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“No Monopoly Agent has been Created” -FIRS Clarifies Position On Xpress Payment
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has clarified its position on appointment of collection agents for the Treasury Single Account (TSA) system, saying no monopoly agent has been created for the purpose. The Service was responding to a recent allegation by the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, that FIRS has appointed Xpress Payments as one of the channels used in...
DSS DG Exonerates Suspected IPOB Member In Custody Since 2022
Barely one month after ordering the release and compensation of one Abuja-based business woman, Mrs. Chineze Ozoadibe, the Director General, State Security Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release of one Kenneth and Okechukwu Nwafor, arrested in July 2022, for his alleged involvement in the activities of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The DG also awarded...
“Atiku Lacks Capacity To Govern Nigeria” – Oshiomhole
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and lawmaker representing Edo North, said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar lacks the capacity to govern Nigeria. Oshiomhole argued that Atiku’s inability to stabilise the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) disqualifies him from claiming he can fix the country. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the APC chieftain...
ADC Slams Tinubu’s VIP Police Withdrawal
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to withdraw police officers from VIP protection, describing it as political theatre that fails to address Nigeria’s deepening security challenges. In a statement by the party’s spokesperson, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said the government appears more focused on optics than on implementing a comprehensive strategy to confront...
National Assembly Set To Conduct Final Vote On Constitution Amendment
The National Assembly on Monday held what leaders described as the final and decisive joint retreat on the ongoing Constitution review process, marking the last major meeting before lawmakers vote on far-reaching amendments that could reshape Nigeria’s governance structure for generations. Members of the Commitee and Speakers of State Houses of Assembly declared that the window for deliberation had closed...
GENCOs Reject FG’s 50% Pay Offer Of N5trn Debt
Power generation companies, GENCOs, have rejected contract offers from the Federal Government requiring them to accept 50 per cent of the total debt owed them for electricity supplied to the national grid. Described as a 50 per cent “haircut”, the proposed contracts were sent out to each power generation company, with the exception of Azura Power West Africa. The government proposed...
Zelensky Applauds US Peace Talks To Stop Prolonged War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenky on Monday hailed “important steps” after talks in Geneva with the US, but said more work is needed to negotiate an end to the war with Russia. Ukrainian, American and European officials met in Switzerland Sunday after a US proposal to end Russia’s almost four-year invasion was widely criticised as heeding to Moscow’s demands. All sides claimed...
South West Governors Holds Emergency Security Meeting
Governors of the South-West states are expected to converge on Ibadan for an urgent, unscheduled meeting to deliberate on pressing regional matters, particularly security concerns across the zone. The closed-door session, which will commence at the Governor’s Office, Agodi, is being hosted by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. All six governors from Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti are expected...
ADC Affirms Atiku’s Membership
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the coalition-backed party he is expected to align with ahead of the 2027 elections. Atiku made the announcement on Monday through his X handle, posting a photo of himself holding his ADC membership card with the brief caption, “It’s official.” His move follows his July resignation from the...
Obi Links Recent Insecurity Surge To Failed Leadership
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has stated that the ongoing surge in reported cases of violence cannot be divorced from the failure of leadership. He noted that no serious nation survives on a cocktail of excuses, indifference or absentee leadership. Obi stated this after a review of the nationwide security situation over the last 10...
