Vice President Kashim Shettima has explained why Nigeria has one of the lowest tax-to-GDP ratios in the world. He spoke on Friday in Abuja at the 2nd Joint Workshop on 2025 National Budget organised by the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). According to him,…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has promised to tackle the challenges of police officers in Somalia. Egbetokun gave the assurance when he received a courtesy visit from Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace & Security of the African Union Commission. He assured the Ambassador that the NPF was taking proactive…
The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has boasted that there is a tendency for his critics to be killed if they speak ill of him in his church situated in the Auchi Area of Edo State. Suleman sparked controversy with the statement in a video circulating on social media on…
The spokesman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ogun state Chapter, Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye, is dead. Mr Oladunjoye, who hailed from Ijebu-Itele in Ogun State, died in the UK after a protracted illness. A statement by his family announcing his demise reads: “It is with deep sorrow and total submission to the divine will…
A military grenade has killed a scavenger and injured three other persons at the Idi-Araba, Mushin area of Lagos State, The Nation has learnt. The explosion occurred on Thursday afternoon at Taiwo Street in Idi-Araba while the scavenger was trying to split one of the two grenades they allegedly bought as condemned irons. According to…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced the appointment of a new eight-member senior management team tasked with overseeing the affairs of the company’s operations and strategic direction. It also reshuffled key management positions to strengthen its operational efficiency. A statement by the company’s spokesman, Olufemi Soneye, disclosed the latest development on Friday. The…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says the failure of President Bola Tinubu’s security architecture has become deep-rooted and widespread. Abubakar spoke on Friday in response to the killings in Bokkos LGA of Plateau state. On Thursday, the Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC) said suspected bandits killed over 10 people in the LGA on Wednesday night. The…
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable has disclosed his initial intentions towards popular crossdresser, Bobrisky. The singer said he once had a sexual interest in Bobrisky. Portable in an interview with Echo Room, narrated how he secretly entered into Bobrisky’s direct message, thinking he was a woman. “Bobrisky is my friend. But…
Comedian and actor Ijoba Lande has publicly retracted his earlier claim that filmmaker and actress Funke Akindele underpaid him for his role in the TV series My Sibling and I. In an emotional apology video, Lande clarified that his previous statement was misunderstood and taken out of context. While he initially mentioned being paid N90,000,…
Nigeria has approached the World Bank for a fresh $10.50m loan to enhance the Central Bank of Nigeria’s technical capacity and modernise the country’s domestic payment infrastructure. According to information exclusively obtained from the World Bank website on Thursday by The PUNCH, the proposed CBN Technical Assistance Facility seeks to support integrating innovative technologies and…