BY GODWIN OBI Civil servants under the employment of the Federal Government are facing a low-key Christmas celebrations following the delay in payment of their December 2024 salaries. Frontline Reporters also learnt that federal workers suffered delayed salaries in November 2024. Findings by our correspondents revealed that most federal workersContinue Reading
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has initiated enforcement action against five airlines (two international and three domestic operators) for various violations of Part 19 of the NCAA regulations. The violations include the non-payment of refunds within the stipulated time frame, non-responsiveness to the NCAA’s directives, missing luggage, manhandled luggage,Continue Reading
Elder statesman Bode George says President Bola Tinubu’s Monday media chat lacks empathy and humanity, stressing that the President, through his statements, is unfeeling to the plight of suffering Nigerians. Drawing inferences from three food queue stampedes that claimed 67 lives in Nigeria last week, George said “there is hungerContinue Reading
BY CHIGOZIE EZEH The husband of one of the victims of the stampede that occurred at Okija, in Anambra State on Saturday, identified as Uchenna Nwaudo, has lamented the loss of his wife in the incident, saying he had warned her not to attend the programme, but she did notContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS, MARTINS DURU President Bola Tinubu has said there is no going back on the tax reforms bills. Tinubu, who stated this during a media chat in Lagos on Monday, said the tax reforms were necessitated by the need to eliminate colonial-based assumptions in the nation’s tax environment.Continue Reading
President Bola Tinubu on Monday unequivocally responded to critics who described his cabinet as “bloated” by saying he is unprepared to reduce the size of his 48-man cabinet. “I am not ready to shrink” the size of my cabinet, Tinubu said during a media chat at his Bourdillon residence inContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has insisted that there is no going back on the controversial tax reform his administration recently introduced. He said this while answering questions during his maiden presidential media chat broadcast on Monday night, insisting that the economy cannot be revived with the “old broken book.” “Tax reformContinue Reading
BASHIR ADEWALE ADENIYI ‘MFR’, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE BY GODWIN OBI In a whirlwind year of daring crackdowns and ingenious tactics, the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, has emerged as a thorn in the side of smugglers, intercepting a staggering 707 contraband-laden operations valued at over ₦18.7Continue Reading
DG, NIMASA, Omobereola The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) recently received the SERVICOM Award for excellent service delivery. This recognition highlights NIMASA’s commitment to enhancing service standards, improving transparency, and ensuring efficiency in its operations.The SERVICOM Award, typically given to government agencies that demonstrate outstanding public service, acknowledgesContinue Reading
BASHIR ADEWALE ADENIYI ‘MFR’ , COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been commended for its pivotal role in boosting Nigeria’s economic recovery, as the Federal Government sets a ₦48 trillion expenditure target for 2025. The Nigeria Minister of Finance, Mr OlawaleContinue Reading