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Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy, says the upcoming value-added tax (VAT) reform will increase states’ share of VAT from 50 percent to 55 percent, translating to over N4 trillion by 2026. Oyedele spoke at the launch of BudgIT’s 2025 States of States report released on Tuesday. President Bola Tinubu signed four tax reform bills into …

President Bola Tinubu has revoked the clemency granted to Maryam Sanda, a convict who was sentenced to death for killing her husband in 2017. Sanda’s name was on the list of those to be released from prison earlier in the month. However, following outrage, the list was withdrawn, while Prince Lateef Fagbemi, Minister of Justice, who chaired the Committee that …

A new law in the United Kingdom prevents British citizenship from being automatically reinstated to individuals linked to terrorism, extremism, and serious organised crime. The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders Act 2025, which received Royal Assent on 27 October, ensures that citizenship is not restored after a successful appeal until all additional appeals have been exhausted. The legislation closes a gap …

A man whose shop was reportedly forcefully taken and auctioned by the Sharia Court of Appeal in Abuja has finally recovered his property following widespread public outrage. The man, who had earlier gone viral in a video lamenting the loss of his shop, expressed deep gratitude to Nigerians who raised their voices in solidarity during his ordeal. He said the …

The Republican Mayor of Blanco, Texas, Mike Arnold, has condemned Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, accusing him of lying on international television to defend the government amid global outrage over alleged Christian killings in the country. Arnold, who made the comments on his verified X account on Wednesday, reacted to Idris’s recent CNN interview, where the …

The administration of President Bola Tinubu has again denied widespread reports alleging a coup plot in Nigeria, insisting that no such attempt occurred. Speaking during an interview on TVC on Tuesday, the Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to the President, Sunday Dare, said the Presidency aligns fully with the position of the Nigerian military, which has already denied …

The administration of President Bola Tinubu has again denied widespread reports alleging a coup plot in Nigeria, insisting that no such attempt occurred. Speaking during an interview on TVC on Tuesday, the Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to the President, Sunday Dare, said the Presidency aligns fully with the position of the Nigerian military, which has already denied …

The presidency has released a fresh list of inmates granted Presidential Clemency. Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, released the fresh list on Wednesday. It was observed that many names were struck off the list. Earlier in the month, Onanuga had announced that the president pardoned some persons. However, the names of some convicts, who were on death sentence, life imprisonment, for …

A new list of those granted clemency by President Bola Tinubu has emerged from the Presidency. The list contained about 15 Nigerians pardoned by the Tinubu administration. Another four persons, whose death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment and fifteen others granted clemency, were also listed Pardon: Mrs Anastasia Daniel Nwaobia Barr. Hussaini Alhaji Umar Ayinla Saadu Alanamu Hon. Farouk …

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has attributed dominance of long-serving African leaders to institutional weaknesses and a lack of democratic accountability. His remarks come amid recent developments in Cameroon and Ivory Coast, where aging leaders secured extended ternues Biya, now 92, and 83-year-old Alassane Ouattara were announced winners in controversial circumstances. But speaking at the Democracy Union for Africa Forum …