Ban on open grazing takes effect in Delta State, as Governor Ifeanyi Okowa assented to the Anti-Open Grazing Bill on Thursday. Tagged ‘Delta State Livestock, Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Bill 2021,’ the bill was signed into law by the governor 10 days after it scaled the third reading and …
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VAT: Oyo Seeks To Join Rivers State In Suit Against FG
Oyo State government has sought to join in the suit instituted by the Rivers State government seeking to take over the collection of Value-Added Tax from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The suit is against the Attorney-General of Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. The Muhammadu Buhari-led …
Read More »Independence Day: Ram Nath Kovind Congratulates Nigeria
President Ram Nath Kovind of India has congratulated the government and people of Nigeria on the occasion of the 61st Independence Anniversary on October 1. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja said the Indian president’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a letter addressed …
Read More »Davido To Trevor Noah: I Got Into Trouble For Supporting #EndSARS (Video)
Davido reveals during a chat with Trevor Noah that he had to leave the country for lending his voice to the protest. He explained how his song, FEM, being used as an anthem by End SARS protesters got him into trouble.
Read More »Appeal Court Grants Lagos Request To Join Rivers’ Suit On VAT
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has granted an application Lagos State filed to be joined as an interested party in the suit that stripped the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, of the right to collect Value Added Tax, VAT. The Appellate Court, in a unanimous decision by …
Read More »On The People-Centric Decision Of PDP Governors To Zone Chairmanship To North
The position taken by Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to cede the party’s National Chairmanship position to northern Nigeria has once again reaffirmed the loyalty and commitment of the party to the people of Nigeria. For avoidance of doubt, the implication of this decision is that the Presidential …
Read More »PDP Governors Vote To Zone Chairmanship To The North
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have voted for the zoning of the party chairmanship to the north — an early indication that the presidential ticket may go to the south. Newsextra24 understands that at the meeting of the PDP governors held on Wednesday at …
Read More »Senate Passes Bill To Scrap FERMA
The Senate on Wednesday passed the Federal Road Bill which seeks to repeal the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency Act, Federal Highways Act, and the Control of Advertisement on Federal Highways Act. The proposed law is aimed at facilitating the establishment of an agency to govern and manage the nation’s federal …
Read More »Work Begins On Ota–Idiroko Roads, Ogun State (Photos)
Finally, the Ogun State Government are dancing to the tune of the general public as works begin at OTA – IDIROKO Roads. Ogun state government has started work on the road pending the commencement of full reconstruction through Federal Government’s tax credit scheme arrangement with Otunba Mike Adenuga in 2022. …
Read More »11 Anambra Lawmakers Dump PDP, APGA For APC (photos)
Eleven Anambra State lawmakers from there Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA), have shifted their loyalty to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). The defectors include five serving and four former House of Representatives members, as well as, two members of the Anambra State House …
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