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.. The Presidential Tax Reform Committee, led by Chairman Taiwo Oyedele, has proposed sweeping changes aimed at simplifying Nigeria’s tax system by eliminating all state-level consumption taxes except the Value Added Tax (VAT). These reforms, announced in an explainer on Monday, seek to address longstanding issues of multiple taxation, ease regulatory burdens on businesses,…

The residents of Azza Community in Lapai local government area of Niger State have called on Governor Mohammed Umar Bago to as a matter of urgency reconstruct the Muye-Gulu road to ease the sufferings of commuters. Speaking to Journalists in Minna, some indigenes and motorists explained that the reconstruction of the major alternative route from…

.. The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has called on the people of Ondo state to elect who has the required capacity to rebuild the state in the November 16 gubernatorial election. Obi spoke on Monday in Akure, the state capital, while leading the campaign of…

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two persons in a road accident that occured at Ntigha junction, along the Abia State section of Enugu- Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway on Sunday. The Sector Commander of Abia State FRSC Command, Ngozi Ezeoma confirmed the development on Monday while speaking with DAILY POST. She…

.. Governor Alex Otti of Abia State on Sunday night hosted the new and immediate past Mayors of the 17 LGAs and restated his administration’s stance against corruption. He told the former Mayors that he would work with those of them who performed well as he would accommodate them in his government. Governor Otti…

The newly appointed Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi, has vowed to deliver Kano State to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2027. Abdullahi, who stated this while briefing newsmen shortly after arriving in Kano on Sunday, also pledged his dedication to advancing President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. He expressed…

.. BMI, a research arm of Fitch Solutions, has projected that Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) will likely keep the naira stable at around N1,650 per dollar for the rest of 2024, despite growing pressures on the exchange rate. This outlook is shaped by the widening gap between Nigeria’s official and parallel market exchange rates,…

Following his emergence as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Union, NURTW, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo has been sworn in at the union’s national secretariat in Abuja. DAILY POST reports that Oluomo was elected through consensus during a meeting of the union’s leaders in Osogbo, Osun State on…

.. The newly elected leadership of the Abia State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Elder Amah Abraham, had officially been inaugurated. The event which took place on Monday at the party’s state secretariat located in Ogurube Layout, Umuahia, marked the beginning of a new chapter for the Abia PDP, as…

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Enugu East Magisterial District has remanded one Mr. Anthony Onyeukwu, over the death of an 11-year old houseboy, Goodluck John. This, the Enugu State Government said, was in line with its sustained war against all forms of child abuse. According to the Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social…

.. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he has spoken with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump three times since the U.S. election less than a week ago. According to him, Israel and the U.S. agree on the current crisis in the Middle East, particularly the Iranian threat. In a video statement on Sunday, Netanyahu said…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, transition committee on Sunday said it did not invite the outgoing Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki to the inauguration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as the new governor of the state because the former had planned to frustrate the inauguration ceremony. DAILY POST reports that Senator Monday Okpebholo, the APC candidate…

.. Two weeks ago, the ECOWAS Inter-Ministerial Meeting of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) Project met in Abuja to brainstorm on the progress made with the project implementation. In attendance at the meeting were top officials from the Republic of Benin; Cabo Verde; Cote d’Ivoire; The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau; Liberia; Nigeria; Senegal;…

Former Kano State governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, has blamed lack of proper intelligence gathering for the emergence of new terrorist group, Lakurawa. Shekarau said the federal and state governments can address the issue of new terrorist groups emerging through proper intelligence gathering and community policing. About six people have reportedly lost their lives, with scores injured…

.. The Secretary, Youth Wing of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in Enugu State, Hon Aliyu Adamu Kwankwaso, Monday, said plans were underway for a joint presidential ticket of Mr Peter Obi and Engr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 general elections. He said only the joint ticket of the former governors can…

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police has confirmed the arrest of a suspected car thief, Steven Abang in Plateau State. A statement issued on Sunday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh said the arrest followed a complaint by one Mr. Philemon Olaoluwa, who reported to the Central Police Divisional Headquarters after…

.. No fewer than 20 people have allegedly been killed in Gidan Waya, following an attack on communities in Jema’a Local Government Area of southern Kaduna State. The report, shared by a user on X, (Formerly Twitter) on Saturday night, revealed alongside gory images the outcome of the attack. The post showed images of…

Ebonyi State-based prophet, His Holiness, Spirit Emmanuel Chukwudi, who prophesied the emergence of Mr Donald Trump has again said that former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will still become the president of Nigeria. According to him, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has disappeared from the spirit realm. Chukwudi, who is the General Overseer King of…

Ijaw Youths Council .. The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has strongly condemned the recent calls for protests against the Chairman and Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chiedu Ebie and Samuel Ogbuku. In a statement, Bedford Berefa Benjamin, spokesperson for the IYC, described the protests as “a joke taken too far,”…

Kwara State Government has warned that workers without valid Kwara State Residents Registration number will not receive salary or bonuses from November 2024, DAILY POST reports. The state Commissioner for Finance, Dr Hauwa Nuru, disclosed this in a statement in Ilorin on Monday. He recalled that the registration exercise started many months ago. Kwara State…