The House of Representatives on Thursday took significant steps to ban the sale of alcohol and psychoactive drugs in and around motor parks in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by the member representing Ibadan North-East/Ibadan South-East Federal Constituency, Oyo State, Mr Abbas Adigun, during Thursday’s plenary. Emphasising the need to support

The tax reform bill before the National Assembly is not targeted at the 19 northern states, the presidency has said. The governors of the 19 Northern states had rejected the bill, especially the proposed amendment to the distribution of Value Added Tax (VAT) to a derivation-based model. But in a statement on Thursday, presidential spokesman, Bayo

The Senate has reconstituted its adhoc committee to Investigate the alleged economic Sabotage in the nation’s petroleum industry. The Senate, presided over by the Deputy President, Senator Barau Jibrin, announced these decisions during plenary after the Leader of the Senate/Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, sponsored a motion on the need for the two

The Court of Appeal Abuja has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) challenging its proscription as a terrorist organisation by the Federal Government. A three-man panel of the court led by Justice Hamma Barka, adjourned the matter for judgment, after the Federal Government and IPOB, through their respective

The National Economic Council (NEC) has expressed reservations over the Tax Reform Bill forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly. The bill was forwarded to NASS based on the report and recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal and Tax Reforms set up by the President to help boost revenue generation in the

Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, in this interview with GRACE EDEMA speaks about abandoned projects in universities across the nation, electricity challenges and reasons TETFund cannot fund private universities What are your views on universities in the country paying heavily for electricity? It is a very difficult position they find themselves, because first

Access to social media in Mozambique was restricted for the second time in a week on Thursday, a global internet watchdog said, as the opposition called for strikes over a disputed presidential election. “We can confirm social media restrictions have been imposed in Mozambique,” London-based NetBlocks said, adding it affected Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Opposition

Veteran actor, Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, popularly known as Charles Olumo and Agbako, is dead. This was made known in a statement by the president of Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) , Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin on Instagram on Thursday. He wrote, “#tampanglobal announces the passing of Pa Charles

The Ogun State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Sesan Fagbayi, has described Nigeria’s tourism sector as an untapped goldmine, urging stakeholders to harness its vast potential for economic diversification and growth. Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum organised by the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria in Abeokuta on Wednesday, Fagbayi, represented by Mr. Michael Ogunbiyi