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Tinubu Removes 5% Telecoms Tax— NCC

The duty, which applied to mobile voice and data services, had sparked significant backlash from both industry stakeholders and consumer advocacy groups. President Bola Tinubu has permanently abolished the controversial 5% excise duty on telecommunications services, a move aimed at easing financial pressures on consumers and businesses in Nigeria’s digital economy. The announcement was made…

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Release Osun Local Govt Funds, You Have No Power To Withhold Allocations – NBA tells Tinubu

The Association stated that its ad-hoc committee on the Osun Local Government impasse had carefully reviewed relevant court judgments, statutes, and constitutional provisions and concluded that the withholding of the funds “will amount to a violation of the Constitution, a disregard for the Rule of Law and an affront on clear pronouncements of the Courts.”…

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INEC fixes August 21 for supplementary by-election in Kaura Namoda South

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Thursday, 21st August 2025, for the supplementary by-elections at Kaura Namoda South in Zamfara state. Speaking on Tuesday during a stakeholders meeting on supplementary elections held at INEC headquarters in Gusau, Zamfara state, the resident electoral commissioner in charge of Zamfara, Dr Mahamud Isah, disclosed that INEC…

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OSUN LG TURMOIL: Council Of Obas Callls President Tinubu To Intervene, Says “Traditional Institution,Local Communities Badly Impacted By Withheld LG Allocations

Traditional rulers across Osun State, under the aegis of Osun Council of Obas have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to as a matter of public importance intervene and resolve all matters obstructing the prompt payment of Local Government allocations across Osun State. The situation they said have paralyzed activities across the state. Speaking…

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Soneye To FG: Tax Incentives, Media Development Fund ‘ll Strengthen Nigerian Media

Former Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Femi Soneye, has called on the Federal Government to support the Nigerian media with targeted incentives, including tax reliefs and import duty waivers on essential media tools. Soneye made the appeal in Abuja on Tuesday after receiving the NUJ FCT…

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