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Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, has expressed discomfort with several sections of the proposed tax reform bills, citing ambiguities and potential constitutional conflicts that could hinder its implementation. The proposed legislation, which seeks to prioritise the location of consumption as the basis for sharing Value Added Tax (VAT), has faced widespread resistance, particularly from northern stakeholders, …

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech to declare martial law in Seoul, South Korea, on December 3.The Presidential Office/Reuters The South Korean president’s decision to declare martial law across the country is a “frankly bizarre” political move, John Nilsson-Wright, the head of Cambridge University’s Japan and Koreas Programme, told CNN Tuesday. President Yoon Suk Yeol has recently …

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has expressed support for tax reform but cautioned against rushing the process, stressing the need for transparency, public engagement, and careful deliberation. The proposed legislation, which seeks to prioritise the location of consumption as the basis for sharing Value Added Tax (VAT), has faced widespread resistance, particularly …

The directive, which covers the period from September 4, 2023, to the present, must be submitted to the Assets Verification Committee through the office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has directed the chairmen of the 18 Local Government Councils in the state to submit their account statements within 48 hours.  The …

In Suleja (Niger State) alone, no fewer than six people, including those not participating in the protests, were killed by security officials, according to a PREMIUM TIMES investigation. Four months after a dozen protesters of the #EndBadGovernance were killed and brutalised by security operatives including police officers, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered a comprehensive investigation …

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has sworn in three judges for the Edo State High Court, concluding a 17-month wait following their clearance by the National Judicial Council (NJC) in June 2023. This comes five months after five of their colleagues were sworn in by the previous administration. The swearing-in ceremony, held at the Festival Hall, Government House, Benin …

Finnish authorities have given reasons why the controversial pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, cannot be granted bail in Finland. A Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, Mikko Laaksonen, told Punch newspaper on Saturday that the Finnish legal system does not permit bail for suspects accused of the kind of offences Mr Ekpa is accused of. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Ekpa …

Workers in Kaduna State downed tools on Monday, with Comrade Ayuba Suleiman of the state chapter of the workers’ union stating that they had yet to reach a concrete agreement with the state government regarding the implementation of the new minimum wage. Suleiman explained that although the state government had begun paying the new wage, it was not done according …

Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing the Edo North senatorial district, has expressed strong support for the financial autonomy of local governments in Nigeria. Oshiomhole’s comments came in response to the July 11, 2024, Supreme Court ruling that upheld the financial autonomy of local governments. Speaking at a forum on local government autonomy organized by the House of Representatives on Monday, the …

CNN — President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter deepened an entanglement of politics and the rule of law that has tarnished faith in American justice and is almost certain to worsen in Donald Trump’s second term. The Sunday evening move was a stunning development since Biden came to office vowing to restore the independence of the Justice Department, which had been eroded during Trump’s …