…Implementation begins January 2026 as FIRS becomes Nigeria Revenue Service President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed into law four new tax reform bills recently passed by the National Assembly, describing them as a bold step toward Nigeria’s economic prosperity. At a signing ceremony held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, President Tinubu said the laws signal a major shift in the country’s fiscal direction and will play a critical role in driving reforms and...

The Presidency has responded to recent remarks made by a former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, regarding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s chances of winning re-election in 2027. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television, El-Rufai said that President Tinubu would require “a miracle” to secure a second term in office. The former governor claimed that a poll conducted by his political group revealed high disapproval ratings for the President across several regions of the...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s attempt to silence lingering doubts about his academic history has taken a new twist, one that appears to further complicate, rather than clarify, the controversy surrounding his certificate from Chicago State University (CSU). On Monday, during the launch of the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme in Abuja, President Tinubu introduced a Belarusian businessman, Alexander Zingman, as his former classmate and neighbour in Chicago. While addressing attendees at the event, President Tinubu...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it has received a total of 110 applications from various associations seeking registration as political parties in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Monday by the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, during a stakeholder engagement in Abuja. According to the Commission, the requests are being processed in accordance with the law and the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties (2022). “As...

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has stripped the title of Waziri Adamawa conferred on the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. This is contained in a circular signed by Adama Felicity Mamman, Permanent Secretary, Department of Chieftaincy Affairs, Office of the Governor with reference number: MCA/GHY/S.135/VOL.1/38 dated 19th June, 2025 and copied to All Secretaries Emirates/Traditional Councils that all Kingmakers and Council members in the State must be indigene of their Chiefdoms. The circular reads...