By Nathaniel Adoji In an era where terrorism and transnational crime remain pervasive global threats, Nigeria is taking a proactive stance against insecurity. The Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle MON, recently underscored the country’s commitment with a strategic visit to Saudi Arabia. The visit, centered on engagements with the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), marked a crucial step in reinforcing Nigeria’s role in global counterterrorism efforts and securing international cooperation in the fight against insecurity. As the world grapples with heightened terrorist activities, Nigeria has made notable strides in combatting insurgency and criminality. Recent…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
Nigeria’s economy has economy has continued its growth amidst ongoing structural reforms embarked upon by the Tinubu administration. According to the report published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday, Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.46 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. The NBS, in the GDP report noted that the growth rate is higher than the 3.19 percent recorded in Q2 2024. It also added that the Q3 2024 growth rate is higher than the 2.54 percent recorded in the third quarter of 2023. According to NBS, in the third quarter of 2024,…
By Bola Tinubu and Emmanuel Macron In the present era, international relations are often framed as if there were only two possible outcomes for States: to dominate, or to be dominated; to vassalize, or to be vassalized. Nations are supposed to make a choice in favour of this or that hegemon, this or that bloc. The lesson we are learning from our experience as Heads of State of two countries whose bilateral relationship has been deepening over the last twenty-five years is quite different. From our shared perspectives, we can very confidently say that we see our relationship as a…
A British court has slammed a £95,000 fine on a notorious fake news merchant and self-acclaimed investigative journalist, David Hundeyin. He was found guilty of libel in a suit instituted by Charles Northcott, a British Broadcasting Corporations’ journalist. The Royal Courts of Justice in the UK entered the judgment on October 8, 2024 in favour of the plaintiff Charles Northcott. It ordered David Hundeyin to pay Mr. Northcott the £95,000 for damages made to his reputation following the weighty allegations Hundeyin made against him in his ”Journalism Career Graveyard” article. The court noted that David Hundeyin levelled several accusations against…
By Dada Olusegun President Bola Tinubu has superintended over an eventful couple of days for Nigeria in the area of international diplomacy. Last weekend, President Tinubu played host to the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi who came to Nigeria on a historic state visit to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the world largest democracy and Nigeria, Africa’s largest democracy. Shortly after the departure of Prime Minister Modi, President Bola Tinubu took to the air en route to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to participate in his first ever G20 Leaders Summit. Though Nigeria is not yet a full member of the G20,…
The Acting Leader of the Independent People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa has been arrested alongside four other persons in Finland over terror-related activities. According to a report from a Finnish tabloid, Mr. Simon Ekpa was arrested and later remanded in prison custody by the district court of Päijät-Häme on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent. On Thursday, the Central Criminal Police in Finland published a statement on its website where it confirmed the arrest of five persons on suspicion of terrorist crimes. The police said the main suspect was arrested “on suspicion of public incitement…
By Michael Chibuzo Two weeks ago, the Senator representing Borno South in the national assembly, Sen. Ali Ndume launched a bizarre political attack against the tax reform bills sent to the parliament for legislative action. During an interview on Channels TV, Sen. Ndume famously said that Tinubu’s tax reform bills are dead on arrival. Also, despite receiving the bill, Ndume said he has not read the contents and doesn’t need to read the content to oppose the bills. The federal government, alongside the Taiwo Oyedele-led presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms vigorously pushed out information and explainers laying…
By Dada Olusegun Since President Bola Tinubu transmitted four executive bills tagged #TaxReformBills to the national assembly last month, many needless controversies have engulfed the debate around the bill. Most of these controversies are simply borne out of inability of those flaming the controversies to carefully go through the contents of the bills currently before the parliament. As a result of, a lot of ordinary Nigerians are confused about the true position of these bills especially as it affects their pockets. I want to briefly breakdown the tax reform bills in a very concise and easily understood manner. The tax…
By Michael Chibuzo In the first part of this piece, I did a synopsis of the Nigeria Tax Bill, one of the four historic tax reform bills sent to the national assembly by President Bola Tinubu in October and in my opinion, the most important. The Nigeria Tax Bill basically compressed all the taxes payable in Nigeria into one piece of legislation and as a result will lead to the repeal of 11 laws that contain provisions on imposition and collection of some major taxes. In this second part, I will delve into the other three bills, highlighting some of…
The presidency has responded to scathing remarks made by former President Olusegun Obasanjo against the administration of President Bola Tinubu during a recorded keynote speech he delivered last Friday at Yale University in an event organised by Cajetan Iheka, Chair of the University’s Council on African Studies. The Former President in his speech said that Nigeria has become a “failed state” due to the policies of former President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu. While responding to Obasanjo’s remarks on behalf of the presidency, the Special Adviser to the President on Public Communications and Orientation, Sunday Dare described former President…