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Tax Reform Bills Propose New Sharing Formula, Cede 55% To States

29.11.2024

The Senate yesterday resumed its debate on the Tax Reform Bills, a set of four legislative proposals to increase value-added tax (VAT) distributable to the subnational governments to 55 per cent while reducing the federal government’s share to 10 per cent. The new legislative regimes also proposed zero VAT on exports and essential consumptions by...

FG attracted $1.27bn capital from BRICS countries – Shettima

29.11.2024

Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that Nigeria attracted $1.27bn in foreign capital from BRICS countries by June 2024, marking a significant rise from the $438.72m recorded during the same period in 2023. The BRICS bloc comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, alongside newer members including Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab...

Biafra: Finnish Court Sets May 2025 Deadline For Simon Ekpa’s Trial

29.11.2024

Pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, who was arrested in Finland for alleged terrorismrelated activities, is scheduled to face charges in May 2025 potentially, according to Finnish authorities. A Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, Mikko Laaksonen, said via email on Tuesday that the district court had set May 2025 as the deadline for...

Ex-CJN, Ariwoola To Declare Open Ibadan NBA’s 70 Years

29.11.2024

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON will declare open the week-long activities marking the 70th Anniversary of the Ibadan branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Ariwoola and other eminent personalities from all walks of life have been pencilled to grace the series of activities lined up to span 13th to...

Lagos High Court Begins Christmas Vacation Dec 24

29.11.2024

The Lagos State High Court will on December 24 begin its Christmas holiday. This is contained in a notice signed by the acting Chief Registrar, Mr Tajudeen Elias, dated November 27, and made available to journalists yesterday. According to the notice issued, the court will resume fully on Jan. 3, 2025. Elias said the decision...

…Abaribe Hails Ekpa’s Arrest – New Telegraph

29.11.2024

The representative of Abia South in the Senate Enyinnaya Abaribe has hailed Simon Ekpa’s arrest in Finland, saying it is a significant step toward curbing violence in the South East. Abaribe, who spoke on Channels TV on Monday, expressed hope that Ekpa’s detention would discourage those instigating unrest in the region. He accused Ekpa and...

Nigeria-China trade relations hit $22.6bn in 2023

29.11.2024

Vice President Kashim Shettima has revealed that Nigeria-China trade relations reached $22.6bn in 2023, making it one of the highest trade volumes between China and any African country. Shettima’s spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this on his official X (formerly Twitter) page on Wednesday. Nkwocha quoted Shettima to have said so while addressing a Chinese delegation,...

Amnesty Int’l: Police Killed 24, Detained 1,200 #EndBadGovernance Protesters

29.11.2024

The Amnesty International (AI) has said the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) used excessive force against protesters during the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests between August 1-10 this year. The global human rights group also accused the security agencies of killing at least 24 protesters in Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, and Niger states. The organisation’s Country Director,...

…As Bills Scale Second Reading In Senate

29.11.2024

Notwithstanding the controversies that trailed the four Tax Reform Bills forwarded to the National Assembly for passage by President Bola Tinubu, the Senate, yesterday, passed the bills for second reading. The apex legislative chamber passed the contentious bills following a comprehensive discussion on the proposals by senators, when it was presented for consideration. This happened...

Stella Obasanjo Hospital: Okpebholo Wants To Dodge Payment To Contractors

29.11.2024

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has been accused of making false comments about the Stella Obasanjo Hospital in an attempt to dodge payment to contractors. According to Crusoe Osagie, Media Adviser to former Governor Godwin Obaseki, the hospital’s outpatient and inpatient departments have been completed, fully equipped, and are ready for operation Osagie stated that...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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