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Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) says Artificial Intelligence may soon assist Lagos residents in filing tax returns as part of its ongoing digital reforms. The Executive Chairman of LIRS, Ayodele Subair, said this during a webinar organised by the Fintech Association of Nigeria on Tuesday. The theme of the event was “Fintech in Nigeria 2026: Navigating the New Tax …

A security analyst, Dr Dickson Osajie, has urged the new Inspector-General of Police, Mr Olatunji Disu, to prioritise intelligence-led policing, public trust and institutional reform. Osajie, an International Certified Master Anti-Terrorism Specialist, spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. He described the appointment of a new police chief as a defining moment for Nigeria’s internal …

Stockbrokers on Tuesday said the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reduce interest rates signals a cautious shift toward economic growth, but warned that downside risks persist. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), at its 304th meeting held from Feb. 23 to Feb. 24 in Abuja, cut the Monetary Policy …

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that no voter was migrated into a new or different polling unit in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) before the Saturday area council elections. Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Adedayo Oketola, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Oketola said that while the election was conducted successfully, the commission observed …

A Presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has donated N15m to the St. Philomena College of Nursing, Benin, Edp State. A similar donation last year by Obi to the same hospital sparked reaction that made Governor Monday Okpebholo barring Obi from entering the state without prior information. Governor Okpebholo said …

Edo State Government has noted with concern the allegation by former Anambra State governor and Labour Party figure, Peter Obi, claiming that members of his political camp were attacked by government officials in Edo State. The government categorically described this allegation as false, malicious and a clear misrepresentation of the facts, in a statement released today in Benin by the …

Suspected armed thugs on Tuesday attacked supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) at the party’s secretariat in Benin City, Edo State, injuring three persons. The supporters had converged on the secretariat to receive the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata, his running mate, Yusuf Asama Kadiri (SAN), and other defectors into the ADC. The attack reportedly occurred shortly …

  “The committee’s decision was premised on a balanced evaluation of risks to the outlook, which suggests that the ongoing disinflation trajectory would continue…” an official said. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday reduced the benchmark interest rate to 26.5 per cent. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced the decision at the conclusion of …

Kyiv — As Russian tanks rolled over the border in February 2022, rumors that Volodymyr Zelensky had fled Ukraine were rife. With Kyiv under heavy bombardment and Russia closing in, European leaders feared the worst. Then the Ukrainian leader posted a grainy video of himself standing in the dark in front of the presidency building, flanked by his top advisors, and announced …

  House Minority Leader Jeffries tells caucus members to either attend with ‘silent defiance’ or skip Trump’s Tuesday speech entirely Democrats divided on response to Trump’s upcoming State of the Union address A growing number of Democrats are trying to divert attention away from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday through their absences amid a limited …