The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development and the Nigeria Air Force have agreed to a joint partnership to host the forthcoming Nigeria International Air Show, scheduled to take place in 2025. This landmark decision was made during a courtesy visit by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo at his office in Abuja. During the visit, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar revealed that the Nigerian Air Force had been independently planning its own air show before he got wind of the Ministry’s similar initiative. Recognising the immense potential…
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The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has urged the National Assembly and the Executive to critically examine and address key gaps in the National Tax Bill, 2024 to ensure that its implementation fosters inclusivity, economic equity and sustainable governance. CISLAC has been at the forefront of advocating for fiscal policy reforms that address Nigeria’s socio-economic challenges while promoting transparency and inclusiveness. In a statement signed by the Executive Director of CISLAC, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, noted that the Nigeria Tax Bill, 2024, “a landmark legislative initiative, holds the potential to transform the country’s fiscal framework by consolidating legal provisions, enhancing…
The House of Representatives has directed the Inspector General of Police Force to, as a matter of the utmost urgency, deploy an anti-kidnapping squad to the Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State to dislodge kidnappers from the area. It also requested that the Chief of Defence Staff organise a military presence in the local government and its environs as well as other kidnapping hotspots in the country and engage counter-insurgency methods to target these kidnapping networks. This, the Green Chamber said, was to prevent many families across the country from experiencing a dark Christmas. The resolution of the House…
The Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation has interviewed and screened over 4000 staff for the 2024 promotional examination across the country. The 2024 promotional Examination was conducted for 14 different cadres, which includes Planning Officers, Executive Officers, Confidential Secretary, Administrative, Store Officers, Stock Verifiers, Program/System analysts and Computer engineering Others are: Liberians, Library Officers, Procurement officers, Statistical officers, Statistician officers and Data Processing Officers. The Permanent Secretary, Career Management Office, Mrs. Fatima Sugra-Mahmoud said the head of civil service is passionate about uplifting the welfare of public servants and has made staff welfare a top…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has confirmed that four persons were injured during the collapse of a segment of Samsung building under construction. The building is located at Aminu Kano crescent, Wuse II, Abuja. TheHintsNews reports that the Samsung building was gutted by fire on the 6th of November, 2023, which forced the owner to embark on the construction of a new edifice. The Ag. Director General of FEMD, Abdulrahman Mohammed explained that the incident occurred when the Pent House segment of the three story building collapsed during casting. Mohammed in a statement issued Tuesday by…
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu has said that that the federal government is designing a word-based system to map the 8809 wards in country to ascertain their economic potential. He said every local government in Nigeria can do better tomorrow — whether in farming or fishing or livestock. Bagudu made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the 4th Local Government Economic Summit with the theme; “25 Years of Uninterrupted Democracy in Nigeria: The Place of Local Government in Rural Development and Food Security”, organised by The Summit Group. He was of the opinion that local…
Two people are on Monday feared when an uncompleted building which is still under construction collapse at Aminu Kano crescent, Wuse II, Abuja. The three story building is around the popular Banex plaza in the nation’s capital.
The refusal of some senior officers in the Nigeria Customs Service to proceed on compulsory retirement leave as required by civil service rule is already causing ripples within the Service. The development has created confusion and an atmosphere of uncertainty in the Service. TheHintsNews gathered that the names of the retired officers who refused to leave office areACG B Imam, ACG IG Umar, ACG IQ Ogbudu, Compt. MT Awe, Compt. KR Kolade. Checks revealed that their continued stay in the office contradicts the NCS Act 2023 and the Civil Service Rules on employment, age and retirement. It was further gathered…
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ghali Tijani has described the Tax Reform Bills of President Bola Tinubu as anti-people. Ghali, who is representing Albasu/Gaya/Ajingi Federal Constituency of Kano State in the Green Chamber maintained that the bills are not in tandem with public interests. TheHintsNews reports that Tinubu recently sent for Bills to the National Assembly for consideration. The bills are: the Nigeria Tax Bill, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill. While the Bills scaled the second reading on the floor of the Senate last…
The Chartered Institute of Loan and Risk Management of Nigeria (CILRMN) has called for the usage of Artificial intelligence (AI) in fraud detection and economic development in the country. President and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Institute, Dr. Harriet Akubuiro gave this charge in Abuja at the 2024 international conference of the institute with the theme ‘Artificial Intelligence: An Essential Factor in Risk Management Practice’. She said that AI is revolutionalising risk management worldwide, with the technology improving accuracy and efficiency, enhances risk management practices, provides simulation capabilities, and reduce risks in credit decisions and modelling. Akubuiro identified…