PROF LUCY UCHE ONYEKWELU EMERGES PIONEER VICE CHANCELLOR, LUX MUNDI UNIVERSITY Professor Uchechukwu Lucy Onyekwelu has emerged as the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of Lux Mundi University, Umuahia in Abia State. Prof. Onyekwelu, PhD, FCA, FAMSSRN, FFAR, ACTI, a consummate scholar/researcher, and influential Human Capital Development expert, made history as the first female Enugu State Indigenou to be appointed Vice-Chancellor of a …

TAX REFORM BILLS PASS SECOND READING IN SENATE AS HOUSE OF REPS GOES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION The Senate on Thursday passed for second reading the four controversial tax reform bills transmitted to it by President Bola Ahned Tinubu.This followed a lead debate on the bills presented by Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) and debated by senators during …

HOW POLICE KILLED 24 ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTERS, DETAINED OVER 1200 OTHERS INCLUDING MINORS, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: The Amnesty International, global human rights advocacy organisation, has said that the Nigeria police force used excessive force against protesters during the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests between August 1-10, 2024, and killed at least 24 protesters in Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa and Niger states. Amnesty International …

TAX REFORM BILLS: NIGERIANS EARNING BELOW ₦‎1M ANNUALLY EXEMPTED FROM INCOME TAX Barring last-minute changes, the Senate will pass the controversial Tax Reform Bills today, exempting those earning below N1 million per annum from the tax net. Vanguard gathered that most lawmakers who were initially opposed to the bills have changed their position following clarifications given by the Federal Government’s …

NIGERIA TO CONDUCT NATIONAL CENSUS IN 2025 National Population Commission (NPC)The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced that Nigeria’s long-delayed national census will finally be conducted in 2025. The Chairman of the NPC, Nasir Isa Kwarra, made the announcement on Thursday at the 2024 Anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Abuja. …

WIKE, FUBARA ACCUMULATE HUGE DEBTS FOR RIVERS GOVT The Rivers State government under the administration of former Governor Nyesom Wike, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara, accumulated debts from N5,225,575,493.20 to N213,902,344,833.33 within a period of 12 months. The 2023 audit report of the state revealed that the state entered 2023 with …

IBB, ORTOM, TAMBUWAL TOP LIST OF FCTA PUBLISHED LAND TITLE DEBTORS The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has published a list of alleged land title debtors in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The FCTA in the same vein gave the defaulters two weeks from November 26, to pay for their certificates of occupancy (C of O). Top on the list …

200 TRUCKS LOAD AT PH REFINERY, 150,000 BPD, ELEME PLANT DORMANT After seven postponements, the Port Harcourt Refinery Company has finally commenced fuel production, promising a daily supply of about 200 trucks, as about one million litres of refined products were released by the plant on Tuesday.The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited unveiled the refinery on Tuesday, saying the old …

Pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, who was arrested in Finland for alleged terrorism-related activities, is scheduled to face charges in May 2025 potentially, according to Finnish authorities. A Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, Mikko Laaksonen, confirmed to The PUNCH via email on Tuesday that the district court had set May 2025 as the deadline for prosecutors to …

SACRED VC SUES GUSAU UNIVERSITY FOR DENYING HIS PROFESSORSHIP Embattled and sacked 7th Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK), Prof Benard Odoh, has instituted legal actions against the management of Federal University, Gusau (FUGUS) over alleged denial of his professorial appointment and employment status. In a statement on Wednesday, signed by his Personal Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr …

NIGERIANS MORE LOYAL TO ETHNIC GROUPS THAN NIGERIA – GOODLUCK JONATHAN The former president emphasised the critical role of leadership at all levels of government, urging leaders to implement policies and projects that promote unity over short-term praise. Former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has stated that Nigerians are more loyal to their ethnic nationalities than to the country which has …

VAT: LAGOS GETS 17%, IMO – 1.716% An analysis of revenue allocation data from Nigeria’s Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has highlighted some disparities in the redistribution of Value Added Tax (VAT) proceeds among states.Agora Policy, in a data analysis shared on its X account on Tuesday, highlighted inequalities in VAT distribution among states.Data analysis from the policy think tank …

MAN KILLS MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, SISTER AND CHILD FOR MONEY RITUALIN ENUGU COMMUNITYThe jaw-dropping tragedy happened after a man simply identified as ‘Anaegbuachara’ allegedly killed his mother, grandmother, sister and her child. A dark cloud of sorrow and apprehension has descended over the residents of Amaeze community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State after four family members were killed …

NORTH MUST NOT TEAR NIGERIA APART – GOWON Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Retd), has warned that following early agitation for power to return to the northern part of the country, the region must not tear the country apart. Gowon therefore urged northern elites to champion causes that serve the collective interest of Nigeria rather than narrow regional …

PH REFINERY WILL CRASH FUEL PRICE, CREATE JOBS – IPMAN, PETRAON Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry have said the commencement of production at the Port Harcourt Refining Company will engender competition, crash the pump price of petroleum products and create jobs for Nigerians.Recall that the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari …