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Senate Approves ‘Windfall Tax’ on Bank Revenue
A bill seeking to impose a one- time "windfall tax" on banks' revenue earned in foreign lands has passed second readingin the Senate.
The bill titled "Finance Act (Amendment) Bill 2024 (SB.539) . According according to Sen.…
UAE Finally Lifts Visa Restrictions on Nigerians
The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has finally lifted the visa ban it had imposed on Nigerians travelling to the Middle East nation.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this after…
Donald Trump Escapes Assassination
Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump narrowly escaped being killed on Saturday at a political rally in Butler PA when a lone shooter aimed at the former president as he addressed thousands of supporters.
Trump who…
Kalu Urges Foreign Investors to Comply With Nigeria’s Labour Laws
The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has urged offshore companies and intending foreign investors to subscribe to the Nigerian labour laws in line with international best practices while doing…
Speaker Abbas Congratulates President Tinubu on Re-election as ECOWAS Chairman
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on his re-election as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
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ECOWAS: Senegal’s Faye to Lead Negotiations With Mali, Niger, Chad as Tinubu is Re-elected…
President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the ongoing 65th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of States and Government.
The session is holding at the…
I’m Fit, I’m Still Running the World and I’ll Win the Election- President Joe…
President Joe Biden, 81, has dismissed calls for him to drop out of the United States presidential race insisting that only God can dissuade him from going ahead in the rematch with former president, Donald Trump.
“If the Lord Almighty…
Speaker Abbas Tasks ECOWAS on Solution to Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Climate Change
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has urged the parliament of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to find solutions to the menace of terrorism, banditry, piracy, human…
Nigeria’s Salpha Energy, Wins Ashden Awards for Outstanding Climate Innovation
Salpha Energy, Nigeria's solar power platform, has won the Ashden Award for Energy Innovation (Global South), supported by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
The annual Ashden Awards revealed their…
We’ll Assist Nigerians in Diaspora Sort Out Challenges in NIN Registration- Reps Dpty Speaker
The Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has bemoaned the growing trade imbalance between Nigeria and South Africa.
Observing that South Africa companies are well represented in…