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Exactly 100 days ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office following the popular mandate graciously bestowed by the good people of Nigeria, who elected him as the 16th leader of our country. Since May 29, President Tinubu has been at his duty post, working assiduously to deliver on his campaign promises as enunciated in his…

  The new national leadership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has announced the withdrawal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that the former leaders of the party signed with the Kwankwasiya Movement. It noted that the principles of the Kwankwasiya Movement are targeted at massaging the ego of its sole owner and not…

  Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the promotion and step upgrade of 436 staff of the Kwara state Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS). The approval is in recognition of the contributions of the staff towards revenue mobilisation mandate and in appreciation of an unprecedented achievement of N35.4bn, representing 112 percent of the IGR budget…

  Dangote Cement Plc, a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited, (DIL), paid a total of N412.9 billion into the coffers of the Federal Government as tax for 3 consecutive years. A total of N97.24 billion was paid by Dangote Cement in 2020, N173.93 billion in 2021 and N141.69 billion in 2022. This huge tax payment…

  A financial expert, Babatunde Salami, has advanced reasons it would be difficult for the country to escape the pressure of economic hardship currently plaguing it. He asked Nigerians to brace up for more hardship in the next three years as the nation’s revenue is very low, and  susceptible to external debt. “I don’t see…

  The National Association of Government General Medical & Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), Kogi chapter, has again enjoined the State Government to urgently review the current salary structure of doctors working in the State civil service to stem the tide of brain drain. The association made the call in a press statement on Monday in Lokoja,…

  A non-governmental organization, Save the Child Health and Empowerment Initiative (SACHEM), has begun campaigns to promote reproductive and sexual health education in Nigeria Schools . Speaking at the unveiling ceremony of the newly birthed NGO, in Abuja weekend, the founder of SACHEM, Sylvia Kamsiyochukwu Nnuekwe said the organization is also committed to reducing all…

  Property worth millions of Naira were destroyed in an inferno that gutted The Word Assembly Headquarters Church along Ajase-Ipo road in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Sunday at about 5pm. Though the spokesman of the state Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, claimed that the Service responded promptly to a call notifying them of the…

  Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated members of the state executive council alongside five new permanent secretaries and a member of the Civil Service Commission. The cabinet, which is made up of almost 50 percent of each gender, has, as of today, the highest number of female commissioners in the country. Highlight of…

    ….Celebrating the great feats of the ‘silent achiever’ Rector of Nigeria-Korea Friendship Institute   By AKADIRI ADEMOLA EMMANUEL   ‘’I will hit the ground running’’.   A very familiar cliche made mostly by new executives who have been newly elevated to a new position and seemingly charged with the responsibility of steering the…