Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, on Sunday, explained why the northern governors advised President Bola Tinubu to hold on before pushing the controversial tax reform bills. The governor who appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said the Northern Governors Forum only needs time for consultation....
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President Bola Tinubu will leave France on Monday for Cape Town, South Africa, to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. The BNC, scheduled for Dec. 3, will be preceded by a ministerial meeting on Dec. 2, at the South African...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Federal Government has resolved to establish digital technology hubs in 200 rural communities across the six geopolitical zones in the country as part of its first implementation phase. The Special Assistant to the President on ICT Development and Digital Innovation, Mr Tokoni Igoin,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Director General, Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Mohammad Saidu Barkindo, has said SEMA spent more than a week at Ngala to conclude distribution of food items to about 14,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and those in host communities, who were affected...
Deputy Spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue), says the house is set to commence debate on the four tax reforms bills initiated by President Bola Tinubu. Agbese told newsmen in Abuja on a Saturday that members of the house had taken time to read through...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A non-political Group under the umbrella of Southern Borno Concerned Citizens (SBCCs) has expressed shock and displeasure over the position of Senator Mohammed Monguno (APC Borno North) for endorsing the controversial Tax Reform Bills sent to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. It...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron signed two agreements on Thursday in Paris, France, that will ensure a partnership on the development of critical infrastructure and the long-term sustenance of agriculture and food security. Earlier, President Tinubu and President Macron witnessed the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has lauded the amicable relations with French President Emmanuel Macron, appreciating his interest in Africa. Tinubu expressed confidence that Macron’s goodwill would foster stronger bilateral ties, benefiting the entire continent. At the State Dinner organised by the French government for President...
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to consider and confirm the nomination of the Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, for appointment as the substantive COAS. Tinubu’s letter of request was read on Tuesday at the plenary by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. He had...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians of better economic output as the economy continues to expand following the newly released third quarter Gross Domestic Product report by the National Bureau of Statistics. According to the NBS, Nigeria’s GDP grew by 3.46%, compared to the 3.19% growth...
Niger Delta human rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, has faulted President Bola Tinubu for scrapping the Ministry of Niger Delta. The environmentalist was a guest on the Friday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme aired on Channels Television. “The Ministry of Niger Delta was created by...
The Labour Party (LP) has dismissed the video making the rounds in the social media that its leadership was partnering with President Bola Tinubu ahead of 2027 general elections. National Publicity Secretary, LP, Mr Obiora Ifoh, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to Ifoh, the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has criticized President Bola Tinubu over the recent loan proposal. Alhaji Abubakar expressed his concerns about the World Bank’s report, which shows Nigeria as the third most indebted country to the International...
A former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the 2023 Presidential election was not rigged by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Okupe, a former spokesman for President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in...
Senate on Thursday at plenary approved the new external borrowing plan request of $2.2billion dollars presented for consideration by President Bola Tinubu. The approval followed adoption of report of Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts. The report was presented by the Chairman of the Committee Sen. Aliyu Wammako...
President Bola Tinubu has called on the military across Africa to unite in addressing insecurity and other threats to the continent’s unity and stability. Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call on Wednesday while declaring open the second edition of the Africa Military Games (AMGA) at...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has said that one of the highlights of the 19th G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was the UN tax resolution championed by Nigeria. He said Nigeria put forward the tax reform on behalf of the other African countries, and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called o northern leaders and citizens to emulate the virtues of the former Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello popularly known as the Sardauna of Sokoto. President Tinubu, who was represented by VP Kashim Shettima, made the...
The Federal Government has revealed plan to establish a National Youth Development Bank and a Youth Data Bank. President Bola Tinubu, represented by his vice, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this on Wednesday during a Stakeholders Roundtable on Northern Youth Development organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, in Abuja,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has landed in Abuja on Saturday night. He was received by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and the Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu. His visit to Nigeria will be the first by an Indian prime minister since...