The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it has resolved the crisis in the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauch who is the Chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum (PDPGF), governors elected on the platform of the party, disclosed the development on Tuesday. Mohammed and the PDP acting national chairman, Ambassador Umar Ilyas Damagun, spoke with few reporters on Tuesday morning at the private departure lounge of the Nnamdi Azikwe airport in Abuja, Mohammed. They affirmed the crisis was over with the suspended NWC members fully back in office with the restoration of the status quo…
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If a new income tax bill is passed by the National Assembly, Nigerians earning N100 million and above monthly will face a 25 percent personal tax rate. This is the submission of the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele at a breakout session of the ongoing 30th Nigeria Economic Summit (NES) organized by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and the Ministry of Budget and National Planning in Abuja on Monday. According to him, there is a need to strike a balance between easing the tax burden for lower-income earners and ensuring the wealthy…
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has released an official statement comprehensively detailing the inhumane treatment the players and officials of the national men’s football team, the Super Eagles, were subjected to by Libyan airport officials. Upon arrival in Libya on Sunday for the second leg of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match, following their 1-0 victory in Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Friday, the Super Eagles players were held at the Al Abraq airport for over 20 hours. Following a huge condemnation from every quarter, the NFF announced the team’s withdrawal from the qualifying match and asked them…
The controversy over Nigeria’s tertiary institution admission age policy just took a new turn as a 15-year-old student has taken the education ministry, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and the National Universities Commission (NUC) to court. Chinaemere Opara, the senior secondary student (SSS), filed the suit at the federal high court in Abuja on Monday through his father, Maxwell Opara, who is a lawyer. The education ministry had in July introduced a policy adopting 18 as the minimum age for tertiary institution admissions. It said the policy, which is to take effect in 2025, will ensure candidates are…
The leading global financial institution, the World Bank has said that for Nigeria to significantly transform its economy, it must maintain its current reforms for the next 10 to 15 years. This was the submission of the Senior Vice-President of the World Bank Group, Indermit Gill. Gill spoke on Monday at the ongoing 30th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES), organized by the NES Group (NESG) in collaboration with the Ministry of Budget and National Planning. Themed “Collaborative Action for Growth, Competitiveness, and Stability,” the three-day summit is being held in Abuja. The World Bank chief, in his welcome address, said the…
The men’s national football team, the Super Eagles have finally arrived in the country from Libya. The players and their officials landed at the Aminu Kano International Airport on Monday night. The contingent was stranded at the Al Abaq Airport in Libya for several hours after arriving in the North African country on Sunday. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) took the decision to pull out of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday four encounter following the inhumane treatment the players were subjected to in Libya. The encounter was earlier scheduled to hold in Benina on Tuesday. Neither the…
A forum association of governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party, the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, (PDP-GF), has commiserated with Senator Ahmed Makarfi, a former governor of Kaduna State over the death of his son. Faisal, the eldest son of the former governor died in a car accident on the Kaduna-Zaria highway on Saturday evening. Chairman of the forum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, made the condolence in a statement issued by its Director-General, Emmanuel Agbo, on Monday in Abuja. Also, commiserating with the Makarfi family, friends, and the people of Kaduna State over the loss, Mohammed said…
A Hezbollah drone strike on Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) training camp near Binyamina, a town located about 20 miles south of Haifa in northern Israel, has killed four Israeli soldiers and injured 61 others. According to the IDF, who confirmed that seven of the injured soldiers are in critical condition following the strike, the Hezbollah attack was in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Beirut last Thursday. Also, Hezbollah’s media office confirmed that the group used a “swarm of drones” to attack the Golani Brigade camp, marking one of the largest assaults on an Israeli military position in…
By Dave Oludare Oso One-time governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said that the ongoing feud between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has deteriorated beyond reconciliation. Fayose, who spoke on Monday during an interview on Channels Television, described the situation as “very unfortunate” and emphasized that he advised Fubara in good faith when he assumed power to “avoid Wike’s trouble.” The former governor had offered this advice shortly after Fubara won his election to become governor. The two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains have…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State on Monday, officially flagged off the dry run for the 20th Carnival Calabar in the state capital, marking the beginning of preparations for the main event in December. There are seven competing carnival bands at the event. Represented by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Elvert Ayambem, the governor said this year’s carnival theme, “Our Shared Prosperity,” promises to be the largest and most impressive yet. He also invited visitors and tourists globally to partake in the 20th anniversary of Africa’s grandest street celebration, which he said will feature 30 days…
