Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has launched the Ideas Gateway Portal, a digital platform aimed at enabling taxpayers, businesses and other stakeholders to submit suggestions for improving Nigeria’s tax administration. The portal, accessible at ideasgateway.nrs.gov.ng, allows users to submit innovative proposals directly to the agency while tracking the progress of...
By NGOBUA JOHNNIE, Abuja
Borno State Government has commenced efforts to resolve lingering land disputes in Muna Asheri and Bulabulin Ngarannam communities in Jere Local Government Area through a comprehensive verification and documentation exercise. The intervention, coordinated by the Borno Geographic Information Service (BOGIS), targets the BOSA 11 layout in Muna Asheri and...
Chairman of the Benue State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), Joseph Kwaghgba, has clarified that the board’s constitutional responsibility is limited to generating revenue for the state through tax collection and does not include funding government agencies. Speaking with journalists in his office on Monday, Kwaghgba explained that...
Human rights activist and 2027 presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested the President of the Borno State Youths Association (BOSYA), Samaila Ibrahim Kaigama, in Abuja. Sowore made the claim in a post shared on his X account on Friday,...
Where there is vision, there is development. This is the philosophy of Bello Matawalle, a staunch supporter of President Bola Tinubu. To him, Tinubu is a visionary leader endowed with courage and a plucky spirit to dare. He has been up and about selling Tinubu to Nigerians of all...
Nigeria’s efforts to scale up delivery of seven million smart electricity meters and close its metering gap received a boost on Thursday, with the flag-off in Abuja of POWER FORCE, a training programme that will produce 5,000-meter installers across the country. The Power Force programme is being implemented under...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, handed over the sum of N108 million to a company, Greenwich Planet Sun King Nigeria Limited, in Lagos. The money, handed over in bank drafts, formed part of the funds recovered by the Commission in...
Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, July 23, 2026 arraigned one Alhaji Muhammad Talake before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri. The defendant was arraigned on a two- count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence...
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, July 23, 2026 declined to deliver ruling on the application for bail condition variation filed by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore leader, Bello Bodejo. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on July 9, 2026 arraigned Bodejo on...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that though newly-emerging crimes are evolving in the nation’s financial space, the EFCC is sufficiently equipped to confront and conquer them. He made this known at the inaugural Town Hall meeting of EFCC’s Zero Tolerance...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has reacted to the US President, Donald Trump’s purported letter to President Bola Tinubu, saying that the claimed endorsement by the American President will not save Tinubu from electoral defeat, and that celebrating a diplomatic communication from the President of another country only betrays the...
Atiku Media Office has renewed its criticism of President Bola Tinubu over his past US narcotics case, insisting that records relating to the forfeiture of $460,000 allegedly linked to heroin trafficking remain part of the public record and cannot be erased. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday,...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, says he has held discussions with the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, on the country’s democratic development, economic outlook and the need to strengthen key institutions. Obi disclosed this in a post shared on his official X account...
Popular TikTok content creator, Peller, has sparked fresh reactions on social media after publicly expressing disappointment over celebrities he claimed ignored his invitation to his upcoming wedding, with his comments appearing to target Afrobeats superstar Davido. In a video shared ahead of his August 1 wedding, Peller said some...
Nigerian TikTok sensation, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has stirred excitement online after revealing that 12 cows have already arrived ahead of his much-anticipated wedding to his fiancée, Jarvis, scheduled for August 1. In a short video currently circulating across social media platforms, the content creator disclosed that...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP) has successfully completed a landmark Private Equity Placement that raised approximately US$2.5 billion in new equity, following a highly successful offering. The transaction, which is believed to be Africa’s largest publicly disclosed primary equity private placement, marks a significant milestone in the...
Born in Monrovia and forced to flee Liberia’s civil war as a child, Miatta Fahnbulleh went from refugee to rising political star, earning the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s trust. Now, as energy secretary, she’s tasked with overhauling Britain’s energy system while easing pressure on household bills. Born in...
Presidency has launched a fresh attack on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his reported lobbying efforts in the United States, accusing the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate of undermining Nigeria’s sovereignty by taking domestic political issues to foreign authorities. In a statement issued on Thursday, Special...
Operation HADIN KAI has cleared a man earlier reported as a suspected terrorist after comprehensive investigations found no evidence linking him to any terrorist group. The clarification was contained in a statement signed on Thursday by the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN...
Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating bullying in schools by intensifying the implementation of the National Policy on Anti-Bullying to ensure every Nigerian child learns in a safe, inclusive and supportive environment. The renewed commitment was reinforced during a sensitisation workshop organised by the Federal Ministry of...