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President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. In a statement on Friday, Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, disclosed that the committee will be chaired by Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Taiwo Oyedele. … Read more
Amid raging insecurity in the southeast, a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Amobi Ogar, has cried out over the rampant cases of kidnapping, banditry and other violent crimes in his federal constituency of Isuikwuato/Umunneochi, Abia State. He disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists after presenting a motion on the development at plenary. … Read more
Simon Ekpa, a popular Biafra agitator and separatist, has said the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, will stop sit-at-home order in the southeast. Ekpa, a Finland-based lawyer and Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, disclosed this on Monday. His reaction comes in response to the … Read more
US-based multinational technology company Apple on Friday closed trading with a $3 trillion market value. According to CBS, Apple has become the first to achieve that feat in recent time. The 47-year-old tech firm’s shares closed up 2.3 per cent at $193.97, pushing its total market value to $3.04 trillion. In 2022, Apple achieved a … Read more
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February election, has expressed shock over the death of 15 members of Salvation Army Ministry in an auto crash. Obi disclosed this through his official Twitter handle on Saturday. Recall that on Thursday, Salvation Army Ministry members died from an accident along the Benin-Lagos … Read more
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has denied the alleged plan by the association to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N700 per litre nationwide. NAN reported that the Chairman of IPMAN Southwest Zone, Dele Tajudeen, made the clarification in an interview in Ibadan on … Read more
Simon Ekpa, a popular Biafra agitator and separatist, said that a sit-at-home in the southeast is needed to demand the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. Ekpa, the Finland-based lawyer and Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, disclosed this on Friday through his official Twitter … Read more
Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has ordered immediate suspension of all permanent secretaries in various Ministries, Agencies and Departments, MDA’s. Katie Oko, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor disclosed this on Thursday. The statement noted that Head of Service has been suspended also. Oko explained that the development is coming against the backdrop … Read more
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja on the civil rights claim filed by the former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde. In a statement by the Commission’s spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua on Wednesday, the … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to imbibe the virtue of sacrifice which the Eid-el-Kabir celebration exemplifies. Dele Alake, the president’s spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday, that Tinubu was speaking to reporters after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at Dodan Barracks prayer ground, Lagos. Tinubu stressed the need for unity and cooperation towards building … Read more