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FIRS, stakeholders brainstorm on how to increase tax culture among Nigerians

NewsDeskNgFeb 11, 2023February 11, 20230

Nigerians have been urged to look at the positive contribution of taxes to the economic advancement of the country and meet their tax obligations as it provides the major source of revenue for the government to meet the infrastructural needs of the country. Johannes Oluwatobi Wajuola, the Special Assistant on...

Group Carpets EFCC Over Kogi First Lady, Says Gov. Bello Will Triumph Over Ant Graft Media Propaganda

NewsDeskNgFeb 11, 2023February 11, 20230

A group known as Kogi Democratic Movement (KDM) has cautioned the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against conducting media trial but should employed professional best practices in the conduct of its operations. This is just as the group also urged operatives of the agency to always...

Obi leads Tinubu, Atiku in new Bloomberg poll

NewsDeskNgFeb 10, 2023February 10, 20230

A pre-presidential election opinion poll has projected Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) as the leading candidate ahead of the February 25 elections. In the poll conducted by Premise Data Corp for Bloomberg News, Obi was the preferred choice of the respondents ahead of Bola Tinubu of the All...

Council of state asks CBN to print more naira notes — or recirculate old notes

NewsDeskNgFeb 10, 2023February 10, 20230

Members of the council of state have expressed support for the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The council however asked Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, to make new naira notes available or recirculate old naira notes to ease the suffering of Nigerians. The meeting, held...

Naira scarcity: I’ve been spending N20,000 for one week – Femi Adesina

NewsDeskNgFeb 10, 2023February 10, 20230

The Special Adviser Media and Publicity to President Muhammdu Buhari, Femi Adesina has revealed how he has been surviving admist scarcity of new naira notes in the country. Adesina who in his article titled: “Living on shoestring budget”, published on Thursday noted that he has been spending the sum of...

THE NAIRA REDESIGN AND SWAP HULLABALOO: WHY I THINK THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA LACKS ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

NewsDeskNgFeb 10, 2023February 10, 20230

By Sylvester Udemezue For the avoidance of doubts, this commentary is strictly a LEGAL OPINION having nothing whatsoever to do with the activities of Nigerian politicians and their supporters and acolytes even as the 2023 general elections are just a fortnight away from today. I have earlier offered my humble,...

APC group asks CJN, Ariwoola to resign over Supreme Court judgements

NewsDeskNgFeb 10, 2023February 10, 20230

A pro-All Progressives Congress (APC) group on the aiges of Progressive Minds Forum (PMF), on Friday, called for the resignation, suspension or sack of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kayode Ariwoola, over alleged compromised judgements that recently emanated from the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The group lamented that the...

APC group to Agada: Proceed to Supreme Court, reject Appeal Court ruling

NewsDeskNgFeb 10, 2023February 10, 20230

A registered group of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) under auspices of the Concerned APC Members has rejected the Appeal Court ruling by Justice Biobele Abraham Georgewill of Makurdi division, and urged an House of Representatives aspirant, Hon. Linda Ene Agada to proceed to the Supreme Court. Hon. Agada...

Tems Set To Receive Gold Certification For ‘Found’

NewsDeskNgFeb 9, 2023February 9, 20230

Singer Tems is set to add another Recording Industry Association of America plaque to her collection with her single “Found”, which exceeded over 500,000 in sales. In news reported by chart news platform Chart Data, Tems’ “Found” has surpassed 500,000 units in sales in the United States. “Essence”, in which...

Cooking Does Not Keep A Home – BBNaija’s Bella

NewsDeskNgFeb 9, 2023February 9, 20230

Reality TV star, Bella Okagbue, on Wednesday, knocked critics who said she didn’t know how to cook. The Big Brother Naija star stated that though she did not like cooking, she knew how to cook, adding that cooking “does not keep a home.” “Any small thing, Bella can’t cook, Bella...