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Governor Zulum Begins First Northern Metro Rail Project
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced plans to construct an intra-city rail network to connect Maiduguri and its surrounding areas, marking the first such initiative…
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Business
“Tax Reform Bill Will End Financial Recklessness of Politicians” – Bishop Kukah
Bishop Mathew Kukah, founder of the Kukah Centre, has expressed optimism that the tax reform bills introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration could address financial mismanagement…
Politics
Unfreeze NSIPA account Immediately – Reps tells Tinubu
The House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to order the unfreezing of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) accounts within 72 hours.…
Security
JUST IN: Police arrest human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force have reportedly arrested human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, over allegations of defaming the Chief Executive Officer of the United Bank…
Simon Ekpa Offence Not Bailable – Finnish Authorities Inform Biafran Sympathizers
The Finnish Police have confirmed that Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed leader of the Biafran separatist movement, is being held for an offence that is not bailable…
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Submit account statements within 48 hours, Okpebholo orders Edo LG chairmen
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, directed the 18 local government areas chairmen in the state to submit their statements of account within 48…
2024 Recruitment: NNPCL sends regrets email to disqualified applicants
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has begun sending regret emails to applicants who did not qualify for the next stage of the 2024 recruitment…
Business
JUST IN: House of Reps blocks CBN’s mass retirement plan, probe N50billion payoff
The House of Representatives has intervened in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) planned mass retirement of over 1,000 staff,. The Green Chambers has suspended the…
Politics
JUST IN: Northern youth groups barricade National Assembly over tax reform bill
Some youths from the 19 northern states on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, staged a protest at the entrance of the National Assembly where they warned critics…
Business
JUST IN: Tax reform bills won’t harm north, no plan to scrap agencies – Presidency
The Presidency has clarified that the proposed Tax Reform Bills do not recommend the scrapping of prominent agencies such as TETFUND, NASENI, or NITDA. According to…