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  Finance Minister Wale Edun has clarified that there are no immediate plans to implement the proposed 5 per cent tax on petroleum products. Speaking to reporters in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister explained that although the policy is included in the new tax administration set to take effect on January 1, 2026, its implementation […]

  The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has imposed an immediate ban on loading activities at unauthorized points nationwide to reduce boat accidents and enhance safety on Nigeria’s inland waterways. The Managing Director of NIWA, Bola Oyebamiji, announced the new directives during a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. He said, “NIWA has placed an […]

  Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has condemned the Nigerian Senate for blocking the return of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the red chamber despite completing her six-month suspension. Effiong, a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, argued that the Senate’s attempt to block the return of the Kogi Central Senator, citing subjudice, amounts […]

  Energy expert and petroleum analyst, Kelvin Emmanuel, has accused the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and other groups of attempting to sabotage the operations of the Dangote Refinery. He made the allegation on Tuesday while speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. Emmanuel argued that NUPENG and […]

  French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named defence minister and his close ally Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister to resolve a deepening political crisis as protests loom in the next days. In choosing Lecornu, 39, to replace Francois Bayrou as the seventh premier of his mandate, Macron has plumped for one of […]

  Nepali demonstrators set parliament ablaze on Tuesday while the veteran prime minister Sharma Oli quit, as a “Gen Z” protest movement sparked by a ban on social media overtook the Himalayan nation. At least 19 people were killed during rallies a day earlier, one of the deadliest crackdowns in years, which fuelled public anger. […]

  The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its strike following an agreement with the management of Dangote Refinery to recognise workers’ rights to unionise. The deal was reached at a closed-door meeting convened by the Department of State Services (DSS) and attended by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun […]

  An Israeli military official told AFP that the military had carried out air strikes on Doha Tuesday in an operation targeting senior leaders of Palestinian militant group Hamas. “The name of the operation in Doha is Summit of Fire. These were air strikes,” a military official said. More to follow.  The post Israeli Military […]

  Egypt on Tuesday sent a letter of protest to te United Nations Security Council over Ethiopia’s inauguration of its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), describing it as a “unilateral measure that violates international law”. In the letter, Egypt accused Ethiopia of attempting to give “a false cover of acceptance and legitimacy” to the dam, […]

  Prime Minister Francois Bayrou submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday after France’s parliament ousted the government, with the French leader under pressure to find a successor in a deepening political crisis. On Monday, Bayrou suffered a crushing loss in a confidence vote he had himself called, plunging France into fresh uncertainty […]

  Captain William Troost-Ekong was named in Nigeria’s starting lineup for the crunch 2026 World Cup qualifiers with South Africa after he was omitted from the team that started in the lone goal win over Rwanda over the weekend.  Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, instead, named a twenty-year-old Benjamin Frederick in his stead. Frederick, himself, […]

  In a bold move to combat illegal logging and indiscriminate tree felling, the Kano State Government has officially announced a statewide ban on unauthorised chainsaw use, along with the rollout of a new Chainsaw Usage Permit Framework (CUPF) to regulate forestry activities across the state. The announcement was made during a press briefing held […]