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Month: December 2024

Nigeria needs a system that promotes equity – Atiku takes position on Tax Reform Bills

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has made known his position on the controversial Tax Reform Bills sent to the National Assembly for passage by President Bola Tinubu. In a post on his X on Sunday, December 1, 2024, Atiku said he has keenly followed the intense public discourse on the bills, noting that Nigerians are…

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‘Our children must be empowered’ – Obi donates computers, printers to Adamawa school

Peter Obi, a former Governor of Anambra, has donated 10 computers and printers to Saint Augustine College, Mayo-Belwa, Adamawa. Speaking at the presentation in Yola on Saturday, Obi said the gesture was to help students acquire more knowledge in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). “Today, we are talking about technology, therefore, our children need to…

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‘1 woman killed every 10 minutes’ – Growing femicide scourge in Nigeria, others

A sobering report recently released by the UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reveals that in 2023, 140 women died daily in alleged femicide. According to the report, no fewer than 140 women and girls die every day allegedly at the hands of either their partners or close relatives. Femicide,…

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Good times for Katsina workers as Gov implements N70k minimum wage in December

The Katsina State Government has approved the implementation of a N70,000 minimum wage for its civil servants from December 2024. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abdullahi Garba-Faskari, made this known to newsmen on Saturday in Katsina. He said that the new minimum wage would be given to workers under the payroll of the…

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We’re taking our time to read Tax Reform Bills, debate set to commence – House of Reps

Deputy Spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue), says the house is set to commence debate on the four tax reform bills initiated by President Bola Tinubu. Agbese told newsmen in Abuja on a Saturday that members of the house had taken time to read through the bills. The News Agency of…

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Obasanjo vows to support Mutfwang’s efforts to unite Plateau State

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau over the various programmes initiated to promote peaceful coexistence in the state. Obasanjo gave the commendation on Friday at the ongoing maiden edition of the Interdenominational Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival organised by the Plateau Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…

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