The chairman of the presidential committee on tax policy and fiscal reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has revealed that the much-anticipated tax reform bills are expected to be passed into law by the first quarter of 2025. Newsextra24 understands that Oyedele disclosed this on Saturday while speaking at The Platform, a national development-focused …
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A Human Rights Activist, Olu Omatayo, says the 50 per cent tariff increase on telecommunication services is an additional burden on Nigerians. He communicated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Enugu while reacting to the approval of 50 per cent hike in telecom …
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly criticized the federal government’s decision to authorize a 50% hike in telecommunications tariffs, describing it as an illegal, unconstitutional, and oppressive policy that undermines Nigerians’ fundamental rights and freedoms. The organization accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of …
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GERMAN Economy Minister Robert Habeck has urged the European Union to be open to talks with the U.S. President Donald Trump, rather than being silent about new tariffs imposition. EU countries should act with an outstretched hand towards the Trump administration, “but not allow our hand to be slapped away without …
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Gov Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has authorised the payment of N80, 000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state effective November, 2024. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ekerete Udoh in Uyo on Tuesday. Udoh said the authorisation …
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A 50-year old trader, Kingsley Ekeanyanwu, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged sale of fake drugs. Ekeanyanwu, who resides at No. 257, Ikotun Idimu Road, Lagos, is being charged with possession and distribution of fake drugs. The Prosecutor, Mr Simon Bartholomew, told the …
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THE Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has awarded a N500,000 scholarship to Mariam Olayiwola, a first-year Physiology student at the Lagos State University (LASU). This award is part of the COAS Special Scholarship Scheme for Indigent Students, launched in 2024 by the late COAS, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. …
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THE Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has alerted Nigerians to the outbreak of Anthrax, a zoonotic disease, in Zamfara. Mr Ben Goong, Director, Information and Public Relations Department in the ministry, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the outbreak occurred in a farm in …
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THE Police Command in Yobe says it has arrested a suspected bandit’s kingpin in Ngalda, Fika Local Government Area of Yobe. SP Dungus Abdulkarim, the command’s Spokesman, who disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu on Tuesday, said a locally made pistol and three cartridges were recovered during the arrest. …
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Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has been decorated with the Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP) fellowship. The decoration on Monday at the Government House in Maiduguri by the society’s president, Nathaniel Awuapila, assisted by Professor Isaac Albert, who represented the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Zulum is …
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