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Zenith Bank Tech Fair 2024: Innovations in AI, Finance, and Cybersecurity Take Centre Stage

Zenith Bank is set to host its 2024 Tech Fair on Thursday, 21st November, at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos. Tagged Future Forward 4.0: Embedded Finance, Cybersecurity, and Growth Imperatives – The Impact of AI, the event will feature discussions on cutting-edge innovations in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. Vice-President Kashim Shettima and Lagos […]

Nigeria’s Prosperity Hinges on Equitable Regional Development, Says Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has stressed that Nigeria cannot achieve prosperity unless all regions of the country thrive. Speaking at a stakeholders’ roundtable on Northern Youth Development organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in Abuja, Tinubu unveiled a youth-focused development agenda designed to address the nation’s pressing challenges. Represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Tinubu […]

PDP’s Ajayi Challenges Ondo Election Results, Accuses APC and INEC of Malpractice

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the recently concluded Ondo State governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, has rejected the results, accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of electoral malpractice. Results announced on Sunday revealed that the APC’s candidate and incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, secured victory with 366,781 […]

VAT Allocation Formula Fails Fairness Test, Says Adedeji

Dr. Zacch Adedeji, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has criticised the existing Value Added Tax (VAT) allocation formula, describing it as unjust to the majority of Nigerian states. According to Adedeji, Lagos alone received 42% of VAT proceeds in October, with Rivers, Oyo, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) taking 16%, 5.2%, […]

Tax Reform Bills Spark Debate as Northern Representatives Highlight Regional Disparities

Members of the House of Representatives from northern Nigeria have raised fresh concerns about the four tax reform bills currently under deliberation in the National Assembly. At an interactive session with the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms on Monday, lawmakers particularly questioned the proposed amendment to the Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue-sharing […]

Obasanjo: Corruption Threatens Nigeria’s Survival

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that corruption in Nigeria has progressed beyond alarming levels, describing it as fatal to the nation’s survival. Delivering a keynote address titled Leadership Failure and State Capture in Nigeria at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University, Obasanjo warned of the nation’s imminent collapse if systemic corruption remains unaddressed. […]

Lagos ‘Colonisation’ of the North Must Stop, Kwankwaso Warns

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and former Kano State governor, has alleged a deliberate effort by Lagos-based actors to influence northern Nigeria’s affairs. Speaking at the convocation ceremony of Skyline University in Kano, the former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) criticised what he described as undue interference in […]

Aiyedatiwa Re-elected as Ondo Governor in Resounding Win

After months of rigorous campaigning and political manoeuvring, the people of Ondo State have re-elected Lucky Aiyedatiwa as their governor for the next four years. Professor Olayemi Akinwumi, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Lokoja, who served as the Returning Officer, declared Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner on Sunday. The announcement ensures […]

FG Targets Economic Growth with £47.9 Trillion 2025 Budget

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a £47.9 trillion budget estimate for the 2025 fiscal year, following its meeting at the State House, Abuja, presided over by President Bola Tinubu. Addressing journalists after the meeting held in the Council Chambers, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, explained that the budget approval was […]

Supreme Court Upholds Legality of EFCC, ICPC, and NFIU

The Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by 16 states challenging the constitutionality of the Acts establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). In delivering the lead judgement, Justice Uwani Abba-Aji ruled that the EFCC Act, enacted by the National […]

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