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Sanwo-Olu reaffirms LASG commitment to tax reform, sustainable growth
By Adeola Ogunrinde – The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to tax reform compliance, effective execution and practical policy implementation aimed at driving real economic value and sustainable development for residents. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance on Tuesday while hosting the Tax Reform Summit jointly organised by the Office of the Special Adviser on Taxation and Revenue…
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Governor Oyebanji assents to ₦415.57bn Ekiti 2026 budget
By Boye Oyeyemi – Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has signed the ₦415.57bn 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, giving legal backing to the state’s spending plan for the coming fiscal year. The signing took place at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office in Ado-Ekiti, where the governor also assented to two other bills passed by the House of…
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Ondo Assembly approves ₦524.41bn 2026 budget
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State House of Assembly has passed the ₦524.41bn 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, setting the financial framework for the state’s activities in the coming fiscal year. A breakdown of the approved budget shows that ₦220.83bn, representing 42.11 per cent, was allocated for recurrent expenditure, while ₦303.58bn, or 57.89 per cent, was set aside for…
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Oluremi Tinubu preaches national unity at Christmas food distribution event in Kaduna
By Kunle Sanni – The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to embrace peaceful coexistence and national unity, describing harmony as a foundation for prosperity and sustainable nation-building. She made the call in Kaduna on Tuesday during the annual distribution of food items to beneficiaries under the Christian Northern Nigeria Political Forum (CNNPF), organised to support Christmas and…
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NIDCOM counters Amnesty claims on Nigerian facing execution in Saudi Arabia
By Kunle Sanni – The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has provided further clarification on the long-running case of Suleimon Olufemi, a Nigerian national who has spent more than two decades on death row in Saudi Arabia, disputing aspects of a recent intervention by Amnesty International. NIDCOM’s response followed an open letter issued on Monday by Amnesty International to President…
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The emergency called Christmas, by Dare Babarinsa
My cousin left Abuja last Friday at 5 a.m and reached Lagos 28 hours later at 9 a.m on Saturday. There was no accident on the way nor a vehicle breakdown. There was neither an encounter with kidnappers nor robbers. But then Kogi traffic happened. They entered Kogi traffic in the morning and did not exit until evening. There were…
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JUST IN: INEC rejects Turaki-led PDP leadership over court judgments
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declined to recognise the Kabiru Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing subsisting court judgments and unresolved legal processes surrounding the party’s leadership crisis. In a letter dated December 22, 2025, and signed by its Secretary, Dr Rose Oriaran-Anthony, the commission said it could not accede to requests…
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Thousands fleeing DR Congo violence face ‘dire conditions’ in Burundi – aid agencies
The nearly 90,000 refugees who fled to Burundi after the recent escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo face dire conditions in cramped camps with limited access to food and water, aid agencies say. Congolese M23 rebels recently captured the city of Uvira, near the Burundi border, and the fighting forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. The…
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Osun LG councils under APC control, says ALGON chairman
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Osun State, reinstated on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Abiodun Idowu, has declared that APC chairmen are firmly in control of councils across the state following the conclusion of all major court cases. Addressing members of the Correspondents’ Chapel…
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AFCON: DR Congo begins Campaign with 1-0 win over Benin Republic
By Tosin Omojola – The Democratic Republic of Congo got their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign off to a winning start, defeating Benin Republic 1-0 on Tuesday. Theo Bongonda’s early strike proved enough to secure the victory for the Congolese in their opening Group D encounter at Al Medina Stadium, Rabat. The Spartak Moscow winger’s 16th-minute long-range effort…
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