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Reps Okay Tax Reform Bills, Keep VAT At 7.5%

14.03.2025

The Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Finance, James Faleke (APC, Lagos), yesterday assured that Nigerians will be appreciative of the laws that will come out of the Tax Reform Bills. Faleke disclosed this at briefing of the committee shortly after the house considered and adopted the report on the four tax reform bills...

Presidency Knocks Obasanjo For Downplaying Tinubu’s Achievements In New Memoir

14.03.2025

The Presidency has come down hard on former President Olusegun Obasanjo for trying to downplay the impact of infrastructural projects embarked upon by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, particularly the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, in his newly launched memoir: ‘Nigeria: Past and Future’. Dada Olusegun, Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, accused Obasanjo of attempting...

CD Asks Tinubu To Intervene In Rivers, Senate Crises

14.03.2025

The Campaign for Democracy (CD) yesterday asked President Bola Tinubu to resolve the protracted crises in the Rivers State House of Assembly and the Senate. In a statement, National President, Ifeanyi Odili, said the intervention was necessary to restore calm in Rivers and allow good governance to thrive. Odili said the dispute over the suspension...

Sen Kalu Rejects NYLF’s Call To Run For President, Reinstates Commitment To Tinubu’s Mandate

14.03.2025

Senate Committee Chairman on South East Development Commission (SEDC)/ Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has rejected the call by Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) to run for president in 2027, with either Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal or Governor of Adamawa State, Umar Fintiri as running mate. The prominent coalition comprising...

FixPolitics Flays Senate’s Suspension Of Akpoti-Uduaghan

14.03.2025

The FixPolitics has kicked against the Senate’s suspension of Senator Natasha AkpotiUduaghan, describing it as a threat to democracy, gender inclusion, and the rule of law. It said by imposing the suspension under the pretext of rule violations, the Senate had not only silenced Senator AkpotiUduaghan but also disenfranchised the people of Kogi Central senatorial...

Obi, Bala Mohammed Unite To Shake Up 2027 Polls, Put APC On Notice

14.03.2025

The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed, has expressed his willingness to work with Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections. Speaking after a “consultation visit” at the state’s Presidential Lodge in Bauchi, yesterday, Mohammed said collaborating with Obi will bring good governance to the...

Enugu Gaming Commission Lifts Suspension On License Renewal

14.03.2025

The Enugu State Gaming and Lotto Commission (ESGC) has announced the lifting of restrictions on license renewal by operators. The decision was made known in a statement issued by the Commission’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Nwanneka Udeh, yesterday, explaining that the Commission had also launched a new technology-driven platform that ensures faster and more convenient...

Iftar: Gov Inuwa Hosts Political Appointees, LG Chairmen

14.03.2025

…Urges Them to Prioritize Governance as he Cautions Against Political Distractions Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, on Thursday, hosted political appointees and Local Government Council Chairmen to a special Iftar during which he emphasized the importance of maintaining focus on governance and ensuring service delivery. Addressing the top government officials, including the Secretary to the State...

TCN Confirms 4 Vandalised Towers Along Owerri-Ahoada 132KV Line

14.03.2025

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says four of its towers along the Owerri-Ahoada 132 Kilo Volt, kV, Double Circuit line have been vandalised resulting in their collapse. In a statement, spokeswoman Ndidi Mbah said that the affected towers, T171 to T174, were compromised, which led to their collapse at approximately 6:23 pm on Tuesday....

Naira Abuse: Cardoso, NSA Order Security Clampdown On Culprits

14.03.2025

Following the unabating rise in naira abuse in some major cities across the country, the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, and the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, have called on security agencies to go after the culprits. Cardoso raised the alarm over high rate of naira commoditisation and abuse yesterday...

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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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