By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MAJOR CHANGES within the nation’s security leadership followed the nomination of General Christopher Gwabin Musa as Minister of Defence after the resignation of Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar. This development surfaced through a formal communication to the Senate, where the Presidency set out ...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter GROWING EVIDENCE of diet-linked illnesses propelled fresh demands for a stronger sugar-sweetened beverage tax during a Senate public hearing, where health officials, civil society groups and public-health advocates urged lawmakers to abandon the fixed N10-per-litre duty and adopt a percentage-based system tied to retai...
By Jemimah Welligton, JKNewsMedia Correspondent HEIGHTENED SECURITY threats against Nigeria’s National Assembly (NASS) have triggered fresh calls for a formal security architecture within the legislature, following confirmation that terrorists recently issued threats to bomb the parliamentary complex in Abuja. The revelation came from the Hou...
By JKNewsMedia THE HOUSE Committee on Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring (HCNCD) has expressed deep satisfaction with the progress of Zobis Cable Nigeria Ltd, describing the Onitsha-based manufacturer as a model of indigenous innovation and industrial capability. During an oversight visit to the company’s facilities in Onitsha, Anamb...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s NATIONAL Assembly has suggested shifting the country’s next general elections to November 2026, six months earlier than the usual February or March schedule. The proposal forms part of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2025, which was unveiled during a joint public hearing of the Sen...
By Hope Donalds, JKNewsMedia Reporter MORE THAN thirty federal ministries, departments, and agencies have been indicted by the House of Representatives over financial infractions totalling N103.8 billion and $950,912.05, following a motion adopted on Tuesday. The sweeping indictment arose from the findings of the Public Accounts Committee, wh...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s TAX system has entered a new era following the signing of four major reform bills into law at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Designed to simplify, unify, and modernise tax administration across the country, the legislation marks a critical shift in fiscal governance. The bills tagged...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s TAX system is poised for a historic overhaul as four reform bills await presidential assent at a formal signing ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. The Nigeria Tax Bill, Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and Joint Revenu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu will now deliver his Democracy Day address from the National Assembly, replacing the previously scheduled 7.00am national broadcast. The shift in plan was confirmed on Wednesday by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. According to Segun Imohiosen, Di...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu will deliver a national broadcast at 7.00a.m. on Thursday to commemorate the 2025 Democracy Day celebration, a moment marking over two decades of uninterrupted civilian rule in Nigeria. His remarks will precede a noon appearance before a joint session of the National Assembly a...
