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Ghana says airlines will pay a fine of $3,500 for each passenger who arrives the country without being fully vaccinated against COVID. On December 9, the Ghana Health Service had reviewed its COVID-19 protocol for international travellers owing to the rise in cases of the Omicron variant detected in the country. It […]

Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says there may be modest increases in taxes and tariffs on certain businesses and individuals over the medium term. Addressing stakeholders at a public hearing on the 2021 finance bill on Monday in Abuja, Ahmed said the government is also considering new taxes as […]

Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, says the deployment of 5G network will help to address Nigeria’s security challenges. The minister said this on Monday at the auction of the 3.5 GHz spectrum organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission in Abuja. Speaking at the auction, Pantami reiterated that 5G has […]

The presidency says there are no provisions in the 2021 finance bill mandating Nigerians to have tax identification numbers (TINs) to operate a bank account.  TIN is a unique number allocated and issued to identify a person (individual or company) as a duly registered taxpayer in Nigeria. Reports had quoted a lawmaker claiming that […]

Nigeria on Sunday recorded 418 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Monday. Taiwan confirms first cases of Omicron COVID variant Taiwan, on Saturday, confirmed its first cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. According to the island’s Central Epidemic Command Centre, the infections were found in […]

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has sacked Gernot Rohr as technical adviser of the Super Eagles. The NFF confirmed the development in a statement posted on its website on Sunday. Augustine Eguavoen was named the interim coach of the three-time African champions. The statement reads: “The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for collaboration among West African countries in tackling its challenges including the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern. Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, in a statement, said Buhari made the call on Sunday when he received other West African leaders for the 60th Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) […]

Acho Ndukwe, the traditional ruler of Amagu Ihube, and Paul Ogbu, ruler of Ihitte Ihube in Imo state, have been kidnapped by gunmen. The two communities are in Okigwe LGA of the state. The palaces of the two monarchs were set ablaze by the gunmen during the attack on Sunday. […]