Uchechukwu Okoro urges federal adoption of film production tax rebate policy
Modok Inc. Founder, Uchechukwu Okoro, has called on the Federal Government to adopt a state-based film production tax rebate as part of ongoing national tax reforms, arguing that the policy could unlock major economic value across Nigeria’s creative and tourism sectors. In a submission addressed to the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax […]
‘New defence success depends on President Tinubu, not Gen. Musa’
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has stated that the success or failure of newly appointed Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd), will depend entirely on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s political will to confront Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. The group warned that the country “has no time to waste.”
Nigeria spent only N365 per citizen on GBV prevention, response — Report
The 2025 Womanity Index report (WIR) has revealed that on the average, Nigeria spent N365 on each woman and girl for preventing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV) in 2024. The 2025 WIR, an annual, data-driven report in its third edition, is undertaken by Invictus Africa, an NGO, and was unveiled on Tuesday in Abuja. […]
FG appoints Air Vice Marshal Mikail Abdulraheem as new chairman of Military Pensions Board
By Kingsley Omonobi The Federal Government has appointed Air Vice Marshal Mikail Abdulraheem as the new Chairman of the Military Pensions Board (MPB). The announcement was made on Tuesday in a statement by Squadron Leader Aliyu Mohammed, Public Relations Officer of the Board. “The Military Pensions Board wishes to formally announce the appointment of Air […]
US has ‘only just begun’ striking alleged drug boats – Pentagon chief
Trump has deployed the world’s biggest aircraft and an array of other military assets to the Caribbean, insisting they are there for counter-narcotics operations.
LP Crisis: Abure fights back, says congresses a huge success
The Julius Abure faction of the Labour Party (LP) has described its nationwide congresses, which began at the ward level on Tuesday, as a huge success, except in Abia State where an interim court injunction stalled the process.
