BY GODWIN OBI The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has rejected the Federal Government’s move to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) from the current 7.5% to 10%, 12.5% and finally to 15% as proposed in one of the tax reform bills. In a statement on Tuesday, TUC President Festus Osifo saidContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Senators and members of the House of Representatives have called for increased funding for the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, emphasising the sector’s significant potential to drive economic growth. The lawmakers made this call on Tuesday during the budget defense session for the ministry. The ministryContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday directed the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, to coordinate negotiations with various parties within Ogoniland in the oil-rich Niger Delta area to resume oil production in the area. The President, who gave the directive in Abuja when he received Ogoni leadersContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Communications Commission approved a 50 per cent increase in call tariffs on Monday, which may raise the average cost of calls to N16.5 per minute. Based on the 2023 national telephone traffic data, this hike could generate over N6.74tn in revenue for telecom operators inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The World Bank Group has announced the 30-month debarment of two Nigerian companies, Viva Atlantic Limited and Technology House Limited, alongside their Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Norman Didam, for fraudulent, collusive, and corrupt practices linked to the National Social Safety Nets Project in Nigeria.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBIThe National Assembly has expressed concerns over the insufficient allocation of funds to the Ministry of Solid Minerals in the 2025 budget, querying plans by the Federal Government to diversify the nations economy. During a joint session today, the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committees on SolidContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The suspended Rev. Fr. Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe of the Catholic Church of Warri Diocese, actually dumped his celibacy vows and renounced his priestly calling to marry his heartthrob in Dallas, United States of America, Frontline Reporters reports. The priest tied the matrimonial knot with his wife, DoraContinue Reading
Comptroller Frank Onyeka, BY GODWIN OBI Comptroller Frank Onyeka, the Customs Area Controller (CAC) for the Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has outlined his strategy to meet and surpass the revenue target set for the command. He emphasized that this goal will be achievedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Polytechnic workers in the country have announced a three-day warning strike from Wednesday, January 22 to Friday, January 24, 2025 The workers, under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP), accused the authorities of marginalisation of non-teaching staff members and denial of theirContinue Reading
GODWIN OBI, ADOLPHUS DURU The Nigeria Labour Congress has frowned on the recent hike in the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, describing it as the height of insensitivity against the masses. Senior NLC officials disclosed this in separate interviews with our correspondents on Sunday, as oilContinue Reading