Month: October 2025
FG insists lawyers must pay 7.5% VAT under new tax law
The federal government has reaffirmed that all lawyers and law firms are legally required to remit the 7.5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) to the…
Senate approves Tinubu’s $2.8bn loan, $500m Sukuk to bridge 2025 budget gap
The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to obtain a total of $2.847 billion in fresh foreign financing to support the 2025 budget and…
FG targets $74bn GDP boost from livestock sector
The Federal Government says the 2025–2035 National Livestock Growth Acceleration Strategy (NL-GAS) is expected to increase the livestock sector’s contribution to GDP from 32 billion…
How to fix Nigeria’s security challenges — Service Chiefs
The new service chiefs, appointed by President Bola Tinubu last weekend, were yesterday confirmed by the Senate, with the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS),…
FG, firm seal $400m deal to strengthen Nigeria’s steel production
In a bid to strengthen and upscale steel production, the Federal Ministry of Steel Development, and Stellar Steel Company Limited, yesterday, signed a Joint Strategic…
BREAKING: Tinubu approves 15% import duty on petrol, diesel
President Bola Tinubu has approved the introduction of a 15 per cent ad-valorem import duty on petrol and diesel imports into Nigeria. The initiative is…
CAF confirms 2026 playoff fixtures, venue, time; Nigeria, others get opponents
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), in collaboration with hosts Morocco, has officially confirmed the match venues and schedule for the African Qualifiers of the…
Super Falcons coach Madugu gets contract extension after WAFCON qualification
Super Falcons head coach, Justin Madugu, has revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has given him a new two-year contract, extending his stay until…
EFCC locked me up for not paying tax’ – Oladips debunks fraud rumours
Popular Nigerian rapper, Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji, professionally known as Oladips, has stated that he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for…
EFCC arraigns vessel, three suspects over theft of 25m litres of petrol in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday arraigned a vessel, MT Ostria, and three persons before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences…

