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A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Dotun Babayemi, has urged governments at all levels in the country to place a premium on grassroots development in the new year. Babayemi, who expressed concern over what he described as worsening underdevelopment at the grassroots, said the…
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that the new tax laws cannot take effect until the controversies surrounding the legitimacy of their provisions, occasioned by allegations of insertion, are addressed. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria stated this in a chat with journalists at his Ilawe-Ekiti hometown on Wednesday. Falana…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reiterated its demand for the suspension of the implementation of the tax laws. The opposition party had asked the federal government to extend the enforcement of the tax laws by six months, citing alleged alterations in the gazetted copy. On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu…
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said the implementation of the new tax laws, including those enacted on June 26, 2025, and the remaining acts scheduled to commence on January 1, 2026, will take effect as planned. In a statement he personally signed, Tinubu said the reforms represent “a once-in-a-generation opportunity…
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The opposition African Democratic Congress and the Labour Party on Sunday criticized President Bola Tinubu for departing Nigeria for Europe on holiday at a time the country is grappling with rising insecurity, including foreign military interventions in the North. The Presidency announced on Sunday that Tinubu left Lagos for Europe…
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As Nigerians join the rest of the world in celebrating Christmas today, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated his commitment to the protection of all faiths in an atmosphere of religious tolerance and harmony. He said his Administration would build on sustained engagements with leaders of major faiths to prevent…
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde yesterday warned that the collapse of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a result of its protracted crisis could spell doom for democracy and pave the way for a one-party state. He alleged a plot by Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike to “hold…
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The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has called on the people of Rivers State to rally behind the ruling party and support President Bola Tinubu and Governor Siminalayi Fubara in the 2027 general elections. Basiru also praised Fubara for what he described as commendable governance…
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The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria and the National Union of Local Government Employees have thrown their weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s plan to enforce direct deductions of council funds from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, even as state governments continue to retain control over allocations to local governments….
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By Tunde Olamilekan President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji on his emergence as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo…
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