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Reps Divided As Tax Reform Bill Pass Second Reading
The House of Representatives on Wednesday debated the four tax bills transmitted to the National Assembly for consideration and passage by President Bola Tinubu. The bills scaled second reading after the lawmakers reached a consensus on the contentious Value Added Tax provisions during plenary. In 2024, President Bola Tinubu transmitted four tax bills to the National Assembly for consideration and passage,...
ASUU Launch Indefinite Strike At Kaduna University
The Kaduna State University branch of the Academic Staff Union has announced an indefinite strike that will start on February 18 in response to unresolved welfare issues. The union announced the decision in a statement signed by its chairman, Dr. Peter Adamu, and secretary, Dr. Peter Waziri. It was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on...
“Over 35,000km Of Federal Roads Require Alternative Funding” – Minister
The Minister of State for Works, Muhammad Bello Goronyo, has revealed that over 35,000 kilometres of Nigeria’s Federal Government road network will require alternative funding arrangements, as budgetary allocations alone have proven inadequate over the years. Goronyo made this statement during a visit to the Kogi State Field Office of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) in Lokoja, alongside the...
Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Operation
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has confirmed that the Port Harcourt Refinery in Rivers State has commenced crude oil processing. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the compnay, Femi Soneye, broke the news on Tuesday. Soneye revealed that the refinery will operate at 60 percent capacity and process 60,000bpd. “Today marks a monumental achievement for Nigeria as the Port Harcourt...
LIVE: Senate Plenary 6th October 2021
Nigerian Senate Plenary on Wednesday 6th October 2021. https://youtu.be/DQLw07Z4UJQ https://youtu.be/paEpokaUVLg
I Will Be At Presidential Petition Court On Friday – Lamidi Apapa Vows
The factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, has vowed that he will again, storm the Presidential Petition Tribunal on Friday. Apapa and Mr. Julius Abure’s factions clashed during the court proceeding on Wednesday as they both claimed leadership of the party. The court refused to recognize the two factions and adjourned the hearing to Friday, May 19. But speaking on the...
Biafra: Sentence Simon Ekpa, Free Nnamdi Kanu — Southeast Stakeholders Demand
The arrest of Simon Ekpa, the self-declared prime minister of Biafra, has sparked ongoing reactions, with some South-East indigenous people demanding that he be sentenced in Finland. On Thursday last week, the Finnish authorities arrested Ekpa alongside four others, and the Päijät-Häme district court subsequently detained them for “spreading terrorist propaganda on social media.” The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation, NBI,...
All Set For Abia Online Media Publishers 3rd AGM, Focuses On AI’s Impact On Modern Journalism
Preparations have been concluded for the 3rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Abia Online Media Publishers Association (OMPAN), scheduled to hold on Friday, December 12, 2026, at the Umuahia North Local Government Area Multipurpose Hall. This year’s AGM is themed "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Media and Journalism," reflecting ongoing global conversations about the transformative role of AI...
Tinubu Inherited A Country In Bankruptcy, Paying What Was Borrowed By Past Administration — Ribadu
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has lamented that the current administration inherited a bankrupt country from the previous administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him, the revenue generated by the Bola Tinubu-led administration is being used to repay what was taken from the country. The NSA stated this on Monday in Abuja at the Chief of Defence Intelligence...
Abia North Peace Foundation Commends Tinubu, Congratulates Neya Kalu On Ambassadorial Nomination
A foremost socio-political group championing the interests of Abia North Senatorial District, Abia North Peace Foundation (ANOF), has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for nominating Barrister Neya Uzor-Kalu as one of Nigeria’s new non-career ambassadors. In a statement issued on Friday by its Director-General, Chief Nnanna Ukaegbu, the Foundation described the nomination as a “well-considered recognition of capacity, character, and...
