The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to consider granting tax incentives to more companies engaged in the infrastructural development of Public Schools and Hospitals under the Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment investment Tax Credit (RITC) Scheme. The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Nnolim Nnaji and eight others at the plenary on Thursday. Presenting the motion, Nnaji recalled that on January 25, 2019, the then Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, signed the Presidential Executive Order for the RITC scheme. He explained that the RITC Scheme is a form of…
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The Kano state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced its decision to hold a political rally on Saturday. TheHintsNews recall that the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the state had earlier announced that it would hold a rally on the same day. Recall that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja last week sacked Abba Yusuf as the governor of Kano State. However, Yusuf had rejected the tribunal verdict, which he described as “unfair” and “a miscarriage of justice”, and headed to the appeal court. Surprisingly, the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgement revealed…
The Ministry of Steel Development is set to collaborate with the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) for the revitalisation and operationalisation of the National Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency (NSRMEA), Kaduna and the National Metallurgical Institute, Onitsha. The move was in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Bola Tinubu’s Administration and in achieving its mandate of ensuring that the nation’s Steel Sector contribute to the sustainable development of the economy and grow the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This, was even, as the Minister of State, Ministry of Steel Development, Uba Ahmadu disclosed that Niger Extraction Company Ltd, a…
The Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Mansur Matazu has said that the Agency’s Establishment Act 2022 will pave the way for an effective and impactful future for the agency. TheHintsNews reports that Establishment Act 2022 was signed into law by former President Muhammadu Buhari on 16th August, 2022. The director-general who was represented by the Director, Human Resources, Saleh Tukur, disclosed this at a one -day Management Sensitisation workshop on the Nigerian Meteorological Agency Establishment ACT 2022, on Wednesday in Abuja. He noted that the enactment of the legislation marks a major milestone for the Agency,…
The people have become cynical and deeply suspicious about democracy. Everywhere in Africa, Presidential Elections leave countries deeply polarized and worse yet, plunge countries into deep sociopolitical crisis. The question that I would like all of us to examine is this: Is it the very presidential system itself that is flawed and in-adaptable to our peculiar political circumstances in Africa? For ease of understanding, let’s take Nigeria as a good example for our case study. Interestingly, a closer look at Europe shows that France is the only European country that has adopted the Presidential System by which the Head of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the trio of Lateef Jamiu Babatunde, Olanipekun Olawale Joseph and Oyetunde Abioye Ibrahim before Justice Adebukola Olajide of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. They were arraigned by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the agency on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 on three-count charges bordering on conspiracy and diversion of 33.360 metric tons of Cocoa beans worth N97, 578, 000.00. Count one of the charge reads: “That you, Lateef Jamiu Babatunde, Oyetunde Abioye Ibrahim, Wahab Yusuf Adisa (at large), Razaq Afeez Babatunde (at large), Ayobami Yusuf Bello (at large),…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dissolved the Rivers State Executives of the party at all levels following a protracted crisis in the chapter of the party. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday after the meeting of the NWC held at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. He revealed that the NWC has, however, resolved to appoint a seven-member Caretaker Committee to steer the party’s affairs in the state for the next six months. Members of the committee are: Chief Tony Okocha, who will…
The troops of the Joint Task Force, North West Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) under the command of the General Officer Commanding 8 Division Nigerian Army, Sokoto , Major General Godwin Mutkut have rescued 31 kidnapped Victims in Sokoto State. In a statement issued Wednesday, teh troops rescued the victims while conducting a series of clearance operation to terrorists enclaves in its Areas of Operations in the North West. The statement reads: “In a recent clearance operation conducted by the troops of OPHD on 21 November 2023 at Tangaza LGA of Sokoto state , cleared Alya Fulani village, Buani forest, where…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it is not in a position to provide explanation on the errors contained in the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Kano governorship election. The ruling party added that it can only render its own perspective as a party to the entire uproar that is going on. TheHintsNews reports that last Friday the verdict indicated that the appellate court upheld the decision of the petition tribunal sacking Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state, the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Isa-Dederi, argued that CTC of the judgment showed that Yusuf’s victory…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate System Spec over revenue leakages and non–remittance of revenues generated through the remita platform. The House, therefore, mandated the Committee on Public Accounts to investigate revenue leakages through the Remita Platform and non-compliance substantively with Standard Operating Procedures and other allied Service Level Agreements signed among Deposit Money Banks, Office of The Accountant General, Systemspec, Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) and the Central Bank of Nigeria and report back within six weeks for further legislative action. The resolution of the followed the adoption of a motion moved at the plenary in Wednesday…