Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has endorsed the country’s new tax regime, saying the reforms will ease the burden on households, support businesses and stimulate economic growth. Speaking during a tax awareness campaign in Abuja, the President of CITN, Innocent Ohagwa, said the reforms introduced several taxpayer-friendly...
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Former governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Ekmeka Ihedioha, has expressed deep sorrow and sadness over the demise his elder brother and first in-law, Amb. Sir (Dr) Paddy Kemdi Njoku, KSJI, KSS, who passed on a few weeks ago at the age of 72. According to Ihedioha, the late...
With the 2027 general election drawing closer, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has activated its online portal for political parties to upload names of candidates for various elective positions. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said it is fully prepared to meet the deadline. Speaking to journalists, the...
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu promised not to seek a second term if he failed to deliver stable electricity across Nigeria within four years. The clarification follows renewed public attention to remarks Tinubu made during a business luncheon in December 2022 ahead of...
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and South Africa’s Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen cooperation in workplace safety, employee compensation and social insurance administration. The agreement was signed on Thursday in Abuja at the end of a three-day strategic technical engagement...
As the rainy season peaks, with its torrential downpour, the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has directed the activation of the Fusion and Trigger Room concept for the coordination and early action to combat flooding in Nigeria. Accordingly, he asked the Anticipatory Action Task Force (AATF), National Emergency Management...
Leading telecommunications infrastructure provider, Phase3 Telecom, has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding broadband penetration across Nigeria, highlighting over two decades of strategic investments in critical digital infrastructure that continue to support connectivity nationwide. The Executive Chairman of Phase3 Telecom, Mr. Stanley Jegede, spoke on the company’s contributions to Nigeria’s...
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has said children must not be allowed to go hungry, as she unveiled fresh steps by the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) to expand National Food Banks, nutrition support and community interventions for vulnerable families across the country. She stated this at the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, said the newly completed Phase I of the Kuje-Gwagwalada Dual Carriageway has brought an end to decades of hardship, insecurity and economic losses suffered by residents and commuters along the corridor. Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the commissioning of the 7-kilometre...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have struck yet another decisive blow against transnational drug syndicates following the discovery and dismantling of a fortified, industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory operated by a Nigerian-Mexican cartel deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo...
Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Finance and Operations (DIG), Sulieman Mohammed has advised herders to embrace ranching as the surest way of reducing clashes between them and farmers. DIG Mohammed gave the advice while responding to a complaint by one of the leaders of the Miyetti...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, said Nigeria’s teeming youth population remains the nation’s greatest asset, assuring foreign investors that the ready-to-learn and tech-savvy workforce can easily integrate into the global market. President Tinubu, who received a delegation from Mastercard led by the Global Chief Executive Officer,...
United States (US) government has named a Nigerian businessman and three Nigeria-based companies among individuals and entities sanctioned for allegedly facilitating financial transactions linked to the terrorist group, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The latest sanctions, announced by the U.S. Department of State, targeted a network of...
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and South Africa’s Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) have opened talks on a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening workers’ compensation and social protection systems across Africa. The move was announced on Tuesday when the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NSITF, Barrister Oluwaseun...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the remand of activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, in Kuje Correctional Centre, warning that the development could send troubling signals about the state of democracy in Nigeria. In a statement posted on his X account on Tuesday,...
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a bill to the Senate seeking an amendment to the 1999 Constitution to allow the establishment of state police across Nigeria. The proposal, titled the State Police Bill 2026, is aimed at creating a legal framework that will support decentralised policing and improve security...
Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO) has raised N1.2219 trillion in its June bond auction after investors submitted bids worth N1.413 trillion, exceeding the N1.2 trillion on offer by N213.5 billion. The DMO had offered N600 billion each in two reopened benchmark bonds: the 22.60 per cent FGN January 2035...
Presidency has strongly rejected calls by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resign, describing the demand as “childish,” “hollow,” and a distraction from ongoing efforts to address Nigeria’s challenges. In a statement issued on Monday, Special Adviser to the President...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resign, citing what he described as worsening economic conditions, rising insecurity and failures in governance. Obi made the call in a statement posted on his X account on Tuesday, where he reflected on...