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INEC: Mahmoud Bows Out, Agbamuche-Mbu Steps in
By Deborah Nnamdi The leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially changed hands, as Professor Mahmood Yakubu handed over to May Agbamuche-Mbu, who has been appointed Acting National Chairman of the commission. Agbamuche-Mbu, the longest-serving National Commissioner at INEC, assumed her new role on Tuesday during a…
Read More »Tinubu seeks Reps’ approval to raise $2.3b in external capital for 2025
By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to approve the Federal Government’s plan to raise $2.3 billion in external capital for the 2025 fiscal year. The proposal comprises $1.2 billion in new external borrowing and $1.1 billion to refinance a maturing Eurobond. In a…
Read More »Boko Haram once nominated Buhari for peace talks, Jonathan reveals
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has disclosed that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated then–opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari to represent them in negotiations with the federal government during his administration’s search for a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Jonathan made the revelation on Friday at the public presentation of SCARS: Nigeria’s…
Read More »Court halts police tinted glass permit enforcement after Delta command seizes 25 vehicles
The Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police to suspend the enforcement of tinted glass permit regulations nationwide. The interim order, delivered on Friday in Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025 filed by legal practitioner John Aikpokpo-Martins, directed the police to…
Read More »CDS Musa links rising insecurity to decline in family values
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has attributed Nigeria’s worsening insecurity to the breakdown of family values. Speaking on Thursday at the closing ceremony of the 2025 edition of Exercise Haske Biyu at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna, Musa stressed that strengthening…
Read More »Kano governor demands removal of police commissioner over alleged partisanship
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has called for the immediate removal of the state’s Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, accusing him of unprofessional conduct and partisanship that he says threaten the peace of the state. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on…
Read More »Nigeria’s economy was near collapse at my inauguration – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has disclosed that Nigeria’s economy was on the verge of collapse when he assumed office in May 2023, citing years of fiscal policy distortions and mismanagement. “Upon assuming office, our administration inherited a near-collapsed economy caused by decades of fiscal policy distortions and misalignment that had…
Read More »FG begins payment of new pension increments for retirees
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has begun implementing new pension increments for retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS), following the partial release of N20.188 billion by the Federal Government. The adjustment, which includes a flat rate of N32,000 and percentage increases of 10.66% and 12.95%, will reflect in…
Read More »Income from all sources, including sex work is taxable under new reforms – FG
Photo: Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has clarified that all income earned in Nigeria, including money generated by commercial sex workers, is subject to taxation under the law. Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on…
Read More »Curiosity hits Nigerians as FG cancels Independence Day Parade
By Sodeeq Kamsela, Abuja In a move that has puzzled many Nigerians, the Federal Government has cancelled the military parade scheduled for the country’s 65th Independence Anniversary on Wednesday, October 1. The parade is an annual event to mark the West African nation’s independence from British colonial rule, and has…
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