REPS WILL PASS TAX REFORM BILLS WITH MINOR MODIFICATIONS – DEPUTY SPOKESMAN Philip Agbese, deputy spokesman for the house of representatives, says the green chamber is determined to pass the tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu with minor amendments. Speaking to journalists on Monday in Abuja, Agbese said the lawmakers view the four executive bills as catalysts for …

NORTHERN, SOUTHERN LAWMAKERS PREPARE TO SQUARE EACH OTHER AGAINST TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILLS After a two-week break, National Assembly members are set to resume duties in Abuja, and the tax bills by President Bola Tinubu appear to be their priority.The four tax reform bills are before the National Assembly.However, the discourse over them appears to be divided between the North …

NIGRRIA’S DEBT TO IDA HITS $17B – REPORT Nigeria has retained its position as the third-largest debtor to the World Bank’s International Development Association, with its exposure climbing to $17.1bn as of September 30, 2024. According to the World Bank’s latest financial statements for the fiscal year up to September 2024, Nigeria’s debt to the IDA rose by $600m in …

CONTROVERSY TRAILS TINUBU’S MEDIA TEAM The media team of President Bola Tinubu is back in the news for yet another controversy. The development comes as Daniel Bwala, a former spokesperson of Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, joined the communication team of Tinubu. On Monday, Bwala announced that he had taken over …

HOW BRITAIN MASSACRED ORIGINAL IGBO NAMES AHEAD OF INDEPENDENCE Many Igbo scholars have continued to make revelations on how the colonial master and mainly the Britain dislodged principal Igbo words to suite their tongue while destroying our language after all. Here are some names of Igbo Communities renamed by British after the invasion of the great Benin Kingdom. 1: Owerri …

ONE-BED ROOM FLAT IN TINUBU’S RENEWED HOPE ESTATE NOW N22M Nigerians will have to pay up to N22 million to acquire one-bedroom apartments under the Renewed Hope Estates Programme of President Bola Timubu. This was disclosed by the Federal Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Musa Dangiwa during a presentation at the State House Gallery, Aso Villa. The minister explained …

WIKE RIGHT BUILDING HOUSES FOR JUDGES – SENIOR LAWYER, CARPETS FALANA Coordinator of the Rule of Law Development Foundation, Joseph Daudu (SAN), has defended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, against critics of his decision to construct houses for judges in Abuja. Recall that human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), had in a recent interview, stated …

THE BROOM USED ON AJURI NGELARE IS BEING USED ON DANIEL BWALA – ATIKU’S AIDE Paul Ibe, spokesperson for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has taken to social media to mock Daniel Bwala after the recent reshuffling within President Bola Tinubu’s media and communications team. In a tweet on Tuesday, November 19, Ibe stated that the re-designation of Bwala, who …

RETHINK REFORM STRATEGIES, IMF ADVISES TINUBU GOVT Against the backdrop of frustrations faced by the general public in Nigeria and some other Sub-Saharan African countries undergoing economic reforms, the International Monetary Fund, IMF, has rolled out a set of recommendations on how to make the reforms acceptable and supported by the citizens.The IMF, in its latest Regional Economic Outlook for …

PRESIDENCY DOWNGRADES DANIEL BWALA’S ROLE AFTER HE DECLARED HIMSELF TINUBU’S SPOKESMAN Hours after Daniel Bwala declared himself as the official spokesman of President Bola Tinubu, the presidency has adjusted his role. At his first briefing in the State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja, Bwala told journalists he is the president’s official spokesman. A few hours later, Special Adviser Information and Strategy …

PETROL PRICE CUTS MAY FORCE NIGERIA’S INFLATIONARY PRESSURES DOWN – ECONOMIST Nigerian economists and financial analysts say the recent drop in price of Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) upon direct fuel purchase deal between Dangote Refinery and Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria may force inflationary pressures down in the coming months.Former President of the Council of the Chartered Institute of …

l NORTHERN REPS RAISE FRESH CONCERNS OVER TAX REFORMS BILLS Members of the House of Representatives from the northern part of the country have raised fresh concerns over the four tax reform bills currently under consideration in the National Assembly.They spoke at an interactive session organised by the House of Representatives with the members of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal …

TAX REFORM BILLS: GOVS THREATENING TO DENY US RETURN TICKETS – REPS DEPUTY SPOKESMAN The Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has disclosed the readiness of the lawmakers to support President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills despite opposition from State Governors. According to Agbese, some of the Governors have threatened to deny lawmakers from their states the …

NIGERIAN FAMILY DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR DOCTOR WHO DIED IN JORDAN, CRIES TO WHO The circumstances surrounding the death of Dr Chukwuemeka Agbo, a Nigerian polio specialist, working with the World Health Organisation (WHO), have sparked concerns among his family and friends in medical profession.Agbo, who was found dead on June 9, 2024, in Amman, Jordan, where he was working for …

INSIDE STORY OF ALLEGED JUDICIAL CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA, BY JUSTICE DATTIJO MOHAMMED Justice Dattijo Muhammad served in the judiciary for over 40 years before exiting the Supreme Court in October 2023. In his valedictory speech, Dattijo criticised the over-concentration of powers in the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) office and judicial corruption in the polity. We are republishing his reflections …