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Senate, AGF meeting over tax reform bills deadlocked
The Senate on Monday met with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to discuss the contentious issues generating controversies in the four tax reform bills before the National Assembly. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had transmitted the bills to the National Assembly in October last year, and sought expeditious passage. But the […]
FG receives 403 stranded Nigerians from Niger Republic
The Federal Government, in a coordinated multi-agency effort, successfully facilitated the return of 403 Nigerian migrants who had been stranded in the Niger Republic. The voluntary returnees arrived in Nigeria on Saturday, 21st December 2024. The humanitarian return was jointly organized by the Nigerian Mission in Niamey and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). This […]
FG lifts five-year ban on mining activities in Zamfara
The Federal Government has lifted ban on mining activities in Zamfara, after five year of its suspension. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja. Alake said the move was made following significant improvement on the security situation in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that […]
FG declares non-compliance with ICRC Act illegal for public-private partnerships
The Federal Government of Nigeria, under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has reinforced the mandatory compliance of all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) with the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Act for all Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreements. According to a government circular, non-compliance with the ICRC Act, its policies, or guidelines renders any such agreements illegal. […]
FAKE NEWS ALERT: Tinubu yet to appoint ambassadors, says FG
The federal ministry of foreign affairs says President Bola Tinubu is yet to appoint ambassadors. The foreign ministry was responding to a purported list of nominees appointed by the president as ambassadors to various countries, which has been circulating on social media platforms. In a statement on Sunday, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, acting spokesperson of the […]
2024: Google, Meta, X, others paid N2.55trn taxes to FG in six months — NITDA
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has disclosed that foreign digital companies Google, Meta, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Microsoft and social media platforms operating in Nigeria paid N2.55trn ($1.5billion) in taxes to the Federal Government in the first six months of 2024. NITDA revealed this in a statement on X, Wednesday, titled ‘NITDA commends […]
Drama in Senate as FG officials defend Tinubu’s tax reform bills
Amid a charged atmosphere on Wednesday, officials of the Federal Government appeared before senators to shed more light on President Bola Tinubu’s controversial tax reform bills. The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy on Tax Reform Committee, Mr Taiwo Oyedele; the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Zacch Adedeji, and the Director […]
FG reverses 18-year age limit for admission
The Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark into tertiary institutions in the country. Alausa spoke on Wednesday at his inaugural ministerial briefing, which is ongoing in Abuja. He also hinted at the possibility of his administration reviewing the nation’s education policy. However, the Minister said there would be no […]
Reps consider raising retirement age of health workers to 65
A bill seeking to raise the retirement age of health workers has scaled the second reading at the house of representatives. Adewale Hammed, the lawmaker representing the Agege federal constituency of Lagos state, sponsored the bill to raise the retirement age of health workers from 60 to 65 and from 35 to 40 years in […]
FG overhauling national grid to improve power supply – Minister
The federal government says it is overhauling the national grid to reduce the frequent disturbances and improve power supply across the country. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a media briefing. Mr Adelabu said the national grid was over 50 years old and had weak, obsolete, and dilapidated […]