Naija news
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary of news from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The House of Representatives has retained Value Added Tax, VAT, at 7.5 per cent and rejected a staggered increase to 15 per cent by 2030 as proposed in the Tax Reform Bills being debated at the National Assembly. 2. Following the remarks…
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Petroleum Products Retailers and marketers have explained why petrol imports have persisted despite the Dangote Refinery and other local refineries’ production capacity. The President, Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association and the Chairman, Major Marketers Association of Nigeria, Billy Gillis-Harry and Tunji Oyebanji in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST on Monday cited fear of…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday declined to grant an application filed by Senator Samuel Anyanwu seeking to stop his planned removal as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party. In a ruling on Anyanwu’s motion ex parte moved by his…
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Good evening from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. Kidnappers have reportedly shot dead two people in their captivity over a delay in the payment of ransom in Gwargwada, Kuje Area Council of the FCT. It was learnt that the two victims, Mohammed Danladi and Nasiru Yusuf, who are natives of Gwargwada village,…
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Good afternoon from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Senate and House of Representatives have passed the N54.9 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In the House of Representatives, the bill was passed after a clause-by-clause consideration by the Committee of the Whole on Thursday. 2. The military…
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Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who criticize him will not have peace of mind, as their “conscience won’t allow them to sleep.” El-Rufai, who served as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), made the remark on Monday in response to commendations for…
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Erstwhile presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has said that there is no corresponding breakdown of expenditures to justify the increase in the 2025 national budget. The statement comes after President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, increased the appropriation bill for the 2025 fiscal year from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion. MEZIESBLOG…
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Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole recently stirred the hornet’s nest when he revealed that some retired generals were responsible for illegal mining in Nigeria. His assertion has now been even more corroborated by a senior consultant and public affairs analyst, Abdulsalam Suleiman Izuagbe, who told reporters that the cabal behind illegal mining has overwhelmed host…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Wednesday, released new guidelines which permits Bureau de Change, BDC, operators to purchase up to $25,000 weekly from Authorised Dealer Banks, ADBs, to meet retail market demand. The apex bank also outlined the compliance requirements to ensure transparency…
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In a surprise move on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu jerked up the proposed 2025 budget from the N49.7 trillion he earlier presented to the National Assembly to N54.2 trillion. The President announced an increase in the proposed budget size in separate letters forwarded to the Senate and the House of Representatives. The letter read during…
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Good evening from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The All Progressives Congress, APC, has officially expelled former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, from the party over allegations of anti-party activities. Aregbesola, who governed Osun State for eight years, had formed a faction within the APC known as The Osun Progressives (TOP), now…
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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, says the minors who fainted in court before their arraignment did it deliberately. Egbetokun, in a statement by Force Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, affirmed that under Nigerian law, individuals who have reached the age of criminal responsibility are accountable for their…
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