The Federal Government overspent its debt service budget by N2.74tn within the first nine months of 2024 despite earning far less revenue than projected. This is according to the latest third-quarter budget implementation report for 2024 published by the Budget Office of the Federation. Figures from the document obtained by our correspondent on Friday showed that actual debt service rose …

Rivers State Government has announced the commencement of transition from emergency rule to democratic governance. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibibia Lucky Worika, invited all critical stakeholders to a church service as part of the transition process. The development comes nearly six months after President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the …

Details have emerged regarding the recent closed-door meeting between former President Goodluck Jonathan and former presidential candidate Peter Obi. The two leaders are reportedly discussing strategies for a unified front in the 2027 presidential election. TRIBUNE ONLINE reports that the meeting took place on Thursday, with Obi disclosing insights about the engagement on his Facebook and X accounts. The meeting …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s legal efforts to block the release of FBI and DEA records under the United States Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) since 2023 raise critical concerns regarding transparency, accountability, and the integrity of public office. The FOIA guarantees the public’s right to access information of significant interest, especially where issues of governance, public trust, and leadership credibility …

Governor Greg Abbott of Texas State in the United States has urged residents to immediately report any cleric or individual attempting to enforce Sharia law, following a viral video of an Islamic preacher in Houston demanding shopkeepers stop selling alcohol, pork, and lottery tickets. Reacting on his official X handle, Abbott doubled down on his anti-Sharia stance, boasting of laws …

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has declared that the mandate entrusted to him by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been fulfilled. The announcement was made on Friday at Government House, Port Harcourt, during the presentation of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) report on the just-concluded council polls. Recall that President Tinubu …

Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has dismissed claims that all Nigerians must obtain a Tax Identification Number (Tax ID) before opening or maintaining bank accounts, stressing that the requirement applies only to taxable persons and businesses. In a post on his X handle, Oyedele explained that the newly enacted Nigeria Tax Administration Act …

Lere Olayinka, the senior special adviser on media to the former governor of Rivers State and FCT minister, Nyesom Wike has reacted after NUPENG described the free delivery of petrol by Dangote refinery as ‘Greek Gift’. According to the statements which were shared on his official X handle, he urged NUPENG to also demonstrate their love for Nigerians by giving …

The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has been following with keen interest the ongoing feud between the Dangote Refinery and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). As much as we recognize the importance and vital role that unions and associations play in the defense and protection of human rights, we are obliged …

The Federal Government has directed the management of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, to fully implement the September 9 agreement on workers’ right to join a union of their choice. The directive followed the second intervention in four days by the Department of State Services, DSS, in the escalating …

The Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has denounced as ‘spurious and fabricated’ allegation that the commission’s Chairman/CEO Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa is discriminatory in addressing the welfare of the Ndigbos in the Diaspora. A statement by NIDCOM’s Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, described the claims by one Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro purportedly by the Deputy President …

The Federal Government has said Nigeria is on the road to sustainability in the power sector. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, stated this in Abuja during the inauguration of two blocks housing five training workshops and a 104-room hostel at the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN). He said the development is a milestone for the institute and the …

The Department of State Services, DSS, has summoned the management of Dangote Refinery and the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, amid escalating tension over an alleged breach of an agreement on workers’ right to belong to the union of their choice. The meeting, which is reportedly scheduled for 3:00 pm on Friday, will …

The Special Adviser on Tax Policy to the Chairman of the Tax Reforms Committee, Mr Mathew Osanekwu, has revealed that Nigeria has successfully collected over N600bn in Value Added Tax from global digital service providers such as Facebook, Amazon, and Netflix. He explained that amendments to the VAT Act had empowered the Federal Inland Revenue Service to bring non-resident companies …

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has accused Dangote Petroleum Refinery of disguising an anti-union and monopolistic agenda under the cover of a planned free petrol distribution scheme. In a statement on Friday signed by National Executive President, Comrade Williams Akporeha, and General Secretary, Comrade Afolabi Olawale, NUPENG alleged that the move by the refinery to …