INTEREST GROUPS FLOOD NASS WITH MEMORANDA OVER TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILLS The Federal Government’s ambitious effort to overhaul the nation’s tax laws has moved a step closer to reality following the submission of over 200 memoranda by diverse stakeholders to the Senate and House of Representatives. The National Assembly’s public hearings, which saw the participation of various interest groups, marked …

INTEREST GROUPS FLOOD NASS WITH MEMORANDA OVER TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILLS The Federal Government’s ambitious effort to overhaul the nation’s tax laws has moved a step closer to reality following the submission of over 200 memoranda by diverse stakeholders to the Senate and House of Representatives. The National Assembly’s public hearings, which saw the participation of various interest groups, marked …

ATIKU NOT DEFECTING – MEDIA AIDE Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar denied reports of defecting from the party. Atiku said reports of his defecting from the PDP were part of efforts to confuse the coalition in process. There have been reports of Atiku finalizing plans to defect from the PDP to the Social Democratic Party, SDP. …

I WAS KIDNAPPED BY FULANI HERDSMEN – AFENIFERE YOUTH LEADER The National Youth President of Afenifere, Prince Eniola Joseph Ojajuni, has confirmed that he was kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen on February 17 while traveling to Abuja. The abduction reportedly took place around 2:00 p.m. in Akunnu Akoko, Ondo State. Ojajuni recounted his ordeal in a Facebook post on Friday, revealing …

TRUMP APPOINTS NEW AMBASSADORS TO REPRESENT US IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES United States President Donald Trump announced via his Truth Social on Friday that he had appointed a number of new ambassadors to represent the US in some countries. Trump announced Amer Ghalib will serve as the US ambassador to Kuwait. He also disclosed that Michel Issa will serve as the …

FUEL PRICE SLASH: WE WON’T REDUCE FARES – TRANSPORTERS Road transport operators in Nigeria have ruled out the possibility of reducing transport fares as a result of the further cut in the prices of petrol by Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Some of the transporters and leaders of the National Union of Road Transport Workers …

HOW LAGOS SPEAKER OBASA TRICKED ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TO ACCEPT HIS RETURN, FAILED TO RESIGN AS AGREED The Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, was expected to return and later resign as part of the agreement to resolve the leadership crisis in the House, a source said on Saturday. The source said unlike the claim of the ruling All …

PAROCHIALISM OR COMPETENCE?: EXPERTS ANALYSE TINUBU’S ECONOMIC TEAM Within a spate of 24 hours this week, two key developments occurred in the Nigerian economic sector. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu confirmed the appointment of Shamseldeen Ogunjimi as Accountant-General of the Federation while the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) appointed 16 new directors as part of reforms within the apex bank. The …

PAROCHIALISM OR COMPETENCE?: EXPERTS ANALYSE TINUBU’S ECONOMIC TEAM Within a spate of 24 hours this week, two key developments occurred in the Nigerian economic sector. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu confirmed the appointment of Shamseldeen Ogunjimi as Accountant-General of the Federation while the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) appointed 16 new directors as part of reforms within the apex bank. The …

POPE FRANCIS SHOWING GOOD RESPONSE TO TREATMENT – VATICAN Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is responding well to treatment, the Vatican said on Saturday, adding that the 88-year-old’s condition had seen “a gradual, slight improvement”. The Argentine pontiff has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since February 14, and has suffered several respiratory crises since his admission, but for several …

POPE FRANCIS SHOWING GOOD RESPONSE TO TREATMENT – VATICAN Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is responding well to treatment, the Vatican said on Saturday, adding that the 88-year-old’s condition had seen “a gradual, slight improvement”. The Argentine pontiff has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since February 14, and has suffered several respiratory crises since his admission, but for several …

FEMALE LEGISLATIVE AIDES HONOUR AKPABIO FOR BEING GENDER-FRIENDLY Amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, female legislative aides of the 10th Senate have publicly expressed their appreciation for Akpabio’s leadership, describing him as gender-friendly, inclusive, and fair. The aides emphasized Akpabio’s commitment to women’s empowerment within the legislative arm of government. They …

NATASHA AKPOTI TRAUMATIZED ME, OTHERS – AKPABIO The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has claimed that the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan,. had traumatized him and others. . Akpabio also said the lawmaker, who has now been suspended by the Senate for six months, made “useless allegations” against him because her seat in the Red Chamber was changed. Following the …

NATASHA TRAUMATIZED ME, OTHERS – AKPABIO The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has claimed that the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan,. had traumatized him and others. . Akpabio also said the lawmaker, who has now been suspended by the Senate for six months, made “useless allegations” against him because her seat in the Red Chamber was changed. Following the sanctions …

WHY BUHARI RELOCATED FROM DAURA TO KADUNA Former President Muhammadu Buhari recently relocated to his known residence on Sultan Lane, GRA, Kaduna. Since Buhari exited the Presidential Villa in Abuja on May 29, 2023, he had been in his country home in Daura, Katsina State until recently. Credible sources said his relocation to Daura was actually a stop gap measure …