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admin - June 25, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu to Sign Four Tax Reform Bills into Law 

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday, June 26, 2025, sign into law four tax reform bills aimed at restructuring Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue system.   This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement titled ‘President […]
admin - June 25, 2025

NIGERIA: INEC Receives 110 Applications For New Political Parties Ahead Of 2027

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it has received 110 applications from associations seeking registration as political parties in Nigeria.   According to a statement released on Wednesday via the Commission’s official Facebook page, the applications were submitted as of Monday, 23rd June 2025.     […]
admin - June 25, 2025

KENYA: Nationwide Protests Erupt To Honour 2024 Victims as Parliament Blocked And Media Banned 

     By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya      Kenyans in various parts of the country have poured into the streets to honour the memory of those who lost their lives during last year’s anti-Finance Bill protests.     The nationwide demonstrations are taking place exactly one year after the deadly June 25, 2024 protests that […]
admin - June 25, 2025

Iran Considers Leaving Nuclear Treaty After US-Israeli Strikes As Trump Defends Attack

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   Iran may reconsider its membership in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) following recent strikes by the United States and Israel on its nuclear facilities.   This development was announced on Tuesday by its foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.   Speaking to Qatari media outlet Al Araby Al Jadeed, Araghchi said […]
admin - June 25, 2025

NIGERIA: Ogun Gov Announces ₦2b Intervention, ₦2.5M Reward For MAPOLY Best Graduates

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced a ₦2 billion intervention fund for infrastructural development at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Ojere, Abeokuta.     He also awarded ₦2.5 million each to the institution’s best graduating students from the 2015/2016 to 2023/2024 academic sessions.   […]
admin - June 25, 2025

NIGERIA: 53 Arrested Over Deadly Attacks In Benue, Plateau – IGP Egbetokun

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the arrest of 53 suspects in connection with a series of deadly attacks in Benue and Plateau states, which have left dozens dead, injured, and displaced.   Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, Egbetokun described the June 13 massacre […]
admin - June 25, 2025

MALAWI: Chakwera Arrives Nigeria For High-Level AFREXIM Bank Annual Meetings

  By Smile Hamilton, Malawi   Malawian President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria, to attend the 32nd Annual Meetings of the African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIM Bank), scheduled to take place from 25th to 27th June 2025.     The annual gathering is one of Africa’s most significant events, bringing together Heads […]
admin - June 25, 2025

KENYA: Police Officers Charged Over Death Of Albert Ojwang While In Custody  

  By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya    Six police officers have been formally charged in connection with the death of popular Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang, who died while in police custody earlier this month.   The case has sparked widespread outrage across the country, fueling mass protests led largely by Gen Z youth and drawing international […]
admin - June 25, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: Russia To Open Embassy In South Sudan’s Capital Juba, In September

  ‎By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan ‎ ‎The Russian Federation is set to open its embassy in the Republic of South Sudan between September and October, according to an announcement made by South Sudan’s Ambassador to Russia, Chol Tong Mayay, on Tuesday.   This was disclosed during a farewell meeting with an ICT delegation […]
admin - June 24, 2025

NIGERIA: PDP Leadership Meets INEC Over Internal Party Matters

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria      The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ambassador Umar Damagum, on Tuesday led a high-powered delegation to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja.     The team was received by INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, along with National Commissioners, senior aides, and directors […]
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