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  • Formation of Shadow Government Unnerves DSS, Drags Prof Pat Utomi to Court

    Formation of Shadow Government Unnerves DSS, Drags Prof Pat Utomi to Court0

    Unnerved by the idea of forming a shadow government, the Nigerian Department of State Security (DSS) has instituted a case in court to stop renowned economist and political activist Professor Patrick Utomi and others from proceeding with the novel idea. The Secret Service dragged Professor Utomi to the Federal High Court in Abuja in a

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  • Senate Approves Nomination of Five Resident Electoral Commissioners

    Senate Approves Nomination of Five Resident Electoral Commissioners0

    The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of five Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Senate confirmed their nomination during the plenary session today following the report presented by Senator Simon Lalong on behalf of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters on Wednesday, 14th May 2025. The Committee, chaired by

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  • House of Reps on Bills’ Rejection Spree, Throws Out Six Constitution Amendment Bills

    House of Reps on Bills’ Rejection Spree, Throws Out Six Constitution Amendment Bills0

    The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected six bills to amend the constitution. One, an amendment bill, which seeks to establish the principle of rotation for the offices of the president and vice president among Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. Two, a bill to amend the Constitution to strip the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of

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  • INEC Hopeful of New Electoral Act as Tinubu Swears in Two Commissioners

    INEC Hopeful of New Electoral Act as Tinubu Swears in Two Commissioners0

    The Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman hopes a new electoral act will emerge before the 2027 general elections after submitting 142 post-election recommendations to federal lawmakers. Speaking with reporters at the presidential villa on Tuesday, where two national commissioners of the electoral body were sworn in, Professor Mahmood Yakubu was optimistic that a new electoral

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  • World Bank Urges Nigerian Government to Remit Subsidies to Federation Account.

    World Bank Urges Nigerian Government to Remit Subsidies to Federation Account.0

    The World Bank has urged the Nigerian government to adopt better fiscal management of the nation’s revenue by moving the profits from the removal of the fuel subsidy to the Federation Account, noting that despite removing the subsidy completely in 2024, the government just began transferring to the account in January 2025. In its Nigeria

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  • National Assembly Set to Harmonise Approved Tax Reforms Bill for President’s Assent 

    National Assembly Set to Harmonise Approved Tax Reforms Bill for President’s Assent 0

    A jubilant Taiwo Oyedele, the Chairman Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, disclosed gleefully on his X handle, Thursday, “The Senate, today, passed the two remaining tax bills, that is, the Nigeria Tax Bill and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill. This follows the passage of the other two bills yesterday, that is,

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