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Jul

2024

FGN Suspends Import Duties, Taxes On Essential Food Items

FG Suspends Import Duties, Taxes On Essential Food Items In a bid to cushion the effect of the inflationary trend in Nigeria, the Federal Government, through the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has suspended import duties and taxes on some items to make them more affordable for Nigerians. Disclosing this Tuesday, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, said that the government was committed to addressing the situation in a seamless manner with a view to reducing hunger in the land. He explained that global inflation is impacting countries worldwide, including Nigeria, adding that the agency has streamlined…

Jul

2024

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Tinubu’s Aide Challenges Peter Obi To Lead Protesters In Person

FGN, News Flash, Politics

Tinubu Aide Challenges Peter Obi to Lead Protesters in Person Bayo Onanuga, an aide to President Bola Tinubu, has issued a statement calling on Peter Obi to take an active role in the upcoming protests. Onanuga suggested that Obi, who has endorsed the planned demonstrations, should openly lead the protesters, just as Tinubu and President Muhammadu Buhari did in the past. Onanuga's statement comes as the country prepares for a 10-day nationwide protest against economic hardship, scheduled to begin on August 1. Obi's endorsement of the protests has sparked debate, with some calling on him to take a more visible…

Jul

2024

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FGN Overrules NAMA, Suspends Planned 800% Levy Hike

Business, Economy, FGN, News Flash

FG Overrules NAMA, Suspends Planned 800% Levy Hike The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency has suspended its earlier announced increase in navigational charges. This was made known through a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of NAMA, Abdullahi Musa, on Monday. The NAMA spokesman noted that the backtrack by the agency was in response to the directive of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo. Musa added that the decision follows the Minister’s recognition of the current economic challenges faced by Nigerians. Last Friday, NAMA announced its intention to raise its navigation charge by 800…

Jul

2024

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President Tinubu Begins Stipend Payments To All Jobless Nigerian Graduates

CBN/Commercial Banking, FGN, News Flash

President Tinubu Begins Stipend Payments To All Jobless Nigerian Graduates President Bola Tinubu’s Government has announced plans to pay monthly stipends to Nigerian graduates who are yet to be employed. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris stated this when he received the Charismatic Bishop Conference on a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja. According to him, President Bola Tinubu is working on a policy, which will see young university and polytechnic unemployed graduates in the country receive stipends. This is pending their formal employment in any sector of the economy. “There is also another new policy…

Jul

2024

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Amidst Planned Protest, FGN Opens N110 Billion Portal For Nigeria Youth Investment Fund

Business, Economy, FGN, News Flash

Amidst Planned Protest, FG Opens N110 Billion Portal For Nigeria Youth Investment Fund See How To Apply Federal Government of Nigeria has opened portal for Nigerian Youth Investment Fund, GISTSMATE MEDIA is reporting. In the application link sighted and checked by our correspondent, NYIF 2024 application is now active and can be accessed via https://www.fmyd.gov.ng/nyif_application Recall that the Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, earlier announced that the portal for the restructured Youth Investment Fund of N110 billion will be accessible in the coming days. The Minister made this announcement during a courtesy visit by the Middle Belt…

Jul

2024

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FCT Police Deploy 4,200 Officers For August 1 Protest

Abuja, FGN, News Flash, Security

FCT Police Deploy 4,200 Officers For August 1 Protest The police command in the federal capital territory (FCT) has deployed 4,200 officers ahead of a nationwide protest scheduled for August. The protest tagged ’10 Days of R@ge’ by organisers, the marches will reportedly commence on August 1. In a statement on Friday, Josephine Adeh, FCT police spokesperson, said the deployment of the officers is “aimed at ensuring public safety, protection of protesters, and preventing protests from being hijacked by non-state actors”.

Jul

2024

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China President Xi Jiping Invites President Tinubu For Bilateral Relationship

Business, FGN, Foreign Affairs, News Flash

China President Xi Jiping Invites President Bola Tinubu For Bilateral Relationship Chinese leader President Xi Jinping has invited President Bola Tinubu to pay a state visit to China in September. China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chen Xiaodong delivered the invitation to Tinubu at the Aso Villa on Thursday. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement issued via his official X handle on Friday. According to the statement, Tinubu has accepted the invitation and hoped that it would strengthen Nigeria-China bilateral relations and the proposed currency swap agreement. The…

Jul

2024

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DSS Arrest Governor’s Aide For Allegedly Diverting Federal Rice Palliative

Crime, FGN, News Flash

DSS Arrests Governor’s Aide For Allegedly Diverting Federal Rice Palliative The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has arrested Governor Dikko Radda’s Special Adviser on Infrastructure, Alhaji Nasir Lawal, alongside some state government officials and traders involved in the diversion of the federal government’s rice palliative meant for vulnerable persons in Katsina State. Earlier, the DSS officials had impounded 2,000 bags of rice stocked in stores at the Central Market in Katsina. The consignment was traced to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, while other officials were being interrogated by the DSS over the source…

Jul

2024

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Nationwide Protest: Monitor Your Children’s Movement – APC Warns Parents

FGN, News Flash

Nationwide Protest: Monitor Your Children’s Movement – APC Warns Parents The All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday, called on parents to watch the movement of their children to prevent them from being recruited for violence ahead of the nationwide planned protest. The warning comes in the wake of Tuesday’s threat by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, that security operatives wouldn’t hesitate to make arrests if the planned protest turns violent. The protest, scheduled to run from August 1 to 10, has continued to generate tension and elicit mixed reactions from Nigerians. Several groups who indicated interest in championing the…

Jul

2024

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Abacha’s Family Drags Tinubu, Wike To Court

Judiciary, FGN, News Flash

Abacha’s Family Drags Tinubu, Wike To Court Nigeria’s former First Lady, Hajia Mariam Sani Abacha and her son, Mohammed Sani Abacha, have dragged the President, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and two others before the Court of Appeal in Abuja seeking recovery of an alleged unlawfully revoked property of former Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha. The property located in the Maitama District of Abuja was said to have been revoked by the Federal Government and sold to a private company, Salamed Ventures Limited, without the knowledge of the Abacha family. The Abacha family is praying…