The House of Representatives has passed four major tax reform bills—the Nigeria Tax Bill, Tax Administration Bill, Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill, and Nigeria Revenue Service Bill—after they scaled third reading during plenary on Tuesday. The bills, which were transmitted by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly on October 3, 2024, initially faced strong … Read more
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi state has announced a one-month suspension of three commissioners in his cabinet for absenteeism. Absenteeism: Ebonyi gov suspends three commissioners The affected commissioners include Solomon Azi, Grants and Donor Agencies; Victor Chukwu, Environment; and Ikeuwa Omebe Ministry of Rural Development. As reported by Leadership on Tuesday, March 18, the commissioners, … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land approval for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Headquarters in Abuja. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the land contains a building intended to serve as the party’s new secretariat, though construction is still incomplete. The revocation was communicated through a letter addressed to … Read more
Anambra State, Nigeria – Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State addressed the topic of Nnamdi Kanu’s release during a media chat on March 17, 2025. In a video shared by Channels TV on X, Soludo emphasised that the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) should not be conflated with security … Read more
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan Branch, Mr. Ibrahim Lawal, has called on Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to reconsider his approach to governance amid an escalating political crisis in the state. Lawal accused the governor of committing several infractions and warned that his high-handedness was negatively impacting governance. Lawal’s remarks came … Read more
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has disclosed that statutory delegates may return to political party primaries through an amendment to the 2022 Electoral Act ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at a meeting with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Abuja, he emphasised that their exclusion was a mistake that must be corrected before the … Read more
The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved four crucial tax reform bills that were transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024. The bills, which aim to overhaul the country’s tax administration system, now await the Senate’s passage before they can be transmitted to the President for final assent. The bills, … Read more
FCT, Abuja – The Southern Nigeria Leaders of Thought has called for an investigation into the alleged diversion of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) projects into Okene in Kogi Central. The group said Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha and her husband influenced the diversion of the NDDC project to the PDP senator’s area. The group’s President, … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Works has warned contractors handling the Abuja-Kaduna highway project, that severe measures would be taken if they fail to abide by the contract terms. The reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway was initially awarded to construction giant Julius Berger but was revoked by the Federal Government in 2024 due to … Read more
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has refuted reports circulating on social media claiming that a delegation of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), along with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, visited him at the Government House over the weekend. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, Fubara dismissed the rumours … Read more