Nigeria Customs Service Revamps Enforcement Strategy for 2025, Dissolves Joint Border Patrol Team
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has unveiled its revamped 2025 Enforcement Strategy, aimed at strengthening border management, combating smuggling, and facilitating legitimate trade. According to the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, in a statement signed on his behalf…
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project to Cost over Planned Enhanced Security and Aesthetic Features – Minister
There indications that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, spanning 750 kilometers, may cost more as the project is set to receive significant upgrades aimed at improving both security and aesthetics. The project was initially to cost N4 billion per kilometre…
Matawalle Says Tinubu’s Tax Reforms Key to Nigeria’s Economic Revival, Urges Unity
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his robust economic policies and reforms, which are yielding significant positive results for the nation. According to Matawalle, these initiatives are contributing to…
Tinubu Invites French Investors to Explore Nigeria’s Growing Economy
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended an invitation to French investors, assuring them that Nigeria is open for business. During a joint briefing with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, Tinubu emphasized his administration’s commitment to creating a…
Governor Zulum Criticizes Tinubu’s Tax Reforms Bill, Urges Reconsideration
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has voiced strong opposition to the tax reform bills, warning they will set back the northern region of Nigeria.The bills, introduced to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in September, have…
Controversy Continues to Trail Nigeria’s Tax Reforms Bill As it Scales 2nd Reading in Senate Amidst Reps’ Resistance
Nigeria’s Tax Reforms Bill has continued to spark intense controversy as it passed the second reading at the Senate, while the House of Representatives resisted its progression. The executive bill, forwarded by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024, aims to…
Governor Ododo Strengthens Kogi Human Capital Development As Deputy Heads New Council Appointments
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has appointed his Deputy, Comrade Joel Salifu, as the Chairman of the Kogi State Human Capital Development Council (HCDC). This move follows the reconstitution of the Human Capital Development Council in accordance with…
WAPP Executive Board Reflects on Progress, Challenges in 2024, Looks to Future Developments
The West African Power Pool (WAPP) Executive Board has held its final meeting for the year 2024, reviewing progress and challenges faced by the organization. The meeting, held ahead of the WAPP General Assembly scheduled for November 29, 2024, in…
Enugu ALGON Chairman Hon Edeh Empowers Youths Through Massive Skills Acquisition Programme in Nkanu East
Hon. Okechukwu Sydney Edeh, the Executive Chairman of Nkanu East Local Government Area, who is also the chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Enugu State and the ALGON National Publicity Secretary, has reaffirmed his commitment…
Nigerians Abroad Send $20 Billion Home Annually, NIDOE Invests N25 Million in Humanitarian Projects
Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE) has revealed that Nigerians abroad send over $20 billion to their homeland annually. At a virtual news conference, Chairman Bashir Obasekola announced that NIDOE spent N25 million on humanitarian projects across Nigeria in 2024….
