By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has said the State Executive Council will present a bill for legislation on the 32-year development plan from 2024 to 2056. Governor Ododo made this known while presenting the 2025 Budget estimate to the Kogi State House of...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a significant collaboration between the Borno State Government and the American University of Nigeria (AUN), economic empowerment items were distributed to members of the Chibok Girls Parents Association to support their livelihoods and ensure continued resilience Tuesday. Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, highlighted...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has said tourists from Nigeria can now apply for a visa without submitting a passport. Ramaphosa announced this on Tuesday at the opening of the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town, which President Bola...
Nigeria and South Africa have agreed to finalise the five-year-old Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Early Warning Mechanism, which monitors threats of violence, acts of criminality, and reprisals involving nationals of both countries. The decision was announced in a communiqué released at the end of the 11th session of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained why it withheld the identity of the owner of seized estate landed property with 753 units duplexes in Abuja. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said it would be unprofessional to mention names of individuals...
The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has appointed Nigerian actress Funke Akindele, popularly known as ‘Jenifa’, as its National Goodwill Ambassador for HIV in Nigeria. Her mandate includes raising awareness, reducing stigma, and improving access to treatment. The announcement was made during the 2024 World AIDS Day (WAD)...
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the arrest of a lawyer, Dele Farotimi, by the Nigerian Police Force over allegations bordering on libel. The NBA President, Afam Osigwe, in a statement Tuesday night in Abuja, also decried the alleged invasion of Farotimi’s law firm and the harassment of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored bulk power supply to Bayelsa through the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV transmission line at 08:03am on Tuesday. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, signed into law the Lagos State Electricity Bill 2024, saying the bill’s sole aim is to ensure independent power supply to residents. Sanwo-Olu at the signing held in Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, said the implementation would start in the next six months....
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the alleged assassination of one Gideon Ebukwe by unidentified armed men at Ok Winners Hotel, Igbosoro, Igode, Sagamu Local Government. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement, in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Odutola said that...
The Commissioner of Police, Kogi Command, CP Bethrand Onuoha, visited the scene of the boat mishap at Danbo Village to assess the situation . The CP, in a statement on Tuesday in Lokoja by SP Williams Ovye Aya, the Police Public Relation Officer, Kogi Command, urged the villagers to...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said that his administration has simplified the state’s tax system to enhance ease of compliance and encourage economic growth in the state. Governor Otti said this on Tuesday during the inauguration of the rehabilitated Obiorah Street, Aba. He, therefore, urged the people to...
A play on the life and times of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, is to be staged in January, according to Ola Awakan, the playwright. Awakan, on Tuesday, said that the play would be staged by Artswax Communications and the National Troupe of Nigeria (NTN) in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur on Tuesday visited the State Secretariat in the Ministry for Livestock Development and assumed office as pioneer Commissioner of the newly created ministry. He was received by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Livestock Development Alhaji Tijjani...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on behalf of the other governors, approved the appointment of Umar Musa Gulani as Director General of the North East Governors Forum. This was contained in a statement released on behalf of the forum chairman and governor of...
Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, made an appearance at the FCT High Court on Wednesday, November 27. Aside from putting a lie to insinuations that he is a fugitive from the law, his appearance in court before Justice Maryann Anenih turned into a carnival as many admirers, supporters...
Tax Reform Bills: Tinubu directs Justice ministry to work with National Assembly to address concerns
Tax Reform Bills: Tinubu directs Justice ministry to work with National Assembly to address concerns
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Justice to work closely with the National Assembly to address concerns regarding the new tax reform bills. President Tinubu gave the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Minister of...
A segment of Samsung building under construction at Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 2, by Banex Junction, Abuja, has collapsed. The acting Director-General, Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mohammed said that the incident occurred when the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has called for the Nigeria-South Africa strategic partnership to become a model of leadership, economic integration and shared prosperity for the African continent. Tinubu said this at the opening of the 11th Session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) on Tuesday...
Suspected Internet fraudsters have allegedly shot a collaborator over a disagreement arising from the sharing of N94 million proceeds from an online scam. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday at Okhoro road in Egor Local Government of Edo. The victim was said to have been driving in his Sport...