Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced a total tax revenue collection of N5.5 trillion for the half-year period of January to June 2023. Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Muhammad Nami, disclosed this while presenting the 2023-2024 tax revenue outlook to the National Economic Council (NEC) at its meeting […]

Indications emerged that the House of Representatives would explore diplomatic solutions between Nigeria and neighbouring Cameroon in resolving the plight of the citizenry in Danare and Biajua communities bent on remaining with their kith and kins in the country. The Chairman of the House Adhoc committee probing into the potential land encroachment by the Cameroonian […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has increased the number of registered political parties from 18 to 19 with the recognition of the Youth Party as a registered political party. National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education, Barrister Festus Okoye, said in a statement the recognition of Youth Party followed the judgement of […]

National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shetimma The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday resolved to jettison the national social register used by the Muhammadu Buhari administration to implement its own conditional cash transfer. Rising from its meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja, the council revealed that the register is […]

The House of Representatives has kicked against an increase in electricity tariff proposed by distribution companies to the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The resolution was reached following a motion presented by Honourable Aliyu Madaki. The lawmaker disapproved of the price hike, considering the recent increase in petrol prices. Madaki stressed that it is inappropriate […]

• Reps summon Kyari • You lack power to fix fuel price, Falana tells NNPCL • PDP: APC’s N617/litre provocative, fuel shouldn’t sell more than N150/litre • Nigerians deceived, punished unnecessarily on petrol pricing –NLC Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has slammed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) […]

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court on Thursday granted the request of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, permission to access the medical doctor of his choice while in the custody of the State security service. The court held that Kanu is entitled to the medical doctor […]