A member of the House of Representatives, Abdussamad Dasuki, has raised concerns over what he described as serious discrepancies between the tax reform Act passed by the National Assembly and the version subsequently gazetted and made available to the public. Dasuki, who represents Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, raised the issue on Wednesday during plenary while speaking on a Point of Privilege under Order Six, Rule Two of the House Rules. A gazette is...

…Bayelsa and Nigeria have lost a gem, Gov Abiodun Mourns  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) confirmed the death of Ewhrudjakpo, who is a member of the party. In a statement on Thursday night, the national spokesperson for the PDP, Ini Ememobong, described the death of the deputy governor as “devastating and an inexplicable loss.” “This devastating news has left the National Working Committee led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, and indeed the entire membership of...

A bill proposing a single, non-renewable six-year term for the Governor and Deputy Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has passed its second reading in the House of Representatives. Under the current CBN Act 2007, the governor and deputy governors serve a renewable five-year term. The new bill seeks to replace this with a single tenure to reduce political interference and promote continuity in monetary policy. The bill is sponsored by Jesse Okey-Joe...

United States Congressman, Riley Moore, has dismissed claims that climate change is responsible for the violence often described as farmers–herders clashes in Nigeria. He insisted that Christians in Benue State are being deliberately targeted by Fulani and Islamic extremists. Moore, who spoke during an interview with Fox News, recently led a U.S. delegation to Benue State on a fact-finding mission on the persecution of Christians. The trip, authorised by U.S. President Donald Trump, included five...

Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has condemned in strong terms the recent killing of nine protesting women in Yola, Adamawa State, by military operatives and demanded justice for the victims. Soldiers had allegedly opened fire on protesting women in the Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Monday. Also, 51 others were said to have been hospitalised where most of them are still receiving treatment...