Friday, August 19, 2016
Thursday, August 18, 2016
FG propose bill for Nigerians to pay 9% tax on calls, SMS, MMS, Data, others
Minister of Communication, Bayo Shittu, yesterday disclosed that the Federal government is proposing to introduce a bill called the Communication Service Tax CST bill which seeks to levy 9% on telecommunication subscribers for users of various communication services such as voice call, SMS, MMS, Data usage from telecommunication service providers, internet service providers and Pay TV Stations.
Germany beats Nigeria
culled from Supersport
Lukas Klosertmann and Nils Peterson scored to send Germany into the Olympic gold-medal match for the first time with a 2-0 semi-final victory over Nigeria on Wednesday.
The Germans will play Brazil on Saturday at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The stadium was the site of the country's World Cup victory in 2014, a few days after the German senior team embarrassed Brazil 7-1 in the semifinals.
Team GB sports presenter Charlie Webster is in a coma in a Rio hospital after being struck down with a rare form of malaria
Charlie Webster, a TV presenter is battling for her life in a Brazilian hospital after contracting a rare strain of malaria on her way to the Olympic Games. The 33-year-old former Sky Sports News anchor is reportedly in a coma and on a life support machine in Rio de Janeiro. Her family, including her mother and brother, have flown to be by her side.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Trader Arrested for Naming Pet Dog Buhari
Culled from Vanguard
A 30-year-old trader has been arrested by the police in Ogun state for naming his pet dog ‘Buhari.’ The trader, Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, of No 10, Omikunle Street, Sango-Ota, Ogun State, was arrested last weekend, after one of his neighbours of Northerner complained bitterly that he named his dog after his father, Alhaji Buhari.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Monday, August 15, 2016
Teachers Protest Over Unpaid Salaries in Bayelsa
The unpaid teachers took to the major roads to press home their demands before marching to the state secretariat in Yenago.
According to a source, they said while other workers in the state have received half month payment three times, they have not received anything
The teachers also rejected government’s proposition to give them half pay for the month of August on Thursday, insisting that the government must pay them as the other workers.
The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) in Bayelsa State, Mr Oyiemi Ebiredeni, said that members of the union had been battling to survive, as a result of unpaid salaries.
Source: Channels
Pregnant Women Who Take Paracetamol Likely to Have Childen With Behavioural Problems
Scientists have found an association between mothers who took the drug in the first and third trimester of pregnancy and hyperactivity and emotional problems in their seven-year-old children.
Paracetamol is the world’s most popular painkiller and is the only one deemed safe to take during pregnancy.