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Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South), is working on a bill that if passed, will impose taxes on communication and cable television services. The bill scaled first reading on the floor of the senate on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. The ‘Bill for an Act to establish the Communication Service Tax’ is the senator’s […]
On September 21, 2019, Nigeria’s biggest and most prestigious music award show, The Headies, opened its doors to receive entries for its 13th music award with this year’s edition themed ‘The Power of A Dream’. The year in review was announced as January 2018 and June 2019. The award show is scheduled to hold October […]
I lack progressive economic factors Like the agric sector lacks mechanical tractors My leadership is full of bad actors Who hang around the UK so much you think they’re looking for a BAFTA But the only nominations we get are in the poverty awards Where Boko Haram refuses to sheathe their swords And we’re still facing […]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has shutdown some car dealerships suspected to have smuggled vehicles into the country through the land borders. Members of the Comptroller General of the service’s strike force and officers attached to the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’, Ikeja stormed the popular Berger along Apapa-Oshodi Express Road and other major […]
Anti-corruption and pro-democracy campaigner, Chido Onumah, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). Onumah, one of the leading advocates for the protection of whistleblowers, also doubles as the executive director, African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) and the author of We Are All Biafrans. According to reports, he […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, has on Tuesday move the Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Festus Keyamo, to the ministry of labour. The Director of Information at the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, announced in a statement that “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate redeployment of two Ministers […]
The United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on Tuesday afternoon announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s attempt to get the Ukrainian president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. Pelosi, who had tried to head off talk of impeachment among her caucus, made the announcement as demands mounted for an investigation into […]
First class Lagos State monarch, the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru, is dead. The 82-year-old traditional ruler died on Monday in Lagos after a brief illness just after he celebrated his 82nd birthday on September 6, 2019. The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a tribute on his Twitter page, said the state and […]
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Niyi Adebayo, has said there is no going back on the federal government’s determination to increase public revenue through intensified tax collection. Speaking during the Lagos Chamber of Commerce (LCCI) 2019 Presidential Policy Dialogue on the Economy, held in Lagos at the weekend, Adebayo, said those expecting […]
