The 19 state governors in the Northern region have aired their strong displeasure on the recent Tax Reform Bill the Federal Government submitted to the National Assembly for approval. The governors particularly rejected the proposed shift to a Derivation-based Model for Value Added Tax distribution. They claim that the proposed model would be at the…
Ghana could buy petroleum products from Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery once the facility is operating at full capacity, cutting more expensive exports from Europe, the head of the country’s oil regulator said on Monday. Chairman of the National Petroleum Authority, Ghana, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, said this could end monthly fuel imports from Europe of $400m. He…
In response to the ongoing blackout affecting Northern Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of the Nigerian Army and Air Force to protect engineers from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) as they work to repair damaged transmission lines. This directive comes after weeks of power outages that have severely disrupted social and…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced a groundbreaking initiative to support 20,000 African entrepreneurs with a $5,000 non-refundable seed fund each, totalling $100 million in financial assistance. This monumental announcement was made during the Future Investment Initiative New Africa Summit in Saudi Arabia by the foundation’s founder and chairman, Tony Elumelu. Aiming for Economic…
The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF), representing 19 northern states, has collectively rejected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proposed tax reform bill, which includes a significant amendment to the distribution of value-added tax (VAT). The governors voiced their concerns during a strategic meeting held in Kaduna and issued a communiqué detailing their stance on the matter….
Nigerians are expressing outrage after a video surfaced showing Alex Ikwechegh, a member of the House of Representatives from Abia State, physically assaulting an e-hailing driver in Abuja. The incident occurred on October 27, 2024, at Ikwechegh’s residence in Maitama, where the driver had arrived to deliver a package. The Incident In the viral video,…
Kevin David Mitnick, often hailed as “the world’s most famous hacker,” left an indelible mark on the cybersecurity landscape before his passing on July 16, 2023, just one month shy of his 60th birthday. His journey from a teenage hacker to a revered cybersecurity consultant encapsulates a narrative of transformation, redemption, and the profound impact…
If one were to come up with one word to describe last week, I would say—-Anxious. There were so many things big enough, understood or misunderstood enough or even fearful enough for anyone reading the unfolding events to have palpitations. Bibi, the ultimate irredentist hawk had been holding meetings about how to respond to the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump hosted a rally featuring crude and racist insults at New York’s Madison Square Garden Sunday, turning what his campaign had dubbed as the event where he would deliver his closing message into an illustration of what turns off his critics. With just over a week before Election Day, speakers labeled Puerto…
Vice President Kamala Harris has regained a slight lead among likely voters nationally in the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll, albeit with the race close enough to leave the outcome of the 2024 presidential election to the uncertainties of the Electoral College. Turnout is key. Just 2 percentage points divide Harris and Donald Trump among all…
