The National Economic Council (NEC) has advised President Bola Tinubu to withdraw forthwith the National Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly to allow for more consultations. Briefing newsmen on Thursday at the end of the 144th monthly meeting of the NEC held at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja, Oyo state governor,…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested one Jubril Musa, said to be a major arms dealer supplying arms to bandits in Plateau state. In a statement on Thursday, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the NPF, said Musa was apprehended with a cache of weapons. He added that the suspect confessed to supplying arms to bandits…
Governor of Kaduna state, Senator Uba Sani, has approved N72,000 as new minimum wage for civil servants in the state. Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Malam Ibraheem Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. Musa said the new wage is with effect from November 2024. In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu…
The abducted registrar in the department of ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola has been released after ten months in captivity. Spokesperson of the Nigerian Association Of Resident Doctors (NARD), Omoha Amobi, announced her release in a statement on Thursday. “The president, Nigerian Association Of Resident Doctors (NARD ) Dr. Osundara Tope…
Governors of 19 states under the aegis of Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF), have rejected the proposed Tax amendment Bill. In a communique issued at the end of a joint meeting with Northern Traditional Rulers Council on Monday at the Government House, Kaduna, the governors urged the National Assembly to “oppose any bill that can…
Gombe State governor and Chairman of the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF), Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya, has said that the north is worst hit by the current economic and security challenges. Speaking while declaring opened joint meeting of the NSGF and the Northern Traditional Council on Monday at the Government House, Kaduna, Yahaya said the economic…
