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The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has clarified that pastors, imams, and other religious workers are liable to pay tax on the salaries they earn from religious institutions. Speaking on the podcast ‘Mic On’, Oyedele stressed that while churches, mosques, and other religious bodies are exempt from taxation, this exemption does not …
Read More »POLICE ORDER ALL OFFICERS ATTACHED TO VIPS TO RETURN TO BASE IMMEDIATELY
The Special Protection Unit (SPU) in the police has ordered all officers attached to VIPs and beats nationwide to return “back to base”. On November 23, President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to VIPs across the country. In a memo signed by Neji Veronica, commanding officer of the SPU Base 16 in Lagos, and shared …
Read More »VACATE PDP SECRETARIAT WITHIN 24 HOURS OR FACE LEGAL ACTION, LAWYERS/CSOS TELL POLICE
A coalition of lawyers and civil society organisations (CSOs) has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to Nigeria Police Force to re-open the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat or face immediate legal action. The coalition, comprising Lawyers for New Nigeria (LNN), Good Governance Initiative Coalition (GGIC), and Arewa Lawyers Union (ALU), issued the threat at a joint news conference on Monday …
Read More »VACATE PDP SECRETARIAT WITHIN 24 HOURS OR FACE LEGAL ACTION, LAWYERS/CSOS TELL POLICE
A coalition of lawyers and civil society organisations (CSOs) has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to Nigeria Police Force to re-open the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat or face immediate legal action. The coalition, comprising Lawyers for New Nigeria (LNN), Good Governance Initiative Coalition (GGIC), and Arewa Lawyers Union (ALU), issued the threat at a joint news conference on Monday …
Read More »ENUGU STATE TO HOLD TOWN HALL MEETING ON DIGITAL LAND TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME
The Government of Enugu State, under the visionary leadership of His Excellency, Governor Peter Mbah, cordially invites the general public to a Stakeholders’ Town Hall Meeting convened as part of the ongoing Digital Land Transformation Programme. This Town Hall is designed to provide citizens with clear, accessible, and up-to-date information on land ownership, Revalidation processes, approved layouts, and the full …
Read More »ADC FAULTS TINUBU’S ORDER ON WITHDRAWAL OF POLICE OFFICERS GUARDING VIPS
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described President Bola Tinubu’s order to withdraw police officers from very important personalities (VIPs) as a political gesture that does not address Nigeria’s escalating security crisis. On Sunday, the president ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to VIPs across the country. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information …
Read More »REPS, SENATE, STATE SPEAKERS MEET IN ABUJA AS CONSTITUTION REVIEW ENTERS FINAL STAGE
The House of Representatives and the Senate on Monday convened a joint retreat with speakers of state houses of assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital, as Nigeria’s constitution amendment process reached a decisive stage. The event brought together federal legislators, state houses of assembly presiding officers, and members of the constitution review committees of both chambers. Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker …
Read More »NNPCL SPENT N30B ON ‘ENTERTAINMENT’ IN ONE YEAR – AUDITED REPORT
A review of the just-released audited financial statement for the year ended 2024 has shown that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Group spent N30.3billion on entertainment expenses. Earlier, a review of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s financial statement showed that the oil company spent N7.4 billion on “entertainment expenses in 2023”. The 2024 figure represents a sharp …
Read More »NNPCL SPENT N30B ON ‘ENTERTAINMENT’ IN ONE YEAR – AUDITED REPORT
A review of the just-released audited financial statement for the year ended 2024 has shown that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Group spent N30.3billion on entertainment expenses. Earlier, a review of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s financial statement showed that the oil company spent N7.4 billion on “entertainment expenses in 2023”. The 2024 figure represents a sharp …
Read More »NNAMDI KANU NOT A TERRORIST, BUT SEPARATIST LEADER – CHARLES CHUKWUNA
The international community has categorically rejected the Nigerian establishment’s attempt to label Mazi Nnamdi Kanu a terrorist. Instead, Nnamdi Kanu is widely recognized as a separatist leader. A diligent examination of major international headlines today suggests that the Nigerian government has inadvertently enhanced Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s stature as a prominent separatist leader through a disgraceful and egregious miscarriage of justice …
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