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The presidency has announced that President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, sign into law four tax reform bills that will “transform Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework.” Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, made this known in a statement titled, ‘President Tinubu signs four tax bills into law tomorrow.’ The bills include the Nigeria Tax Bill, …

The Federal Government has announced plans to clear outstanding payments owed to contractors who have duly completed verified projects across Ministries, Departments and Agencies, while also continuing the phased payment of the N35,000 wage award arrears to civil servants. In a statement on Tuesday by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates— The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding on Wednesday while U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that U.S. and Iranian officials will talk next week, giving rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace even as Tehran insisted it will not give up its nuclear program. Trump, who helped negotiate the ceasefire that took hold Tuesday on the …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria –  Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has flagged off a 14 -kilometre road project in Uhunwonde Local Government Area in the State. Upon completion, the road project which was flagged off on Tuesday is expected to link ten communities in the local government area, including the immediate past Governor Godwin Obaseki’s community. Addressing …

By Idahosa Moses Benin City, Nigeria – Edo is among the 12 states slated to benefit from the Nigerian Red Cross Flood Resilience Project sponsored by the Italian government, the State branch of the Nigerian Red Cross Society said on Tuesday. The benefiting states are, Edo, Gombe, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Enugu, Bornu, Ogun, Sokoto, Niger and Lagos. Mr. Wilson …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – Speaker, Edo State Youth Parliament, Hon. Fawaz Muhammad, has called on the youths in the state to jettison cultism and other social vices and toe the path of peace for the wellbeing and development of the state. He made the appeal in a statement titled: “Edo youths, say no to cultism and insecurity” …

CNN — The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intelligence assessment that was described by four people briefed on it. The assessment, which has not been previously reported, was produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency, …

The Senate explained that the extension was required to allow the federal government to complete ongoing projects captured in the budget. The Senate has again extended the implementation timeline of the capital component of the 2024 federal budget till 31 December 2025. The upper chamber made the resolution during the plenary on Tuesday following an appropriation bill requesting its amendment …

Israel said it agreed to US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire proposal following its military successes in Iran, in a statement on behalf of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. The statement – Israel’s first official comments about the ceasefire – said Israel had achieved all of its objectives “and far beyond” after nearly two weeks of strikes on Iran. “Israel has …

So much for the quagmire. Donald Trump seems to have emerged from the worst crisis in America’s estrangement with Iran’s Islamic Republic with a win. The president leaped on Tehran’s modest missile response Monday to the US pounding of its nuclear sites as a sign it wants to end escalations. “CONGRATULATIONS WORLD, ITS TIME FOR PEACE!” he posted on Truth Social. Trump’s exuberance …