Politics

By Victor Osula, Abuja The federal government has announced sweeping tax reforms that end the long-standing practice of allowing revenue-generating agencies to keep a portion of the funds they raise. This was revealed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun while presenting the National Development Update, he directed that all revenues should henceforth be fully …

DHQ prepares to march with armed forces and security agencies Abuja (Core Reporters) The Defense Headquarters (DHQ) will embark on a route march on Friday, October 10 which is a routine physical fitness exercise aimed at promoting synergy, physical readiness and esprit de corps among personnel of the armed forces and other security agencies. The march which will begin at …

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has argued that although the Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential candidate lost at the presidential Tribunal on Wednesday, the judiciary was correct when he successfully reclaimed his position as governor of Anambra State in 2007. Wike made this assertion on Thursday when he featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. “Did …

Former Abia State Governor and 9th Chairman of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has rejected claims that Labor Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the political leader of the South East, and instead stated that he remains the most important political figure in the region. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s political programme, Politics Today, on Wednesday …

Loveworld Medicaid, a member agency of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International, says no fewer than 18,000 people with vision problems have received comprehensive free treatment and improved vision. Loveworld Medicaid Deputy Director, Dr. Olajumoke Ola-Akisanya, made this known during a press conference to commemorate World Sight Day and mark one year of the Loveworld Medicaid Vision 10,000 Free Eye Surgeries …

Post views: 24 By Silvernews The Tasieobi Global Foundation continued its commitment to supporting education through its ongoing initiative, Back To School Project ’25, with a visit to Itreto Community Secondary School, Ikot Okobo, in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area of ​​Akwa Ibom State.The initiative, which took place on Monday 6 October 2025, marked the second edition of the …

…Targets housing projects in Niger, Abuja, Edo Daniel Osiyemi and Hakeem Rahmon Gateway Mortgage Bank Limited announced significant improvement in its financial performance for fiscal 2024, recording growth across key performance indicators despite prevailing economic challenges. The Chairman of the bank, Evangelist Samuel Durojaye, disclosed this on Thursday at the 8th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the institution held in …

The National Council and the South West Advisory Council of the Obidient Movement, OM, have declared false reports circulating in some newspapers and online publications that the list of names released by the Lagos Obidient Movement lacked extensive consultation in its compilation by executive members of the Lagos State Coordination Council of the movement. South West Coordinator, Hon. Seyi Sowunmi …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified one of its gubernatorial aspirants in Ekiti State, Mr Kayode Ojo. The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) took the decision at its meeting on Thursday in Abuja, following the report of the screening committee set up to vet gubernatorial aspirants. Ojo’s disqualification comes weeks after another candidate, Olajumoke Olawunmi, was dropped from the …

Dantsoho sets the agenda for the growth of African ports …Inaugurated as VP IAPH The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has outlined his key priorities to promote port development across the continent. This is in the context of his installation as Vice President (Africa) of the International Association of Harbors and Harbors (IAPH), …