The Senate has suspended action on the controversial tax reform bills currently before it. The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who presided during the plenary on Wednesday has said. The Senate also instructed its Committee on Finance to stay action on the public hearing pending the time the agitation in the public space is addressed….
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has presented a budget proposal of N790 billion for the year 2025 fiscal year Making the presentation to the state house of assembly on Monday, the governor said priority would be given to critical sectors like infrastructure, education, health, human capital development, security, and agriculture. The budget is made…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Duchess Lounge, a popular hub for relaxation and entertainment in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, has been gutted by fire. Property worth millions of naira was destroyed in the inferno. The exact cause of the fire was not immediately known. However, eyewitnesses said a sudden power surge may have sparked…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has suspended the foreign scholarship component of its intervention for lecturers in public tertiary institutions. In a statement in Abuja on Thursday, spokesperson of TETFund, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, cited the excessive cost of training in foreign institutions as one of the reasons for the suspension of the scheme. He added…
By Abiodun Oluwadare The recent arrest and remand of the former governor of Kogi State on allegations of fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have once again thrust Nigeria’s judiciary into the spotlight. Nigerians are anxious and watching closely, not just for the drama surrounding a high-profile corruption case, but for the…
The Kaduna state governor, Uba Sani, on Thursday, received the first set of “repentant bandits” in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state. The governor also opened the cattle market in the area, said to have been closed for about 10 years due to insecurity. This was disclosed in a statement in Kaduna on…
