In a bid to address concerns raised by manufacturers and other stakeholders regarding recent tax changes, President Bola Tinubu has signed three executive orders suspending major tax measures. The move comes as a response to the need for clarity and adequate notice for tax adjustments, as specified in the 2017 …
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INEC Files 6-count Charge Against Adamawa REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has filed a six-count charge against the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) deployed to Adamawa State, Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari, at the state High Court sitting in Yola. Reports emerged that Ari found himself at the centre of a controversy after the supplementary election …
Read More »Protesters Storm EU Office Over Election Report
Members of Coalition of Civil Society Organisations and Political Parties for Good Governance (CCSOPPGG) have besieged the European Union office in protest against its report on the 2023 presidential election. The coalition which mobilised some other Nigerians in their hundreds warned the European Union against instigating another war in Nigeria …
Read More »Lagos State Government Adopt APPEALS Initiative For Agricultural Sustenance
Lagos State government has promised to sustain the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement & Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project in the state for its continuous development despite the completion of the partnership with the World Bank. The State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, gave this assurance during a courtesy visit to him …
Read More »Panic In Enugu State As Gunmen Enforce Sit-at-home
There was pandemonium in Enugu State, yesterday, following reports of shooting by unknown gunmen, who allegedly invaded the town to enforce a one-week sit-at-home order by Simeon Ekpa-led Biafra independence agitators. The group had said the order was part of efforts to secure release of the Indigenous People of Biafra …
Read More »2023 CENSUS : NPC Seeks Extra N256bn For Training, Others
The Chairman of the National Population Census, Nasir Kwarra, Thursday in Abuja, requested the release of the allocated N31 billion capital allocation, in the 2023 budget, for preparatory activities ahead of the exercise. Kwarra also requested President Bola Tinubu’s approval for an additional N225.2 billion to cover training and fieldwork …
Read More »SIT-AT-HOME VIOLENCE: Protect Northerners In Your Region, Northern Group, AYCF Tells Southeast Governors
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum has asked governors of Southeastern states in Nigeria to take measures to protect the lives and property of northerners living as minorities in their region as the enforcement of sit-at-home protests gets violent. A statement by the President of the AYCF, Yerima Shettima on Thursday …
Read More »Kano Assembly Confirms Justice Aboki As First Female Chief Judge
The Kano State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Justice Dije Aboki as the substantive Chief Judge of the state. The confirmation of the first female Chief Judge followed the consideration of a letter forwarded to the assembly by Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf and read by the Speaker, Ismail …
Read More »BREAKING: Kano APC Orders Ganduje To Shun Anti-Graft Agency
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state has asked the immediate past governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, not to honour the invitation extended to him by the state Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC). While speaking on Channels TV’s Lunchtime Politics, executive chairman of the anti-graft …
Read More »Edo State: IGP Disbands Squad, Places Officers On Trial
Following misconduct by officers from Edo State Police Command who attempted to run over a driver in Ekpoma, acting Inspector-General of Police Mr Kayode Egbetokun has disbanded the tactical squad that committed the dastardly act. The IGP has also subjected the policemen to trial. According to Force Public Relations Officer …
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