By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has sounded the alarm on what he calls a systematic campaign by President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to harass, intimidate, and dismantle opposition figures in Nigeria. Atiku in a statement post on his X handle...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has fired back at critics, particularly Daniel Bwala, who questioned his stance on President Tinubu’s government. In a scathing response, El-Rufai in a tweet on Thursday, clarified that he had explicitly declined any position in Tinubu’s government 22...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is fully committed to partner the Governors of the Lake Chad Basin Forum and other stakeholders to bring a lasting peace and stabilization in the region which was hitherto ravaged by over decade atrocities posed...
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Nentawe Yilwatda, says some politicians are trying to influence poor Nigerians who make the social register to enjoy the government’s conditional cash transfer. The minister, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday, said some persons want...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has been requested to restrain President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and other officials from using the Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to impede the activities of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), particularly its Chairman, Justice Danladi Yakubu...
President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, held a closed-door meeting with a delegation of Ogoni leaders led by Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Also present at the meeting was the Chief of staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila;...
A coalition of 21 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Niger Delta has condemned the Federal Government’s proposed resumption of crude oil extraction in Ogoniland. The extraction activities had ceased in 1993 due to unrest, and despite several attempts, oil production has remained dormant in the area Executive Director...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has advocated that the Value Added Tax rate remains at 7.5 per cent as any increase will place additional financial burden on Nigerians. TUC President, Mr Festus Osifo, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, many Nigerians are already...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Coalition of Northern Groups has kicked against the planned increase of the Value Added Tax by the Federal Government as a way of revenue generation. They instead, called for a downward reduction of the VAT from the current 7.5% to 3% in view...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has announced that the Federal Government has directed the immediate transfer of victims of the recent tanker explosion from Suleija General Hospital to tertiary health facilities to ensure they receive prompt and enhanced medical care....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Founder and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, has said that for the next 15 years, Nigeria may not recover from the damage the President Hola Tinubu administration is doing to the oil sector. He also said that the suffering...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano dual carriage way will be ready for use in 14 months. Idris made this known at the inauguration of the rehabilitation of section 1 of the road (Abuja to Kaduna) rigid pavement on Thursday. The News...
Nigerian governors have thrown their weight behind the Federal Government’s tax reform bills. But they are proposing a new sharing formula for value-added tax (VAT). The decision followed a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Presidential Tax Reform Committee which was held on Thursday. In a...
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to allow local government autonomy and the country’s refineries to function properly before introducing the new tax reforms. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president had, in October 2024, presented four Tax...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has expressed concerns over the proposed Tax Reform Bill before the National Assembly, warning that the bill is a deliberate attempt to dismantle the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), a vital source of funding for...
Some residents of Enugu State have hailed President Bola Tinubu for visiting the state to inaugurate projects done by Gov. Peter Mbah on Saturday. They said the visit would deepen further collaboration and understanding between the Federal Government, Enugu State Government and the South-East in general. The News Agency...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday commiserated with the Government and people of Ondo State over the death of Temitayo Oluwatuyi, the Secretary to the State Government. Oluwatuyi, fondly called Tukana, died on Sunday following hospitalisation for serious injuries sustained in an accident on Dec. 15, 2024, Mr Bayo Onanuga,...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has said that President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Enugu State demonstrates the Federal Government’s attention to South-East development. Governor Soludo made the assertion in a statement signed by his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, on Saturday in Awka. President Tinubu would make his first...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday assured enhanced Federal Government support for Nasarawa State government’s agricultural programmes. Shettima gave the assurance when he inaugurated the distribution of tractors, Jangwa Paddy to the 13 Local Government Chairmen and relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. The News Agency...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said Nigerians would smile and prosper in 2025, as the economy has turned the corner. He said this while addressing State House Correspondents after a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Wednesday. “The economy has started picking up, and in the coming weeks...