FIRS defends FG’s borrowing framework
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, yesterday defended the federal government’s borrowing plan, insisting that debt remained a legitimate component of every national budget. It also announcing that Personal Income Tax, PIT, and Company Income Tax, CIT, reforms would take effect from January. FIRS equally said federal revenue collection surged to N3.64 trillion […]
NEFGAD questions BPP’s response to US fiscal transparency report
Network for Public Procurement Advocacy and Development (NEFGAD) on Tuesday questioned the Bureau of Public Procurement’s (BPP) defence of the United States’ 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report…
InnovateAI Lagos 2026: Nigeria Tech industry warm up to conversations on responsible AI
AI in Nigeria, the nation’s leading force in artificial intelligence advocacy and development, is set to host the third edition of its flagship annual conference, InnovateAI Lagos 2026, with the theme “Responsible AI beyond Innovation”.
Bayelsa police nabs suspected killer of estate agent
By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio Yenagoa—The Bayelsa State Police Command’s Operation Puff Adder Tactical Squad has apprehended the suspected killer of Richard Ekpebu, a 42-year-old estate agent. Ekpebu was abducted and killed on July 24, 2025, with his body dumped in a bush along the New Otuoke Road near Bayelsa Palm. The suspect, identified […]
Cross River communal conflict escalates, many killed including commercial driver
By Emma Una CALABAR—MANY persons were reportedly killed, yesterday, in the raging communal dispute between the Ochon community in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State and their Alesi neighbours in Ikom Local Government Area of the state. The conflict which has been raging for several weeks has left many people dead, houses set […]
Container crushes police officer, another to death in Lagos
By Esther Onyegbula A police officer and a female passenger were, yesterday crushed to death in Lagos, when a 40-foot container-laden truck overturned on a commercial tricycle at Ijora Causeway, inward Ijora 7Up. The incident, which occurred beneath the Ijora Bridge, involved a truck with registration number XP 368 AKD and a tricycle (popularly called […]
