Tinubu Sends 2024 Supplementary Budget To NASS Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu has said that he will soon present the 2024 Supplementary Appropriations Bill to the National Assembly (NASS). The President made this known when addressing a joint sitting of the National Assembly to mark the Silver Jubilee Of Nigeria’s 4th Republic on Wednesday. “I submitted the last budget to you, you expeditiously passed it. We are walking the talk. I will soon bring the Year 2024 (Supplementary) Appropriation Bill. That is just for your information,” he said. The President also confirmed “Nigeria, we hail thee’ as the “latest national anthem”…
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Kano Emirate Tussle: Judges In Trouble Over Conflicting Orders The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau, OON, SAN, has stated that the “conducts of counsel and the Courts in the handling of the proceedings which culminated in the orders issued by the Federal High Court, the Kano State High Court, and again the Federal High Court, in circus, have brought utter disgrace and shame to the profession. A statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, NBA, Akorede Lawal on Wednesday, said the actions of the courts have exposed the entire legal profession in Nigeria to public ridicule…
BREAKING: Kano: CJN Summons Judges Over Conflicting Orders Amid the Emirate tussle in Kano State, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, and the Chief Judge of Kano State High Court over conflicting interim injunctions. Justice S.A. Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano had issued an order to evict the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II from the Kofar Kudu Palace. The order had enforced the authority of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. “An order of interim injunction restraining the respondents from inviting,…
BREAKING: Tinubu Arrives NASS, Refuses To Address Joint Session President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the National Assembly Complex as part of his itinerary to commemorate the 25 years of unbroken democracy in Nigeria. Tinubu’s motorcade arrived at the National Assembly at about 11:57am and he’s yet to enter the chamber. Shortly after the president’s arrival, the Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, alongside the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, entered the chamber. Mr Akpabio announced that the president would not address the chamber but only listen to the Old National Anthem. He urged the lawmakers to download the new anthem.…
BREAKING: President Tinubu Signs Old National Anthem Bill, Cancels Planned Address Of NASS President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem Bill despite the opposition from Nigerians. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced this on Wednesday during a joint session of the National Assembly. He also announced that the president will not address the House but only flag off the new anthem. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas said the president cancelled the address because June 12 is the official Democracy Day. Details later…
Russia Government Increase Income Taxes For Rich People The Russian Ministry of Finance has put forward a proposal to implement tax hikes for those earning a high income as well as raise the tax rates on corporate profits. The current top tax rate on income is set to increase from 15 per cent to 22 per cent. The lowest tax rate would remain at 13 per cent for incomes up to ₽2.4 million ($26,000) a year. Additionally, the tax rate on corporate profits will increase from 20 per cent to 25 per cent. According to the ministry’s data, approximately three…
BREAKING: Polytechnics, Colleges Of Education Embark On Strike The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Trade Unions of Tertiary institutions in Oyo State has declared a 3-day warning strike over non-payment of salary arrears from January 2023 among other demands. The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Trade Unions, comprised the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP), Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education in Nigeria (SSUCOEN). These are representing The Polytechnic Ibadan, The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic (TOPS) Saki,…
Outgoing VCs To Appoint Deputies As Replacement The Federal Government has directed all the Vice Chancellors in Federal Universities whose tenure will be completed soon to nominate their deputies who will oversee the office of the Vice-Chancellor in a temporary capacity. Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr Chris Maiyaki conveyed this in a circular dated May 28, 2024, to all the affected outgoing Vice-Chancellors. The NUC’s letter to the outgoing Vice-Chancellors was sequel to a directive from the Federal Ministry of Education, informing the Commission about the end of tenure of some Vice-Chancellors and the urgent need to nominate…
Governor Yusuf Bans Protests, Orders Arrest Of Student Exercising the authority vested in him as the chief security officer of Kano State, Governor Abba Yusuf has banned protests within the state. The decision is contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, on Wednesday. He said the governor has directed the police, State Security Service, SSS and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, to apprehend, detain, and prosecute any individual or group partaking in demonstrations on the streets of Kano. The decisive action, according to Mr Dawakin-Tofa, ” is a preemptive strategy aimed at averting…
JUST IN: Major Shake Up Rocks Nigerian Police Over New Appointments The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the appointment of two senior officers to strategic management positions within the Nigeria Police Force. This move is part of ongoing efforts to enhance the efficiency of the force and strengthen international crime-fighting collaborations. AIG Yetunde Longe has been appointed as the new Force Secretary, while AIG Idowu Owohunwa has been assigned to the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Abuja. The appointments were disclosed in a statement released on Tuesday by the…