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ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH SIGNS INTO LAW BILL TO CREATE ONE-STOP SHOP FOR TAXATION Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has signed into law the bill to create a one-stop shop for tax collection and administration in Enugu State, thereby ending multiple taxation. Entitled the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (Establishment and Consolidation of Revenue Administration) Law, 2025, the new …

DEATH TOLL FROM ENUGU TANKER EXPLOSION RISES TO 23 The death toll from the tanker explosion on the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has risen to 23. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Enugu State Command, Franklin Agbakoba, confirmed this on Tuesday in Enugu, adding that two additional female victims had recently died while receiving …

ORJI UZOR KALU HEADS SOUTH EAST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION The Senate has appointed Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia-North) as the substantive pioneer Chairman of the Senate Committee on the newly established South East Development Commission (SEDC).Naija News reoorts that the SEDC is a regional development body signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. Before this appointment, which was announced by …

COURT ORDERS INEC TO PAY ₦1.12BN COMPENSATION TO FAMILY OF MAN KILLED BY ITS DRIVER The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to pay ₦1.12 billion in compensation to the family of Mike Madu, who was killed in an accident caused by an INEC driver in Imo State. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice …

FEC APPROVES N4.2TRN FOR MAJOR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved road infrastructure contracts worth N4.2 trillion, covering key highways and bridges across Nigeria. This was announced by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, at the end of the council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja. According to Umahi, the projects …

APPEAL COURT REINSTATES SACKED CBN STAFF Ten years after their employment was wrongfully terminated by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, three staff of the bank, Akagwu Audi Yakubu, Idris Auwal, Daciyal Longji David had gotten the nod of the appeal court directing them to be reinstated to their jobs with their full salaries paid. Beside, the court also awarded …

HOW BARACK OBAMA CONNIVED WITH APC TO REMOVE GOOLUCK JONATHAN Report has revealed how the former president of US, Barack Obama connived with the All Progressive Congress (APC) to stop Nigeria’s $568 billion growing economy. This was revealed in a post and video shared by an X user, NEFERTITI on Monday. The post revealed that Elon Musk and DOGE confirmed …

OPOBO TRADITIONAL RULERS VISIT MBATA, OHANAEZE PRESIDENT GENERAL President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, at his residence in Port Harcourt.As part of rebuilding brotherhood and lineage relationship, the Opobo Council of Traditional Rulers has paid a courtesy visit to the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, at his residence in Port Harcourt. The delegation, led by …

WE’RE IMPRESSED WITH ENUGU, THINGS ARE MOVING FAST – DANISH GOVT The Government of Denmark has expressed its eagerness to expand the European nation’s business interests in Enugu State, express­ing enthusiasm at partnering with the state in key sectors of the economy and other areas of mutual benefits. Denmark, which is a member of the European Union, stated this when …

IMPEACHED LAGOS ASSEMBLY SPEAKER, OBASA, STAGING COMEBACK? The uncertainty surrounding the speakership of the Lagos State House of Assembly deepened on Monday as the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) held a marathon meeting with lawmakers in a bid to resolve the ongoing leadership tussle. The meeting, which commenced around 11 a.m., was convened to address the leadership crisis that followed the …