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The House of Representatives has expressed readiness to engage tax experts to brief it on the implications of the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly for consideration. The Deputy Spokesman of the House, Philip Agbese, in an exclusive interview with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, expressed the readiness of the House to interface with Nigerians on the issue in town hall engagements. Recall the Federal Executive Council recently […]

More communities across the three senatorial districts of Bayelsa State have been submerged as the flood level has continued to rise, causing untold hardship to the residents. The latest count includes Adagbabiri in Sagbama Local Government Area, Kolo 2 in Ogbia Local Government Area and Okordia in Yenagoa Local Government Area. The Technical Adviser to the governor on Environment, Alagoa Morris who disclosed this to newsmen noted that this year’s […]

Report states that Enugu State on Wednesday, withdrew from the suit filed by some states in the federation, contesting the laws that established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, as well as the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit guidelines, which is before the Supreme Court. The Kogi State Government initially filed the suit against the EFCC in 2023, with 18 other states, including Enugu which joined the suit later. According to […]

The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, on Wednesday highlighted Nigeria's commitment to accelerating science and technology advancements at a national workshop focused on implementing the 2022 Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Policy. The workshop, organized in collaboration with UNESCO, brought together STI experts from across Nigeria to advance the country’s development goals aligned with the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Minister Nnaji emphasized that Nigeria is positioned to […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the passing of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, who died at the age of 56. According to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Lagbaja passed away on Tuesday night in Lagos after a period of illness. Lagbaja, born on February 28, 1968, was appointed Chief of Army Staff on June 19, 2023 as his […]

Ebonyi State First Lady, Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, on Wednesday has strongly condemned the recent dehumanizing treatment of two teenage girls in Ojiegbe Ngbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area with a viral video circulating on social media shows the girls being stripped and flogged by local youths over accusations of stealing two old chickens. In a statement through her Press Secretary, Nnenna Oshibe, the First Lady described the incident as a violation of […]

The Senator representing Ondo Central Senatorial District, Adeniyi Adegbonmire, has called on Nigerian youths, especially graduates not to rely solely on the government for employment but to also be involved in learning vocational skills for self-reliance. Adegbonmire stated this on Monday, in Akure, the state capital, at a skill acquisition programme for fresh graduates of his Senatorial District slated to run from Monday to Wednesday. The senator noted that government […]