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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described President Bola Tinubu as the light of Nigeria. Wike said Tinubu’s administration would fulfill all promises it made. He spoke in Abaji area council after a chieftaincy title was bestowed on him. The Nigeria Premier ...
Nigerian military neutralises 156 terrorists, arrests 464 suspects in …
Jan 16, 2025 · The Defence Headquarters says Nigerian troops in the last one week, killed 156 terrorists, arrested 464 suspects and rescued 181 hostages in different operations across the country. The Director of Defence Media Operation, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this disclosure while briefing newsmen on the ...
Nigeria among 13 countries to bid for World Bank, AfDB $40bn ...
5 days ago · The World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) have announced terms for African countries to secure $40 billion in power finance under the ‘Mission 300’ programme. According to a report by Bloomberg on Thursday, the initiative is aimed at providing electricity to 300 million Africans by ...
Clash in NASS as IGP presents 2025 budget
Jan 16, 2025 · There was a heated argument during a 2025 budget defence session on Thursday at the National Assembly as lawmakers sought to make sense of the details in last year’s budget of the Nigeria Police Force. Trouble began when the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, was providing a ...
Nigerian governors back tax reform bills, kick against VAT increase
Jan 16, 2025 · The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has finally thrown its weight behind the proposed tax reform bills currently at the national assembly. In a statement on Thursday, the group proposed an “equitable” sharing formula for value-added tax (VAT). The development was an outcome of a meeting between ...
Amnesty International calls for probe Into deadly Zamfara Airstrike
Jan 12, 2025 · Amnesty International has called on Nigerian authorities to conduct an immediate and impartial investigation into an airstrike that reportedly killed at least 20 people in Tungar Kara village, Maradun Local Government Area, on Saturday evening. Reports reveal that …
PRP attacks FG over worsening insecurity in Northern Nigeria
Jan 15, 2025 · The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has raised the alarm over the resurgence of terrorism and increasing security challenges in northern Nigeria. The opposition party also raised concerns about the current deteriorating economy, citing rising living costs and inflation. In a statement, the party ...
Nigeria fooling itself over border closure – NASS
Jan 11, 2025 · The National Assembly, through its joint committee on Industry, Trade and Investment, has declared that Nigeria is fooling itself over border closure in view of cross border banditry taking place in states sharing borders with Niger and the Republic of Chad. Lamentation on closed but porous borders ...
We have no objection to governors’ proposed VAT sharing …
4 days ago · Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the presidential committee on tax policy and fiscal reforms, says his committee has no objection to the newly proposed value-added tax (VAT) sharing formula by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). Oyedele spoke on Saturday at The Platform, an event organised by The ...
Tinubu appoints two new ministers - Nigerian News, Latest …
Sep 18, 2023 · President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Jamila Bio Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.