The Senate has passed two out of four major tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. However, the upper chamber rejected a proposal to increase the value-added tax (VAT) to 10 percent, opting to retain the current rate at 7.5 percent. The bill allows VAT input claims on fixed assets, overhead costs and administrative…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has sacked two of his female media aides. The aides affected include Ewatomilola Emiola, Senior Special Assistant on Research & Documentation, and Kikelomo Isijola, Special Assistant on Digital Media. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan,…
Following the assassination of two of its leaders within months, the Palestinian group Hamas has said it will not reveal the name of its new leader. “Hamas said it will not reveal the name of its new leader,” BBC reported on Monday. For “security reasons,” the group will keep the name of its new leader,…
The All Progressives Congress on Monday slammed a former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, for attacking President Bola Tinubu and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The National Vice Chairman of the APC (South East), Dr Ijeoma Arodiogbu, described El-Rufai’s criticism of the President and the NSA during a Monday night interview on Arise…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Chidoka, who was also the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), disclosed this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. He said he is leaving politics to focus…
The federal government through the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation has asked Mrs. Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, who was earlier directed to proceed on retirement to continue as the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) till March 2025. Confirming the development to our reporter via telephone, Director Press at the Office of…
Andrew Wynne, the British national wanted by the Nigeria Police Force for threatening to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration has said he would not be honouring the Force’s invitation. The Police had earlier placed a N20 million bountyu on Wynne and a Nigerian, Lukcy Obiyan, for plotting to overthrow President Tinubu by allegedly financing the…
Mary Magdalene, the Canadian-Mexican Instagram model known for her extreme cosmetic enhancements, has reportedly died. According to reports, the influencer, whose real name was Denise Jarvis, was in Thailand when she fell from the ninth floor of a high-rise apartment building. Her death was also confirmed by her friend, Eden “the Doll” Estrada, who shared…
Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the just-concluded presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana showed that the country has learnt some lessons from Nigeria. On Saturday, Ghanaians headed to the polls to elect a new president and members of the parliament. John Mahama, candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC),…
Northern elders under the auspices of Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Wednesday, called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the north following the protracted insecurity that has devastated the socio-economic life and development of the region. In a communique signed by the Spokesperson, NEF Prof Abubakar Jiddere, expressed deep concern over…