Kebbi Customs Command Generates N25.6m In 3 Weeks
By Alhaji Kabir, Birnin Kebbi The Kebbi State Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it has generated twenty five million, six hundred and twenty one thousand, six hundred and nine naira, twenty six kobo within three weeks. The…
World Bank Built The Economic Bomb, And Tinubu Detonated It On Nigeria
By Nnaoke Ufere, PhD Explore more analysis: African Mind Journal www.africanmind.org President Tinubu was once hailed by the World Bank, IMF, and global investors as the man who would save Nigeria’s economy. They anointed him as the “bold reformer” who…
Legalising Prostitution?
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi In a widely circulated video on the social media, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, was reported as saying that under the New Tax Reform, prostitutes would be taxed. The…
Final Warning to Cardoso’s Cardinal Failure
By Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi Mr. President,I have in recent times chosen to dignify the citizenship of our country by adopting the simple title Citizen. This is deliberate—to help you and my readers avoid the confusion of identity often tied to my name.…
FG Rules Out Immediate Enforcement Of 5% Fuel Tax
The Federal Government on Tuesday ruled out an immediate enforcement of the 5% tax on petroleum products. The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Monday threatened a nationwide strike if the Federal Government implements the proposed 5% tax on…
Babalola on cement price when Tinubu took over and now
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Engr. Femi Babalola, in an interview with The Nigerian Tribune argued that the true cause of the country’s challenges was not any supposed curse but rather the ineptitude of its leaders…
N70,000 No Longer Sustainable: Labour, workers demand minimum wage review
The labour unions and workers who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews contended that, in the face of galloping inflation, rising costs of food, transportation, housing, and other essential services, the N70,000 minimum wage…
Nigeria’s new 5% fuel tax: What it means for petrol prices, transport, consumers
In recent days, discussions across Nigeria have been dominated by the newly introduced 5% tax on fuel, officially referred to as a “surcharge on fossil fuel products.” While confusion lingers about its origin and implications, it forms a crucial part of…
No Salary Increase For Anambra Workers For Now — Official
Anambra State Commissioner of Information, Dr. Law Mefor has clarified that Governor Chukwuma Soludo has no immediate plan to adjust upwards the minimum wage of N82,000 being paid the civil servants in the state.Mefor Mefor, however, said that the…
Katsina to boost financial inclusion through microfinance bank licensing
The Katsina State Government has ramped up efforts to secure the final licensing of Amana Microfinance Bank as the state Governor’s Special Adviser on Banking and Finance, Hajiya Bilkisu Sulaiman Ibrahim, visited the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Kano branch…