The presidency has asked the governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed, to retract his confrontational statements and redirect his focus toward productive dialogue with the federal government regarding any concerns about the Tax Reform Act. Mohammed, who is chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, recently criticised President Bola Tinubu’s controversial tax reforms…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to launch new designs and replace high value Naira notes had his support. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, by Garba Shehu, Presidential spokesman, Buhari said he was convinced that the nation will gain a lot by doing so….
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the results of Saturday’s elections in the six Area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The six Area councils are Bwari, Abaji, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Kwali and Municipal Council (AMAC). According to INEC, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 12…
Nine people have been reportedly killed by bandits while an unspecified number were abducted along the Kaduna-Kachia road. The attack was said to have taken place at about 10:30pm on Monday, near Kasuwan Magani, in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. According to sources in Kasuwan Magani, the vehicles were many and were heading…
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to commission more projects executed by the Kaduna state government in May 2022. The Managing Director of the Kaduna Roads Agency (KADRA), Habiba Buhari disclosed this on Friday while inspecting the multi-billion naira bridge across River Kaduna, connecting Kabala to Barnawa areas within Kaduna metropolis. The President had during his…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that there’s no going back on the ban on open grazing. The 17 governors of the Southern states, had at their meeting on Tuesday in Asaba, Delta state, among other things, resolved to ban open grazing in the region. Speaking at a reception organised in his honour and…
