Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Adebowale Adedokun, has urged the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) to strictly adhere to the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007, to ensure transparency and accountability in its operations. Adedokun made the call during a virtual lecture at a two-day...
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Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has issued new guidelines imposing a 30 per cent corporate income tax on profits earned by medium and large companies from cryptocurrency and other virtual asset activities. The guidelines, published in a public notice on Monday, apply to companies, individual taxpayers, Virtual Asset Service Providers...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved restrictions on the operations of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in parts of Abuja following growing security concerns. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike announced the decision during his routine media parley at his official residence in Life Camp, Abuja. He said the FCT Security...
Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (Rtd), has praised Nigerian troops serving under Operation ATILEYIN ALAFIA II (OPAA II) in the Republic of Benin for their professionalism and commitment, saying they have continued to make the nation proud through their exemplary conduct and unwavering commitment to regional peace....
Veteran Yoruba Nollywood actress, Temitope Osoba, has died at the age of 40 following a prolonged battle with breast cancer. Reports of her death emerged on Tuesday, with Sahara Reporters announcing the development in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Osoba was widely known in the Yoruba film industry,...
Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has unveiled a major Federal Government initiative to transform autism care in Nigeria through expanded specialist training, targeted investments in tertiary institutions and the establishment of Autism Centres across the country’s six geopolitical zones. The Minister said the initiative represents a significant...
National Chairman of Pan Niger Delta Foundation (PANDEF), Dr. Godknows Igali has called for the immortalization of Dr. Paddy Kemdi Njoku, a former Chairman of the Board of National Examinations Council (NECO) who died recently. Speaking at a Night of Tributes and Service of Songs held in honour of...
Former Minister of Transportation and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Rotimi Amaechi, has come to the defence of Catholic Cardinal John Onaiyekan, insisting the respected cleric is motivated solely by concern for the welfare of Nigerians and not by partisan politics. Amaechi made the...
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has pledged to justify the confidence reposed in him by President Bola Tinubu following his appointment as Chairman of the Board of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). Fayose said he was honoured by the appointment and assured the President that he would work...
Suspected gunmen have ambushed a joint security patrol in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing a police inspector and a lance corporal of the Nigerian Air Force before fleeing with their service weapons. Security sources according to a statement by a security expert, ZagaZola Makama, said the...
Former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has commended the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) for what he described as its courage and patriotism in speaking out on the country’s mounting socio-economic and security challenges. In a post shared on his official X account on Tuesday, Kwankwaso...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that policy reforms are the most result-oriented approach to fighting corruption, economic and financial crimes. He made the disclosure on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 when the managing director of the Consumer Credit Corporation, Creditcorps,...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated congratulated Team Nigeria on their remarkable performance at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, celebrated the athletes for demonstrating the resilience, determination, discipline, and excellence that define the Nigerian spirit. He commended Team Nigeria...
Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has activated the Agency’s National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) to enhance the coordination, collation and processing of reliable data and information on the 2026 flood situation across the country, with a view to strengthening preparedness, planning and...
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, political activities are gathering momentum across Akwa Ibom State, with aspirants and political parties intensifying consultations with stakeholders, community leaders and interest groups in a bid to strengthen their support base before campaigns officially commence. Although the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has...
Trabzonspor have pulled off one of the biggest transfer coups of the summer after securing Mohamed Salah on a free transfer, with the Egyptian forward signing a two year contract following his departure from Liverpool. The Turkish club confirmed the agreement on Tuesday, ending weeks of speculation over Salah’s...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday flagged off the reconstruction of the 122-kilometre Kaduna–Birnin Gwari Road, fulfilling a major campaign promise he made to the people of Birnin Gwari during the 2022 presidential campaign. The president, who was represented by Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, recalled that Tinubu...
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, is passionately pushing a President Tinubu agenda on national security. On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Matawalle, was in Kaduna to inaugurate the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) Institute of Technology. The trip was without fanfare but it was loud...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the political situation in the state, warning that rising tensions could threaten peace ahead of the governorship election. In a statement shared on his X account on Tuesday following a campaign rally in Olorunda...
The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is translating bold policies into tangible projects, jobs, innovation and economic opportunities across the country. Speaking on Tuesday at the headquarters of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure...