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Former Nigeria’s Vice President and the flag bearer of People’s Democratic Party in 2023 General Election, Atiku Abubakar, has faulted the plans by the Federal Government to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT). Atiku, who spoke via his verified X handle on Sunday, said the policy would heighten the domestic cost-of-living and worsen Nigeria’s already […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to quickly reverse what it described as the illegal and unconstitutional increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) across its retail outlets. SERAP, in a statement by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to quickly reverse what it described as the illegal and unconstitutional increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) across its retail outlets. SERAP, in a statement by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, […]
A rare cruise by two German warships in the Indo-Pacific region will demonstrate a commitment to open navigation, the admiral in charge of the naval task force said on Friday, but he declined to confirm if they would transit the contested Taiwan Strait. “Safe and secure sea lanes, especially from Southeast Asia as well as […]
The Nigeria Police Force High Command has clarified the rumoured tenure extension for Inspector General of Police, Dr. Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, stating that there was no extension granted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Instead, the law governing the tenure of the IGP’s office was properly applied. This clarification was made in a statement released on […]
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has advocated the capturing of gun-wielding bandits, kidnappers and other criminals with bare hands by local communities as a way of protecting themselves. The governor stated that when a community of over 3000 people is attacked by about five criminals, the youths of the community should rise against them […]
The Kanwan Katsina and the District Head of Ketare, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Usman Kankara Bello mni, has been congratulated on his birthday by the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI). The revered and popular monarch is also a member of the Association. In the congratulatory message, the National President of ANNI, Ambassador EO […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday flagged off the sales of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice at N40,000 per 50kg bag to Nigerians as a measure to cushion the impact of high food prices across the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, while flagging off the sale of […]
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has lamented that the recent petrol price hike may result in an increase in the prices of goods and transport fares. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director-Heneral (DG) of MAN, spoke in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in Lagos. He expressed concern about the potential impacts the policy could have on […]
American billionaire and a co-founder of Microsoft, Mr. Bill Gates has said that Nigeria’s current tax collection rate is relatively low, and called for a change if the country is to achieve its development goals. Speaking at the Pan-African Youth Dialogue on Nutrition in Abuja, Bill Gates, stressed the need for improved tax collection in […]
