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President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. The committee according to a statement issued by Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy on Friday will be chaired by Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Mr. Taiwo Oyedele. The statement said ... Read More »

Respite came the way of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi on Friday, as the Supreme Court, quashed hi seven years prison sentence. The apex court, which invalidated the money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against the lawmaker who hitherto represented Delta North Senatorial District, ordered his immediate release from prison custody. It will be recalled that the ... Read More »

Senegalese President, Macky Sall has declared he will not run for a third term in next year’s election, ending years of uncertainty over his political future that helped fuel deadly opposition protests last month. His sudden announcement to end his plans to contest for a third term was a result of unrest and political tension in the country. He has ... Read More »

A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Idris Wada Saleh, in Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission custody over alleged N1 billion fraud. The defendant, a former Commissioner to Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on false information and return ... Read More »

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reappointed Mr. Gboyega Akosile, as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS). The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Monday by the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola. The appointment according to the Head of Service takes immediate effect. Before his reappointment, Akosile had served as the Chief Press Secretary to Governor ... Read More »

The founder of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, has been hospitalised over an undisclosed illness. An image of the cleric on hospital bed has since gone viral on social media platforms. In another viral video seen by The Nation, the cleric was reported to have collapsed with many trying to resuscitate him. A terse post on the ... Read More »

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the general public of a batch of contaminated Sprite 50cl glass bottles circulating in the country. It disclosed that the unwholesome product was discovered following a consumer’s complaint, and the investigation of the particular batch of Sprite 50cl glass bottles, which were discovered to be contaminated with ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu has arrived at Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State. He is expected to visit the Alake of Egba Oba Adedotun Gbadebo and Awujale of Ijebu, Oba Sikiru Adetona. He was received on arrival by Governor Dapo Abiodun, his Deputy and other officials. Tinubu is accompanied by National Security Advisos. Nuru Ribadu The President, Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said he ... Read More »

The World Bank has predicted that the Federal Government will save N2 trillion in the remaining six months of 2023 with the removal of petrol subsidy and over N11 trillion by 2025. The World Bank made this projection in its June 2023 Nigeria Development Update released on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the NDU report, the removal of the petrol ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after trips to Paris where he attended the Financial Pact Summit and London. He arrived at the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos around 5:05 pm. He was welcomed by a sea of dancing supporters who have been waiting for hours for his return. Tinubu is in Lagos for the ... Read More »