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The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) Students’ Wing in Yobe State, on Tuesday, called on the Federal Government to halt the proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) increase and instead reduce the current rate to 3%. The coalition unanimously rejected the proposed Tax Reform Bills, citing their lack of inclusivity and potential adverse effects on various…
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An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a 30-year-old man, Adamo Akinlabi, at the correctional service, over alleged murder. Akinlabi, whose address was not stated, was charged on one-count of murder. The Magistrate, Mrs Oluwabusayo Osho, did not however, take the plea of the defendant for lack of jurisdiction. She,…
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Some vulnerable FCT residents including scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, have filed a suit against the Minister, Nyesom Wike, demanding N500 million in damages over alleged breach of their fundamental rights. A legal practitioner, Abba Hikima, filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1749/3024 before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja on behalf…
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The Federal government has concluded the repatriation of 390 Nigerian migrants stranded in neighboring Niger Republic.
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Jigawa Command, has rescued 10 suspected victims of human trafficking in the state. The NIS Comptroller, Mr Tahir Musa, who disclosed this during a news briefing in Dutse on Tuesday, said that the victims were intercepted on Sunday at Tsamiyar Kwance area, Babura Local Government Area of the state. Musa…
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