The Association of Concerned Citizens of Nigeria on Revenue and Economy (ACCNRE) has advocated the establishment of an Independent Revenue Inspectorate Agency of Nigeria (I-RIAN) to regulate and monitor tax collection. A yax Analyst and founder of the association, Orji-Philip Orji made the demand at a news conference in Abuja on Friday. He said that a bill had been submitted to the 9th and 10th National Assembly to support the demand, and had pass second reading in the House of Representatives and Senate. He said that the bill titled, “National Inspector General for Tax Crime Commission (NIGTCC) would ease the…
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The Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda has assured that said that the state would soon conduct local government elections in compliance with the judgement of the Supreme Court. TheHintsNews reports that apex court had in its ruling said it was an act of gross misconduct paying local government allocation through states. Justice Emmanuel Agim-led seven-man panel also upheld the position of the federal government that state governors lack authority under the law to arbitrarily dissolve democratically-elected local governments councils and set up caretaker committees in their place as ubiquitously practiced. However, Radda in a statement issued Saturday in Abuja by…
Communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and neighbouring communities in Niger state have continued to groan as insecurity in the areas shows no sign of abating. As a matter of fact, the residents of the affected communities in both FCT and Niger states can no longer sleep with their two eyes closed, not even the deployment of a team of policemen has curtailed the activities of the daredevil bandits. For instance, things are no longer at ease in Garam community in Niger state. The community shares a boundary with the Kuduru, another community under Bwari Area Council, FCT. Most…
Governor of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke has paid six months of inherited half salary debt from the past administration of the All Progressives Congress. Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed disclosed this on Friday while reacting to a post by Reno Omokri via his verified X account. TheHintsNews reports that Omkri while reacting to a post by publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu had claimed that there were reports of half salaries the state government was owing workers and other incidents of hardship on the state workers, despite a 45 percent increase in federal allocation to the state.…
The newly appointed African Union Youth Ambassador for Peace for West Africa, Ms. Simone Diouf has called for more support from the government, civil society and partners on the implementation of Nigeria’s National Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS). Diouf made the call on Thursday in Abuja at an event organised by Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBPF) in collaboration with the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC)-West Africa, with the theme: ‘‘Advancing Youth, Peace and Security Agenda in West Africa’’. The meeting attended by over 50 peace activists and civil society organisations across Nigeria…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted another batch of seven containers bearing 1,239,400 bottles of codeine syrup worth over N9,835,200,000.00 at the Onne ports. TheHintsNews reports that the interception was coming barely three weeks after seizing 6,125 cartons of codeine syrup containing 1,050,000 bottles of the opioid worth over N7, 350,000,000 in street value, at the Port Harcourt Ports complex, Onne, Rivers state. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued friday said the latest seizure made on Thursday 18th July, 2024 was the fourth and last set of such consignments that have been…
Your Excellency, I have decided to write this open letter to you as a concerned friend and Brother. As you’re aware, I’m a member of opposition but you and I have had a long history together.I owe you only one thing, TRUTH. It is very obvious that the first thing that takes flight in the Presidential villa is TRUTH. The reason is simple. Some Nigerians are experts in hijacking men and women of power. The deification process is often swift and irreversible. I’m writing you today, not because I expect you to act on my suggestions, but to put it…
Dear Egbon Dele Momodu, I read your open letter to President Bola Tinubu, in which you said, “Our economy has virtually collapsed”, among other things. Respectfully, the facts do not support your assertions, and in your open letter, you did not provide any facts. Only opinions. So, please let me present some facts that contradict your opinions. Firstly, only yesterday, the International Monetary Fund projected that due to the reforms being undertaken by the current administration, Nigeria will have a 3.1% GDP growth rate in 2024. This is one of the best projections for an African country in 2024, and…
The Director-General, Niger Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Projects (NG-RAAMP), Dr. Nmaa Ahmed has said that the state government would soon inaugurate rural roads and give agriculture incentives to communities in the state. Ahmed in a statement issued on Thursday said the State Governor, Umar Bago has directed the mobilisation of stakeholders and rural dwellers to that effect. According to him, They are expected to participate and take ownership of any projects or agricultural incentives allocated to their respective communities. He also said the communities would not only get contractual value but shall prevent vandalism of the facilities, thereby ensuring…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has denied the allegations that the military was providing security for illegal miners in the country. Musa, who was represented by the Director of Operations Defence Headquarters, Air Vice Marshal Nnaemeka Ilo, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Mineral Resources. He, however, added that they provide protection for legitimate requests made by legitimate miners, who operate in conflict-inflicted areas. Musa stated: “Now to the question that you asked if the military is protecting any minefield or illegal miners. Most…