develop and operate their respective minerals and pay royalty to the central government. Wike…
Grammy Award winner, Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy), has been conferred with one of the highest honours in the State. The award known as “Distinguished Service Star of Rivers State, DSSRS,’’…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend its agriculture development loan schemes to the state. Wike made the call on Monday…
Governor Nyesom Wike has presented a N448,660,773,476 budget proposal to the Rivers State House of Assembly for the year 2012. Tagged the Budget of Recovery and Consolidation, it proposes to…
Rivers State government has announced that it is set to reopen markets in the state. The outbreak of COVID-19 had forced the state government to shut markets to prevent the…
It came like a bolt out of the blue. Early this week, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, issued an advertisement, which went in a completely different direction compared to what…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 416 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 10,578. This is coming just…