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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the suspension of a newly introduced 10% tax on single-use plastics and excise duty on some locally manufactured products to reduce business costs in Africa’s biggest economy, his spokesman said on Thursday. Nigeria is one of the biggest plastic polluters on the continent, contributing some 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, some of which ends up in the sea, official data show. Dele Alake, Special Adviser on special duties, communications and strategy to the president, said his principal signed the Finance Act (Effective Date Variation) Order, 2023, which now defers the commencement date…

House of Representatives has moved to stop ceding Danare and Biajua communities in Boki local government area of Cross River State through Pillar 113A to the Republic of Cameroon. The House took the decision when it unanimously adopted a motion jointly sponsored by members of the House from Cross River at plenary Wednesday. Moving the motion on behalf of the Cross River Caucus, Hon Victor Bisong Abang, said on October 10, 2002, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that the proprietorship of the Bakassi peninsula belongs to Cameroon, due to an agreement between the governments of Nigeria and Cameroon…

By Moffat Ekoriko In his native Annang land in Akwa Ibom State, there is a philosophical idiom which best fits the ascendance of Godwsill Obot Akpabio, former governor, former Minority leader of the Senate and former Minister, to the position of Senate President. It is mkpo ama odot agwo, ejak eno. The translation is deeper than the literal meaning of ‘when a man deserves a position, give it to him’. It also means ‘any position should be given to the man who merits it and will make good use of it’. This trumps the English equivalent of ‘who the cap fits’.…

The woman who allegedly killed after setting a female police officer and her two children ablaze in Nnokwa, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State has admitted guilt.  NAN reports that Nneamaka Nwosu, who is a native of Amawbia in Awka South Locla Government Area, became acquainted with the victim when she was homeless after her divorce. However, after a disagreement with the female officer, a fight ensued, and Nwosu used pestle to hit her head. “As soon as the husband divorced her, she confided in the policewoman who benevolently offered her accommodation in her apartment,” NAN quoted a…

…Akpabio wants the motion be stepped down for more consultation The Red Chamber of the National Assembly boiled on Wednesday over a motion entitled, “Uneven disbursement of half a trillion naira loan to the six geo-political zones by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN).” The motion was sponsored by Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) in the 10th Senate. Also read:  Adamu fumes as Senate, Reps announce principal officers The uproar started when the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, who presided over the plenary, rejected the motion to debate the alleged uneven distribution of N500 billion credit facilities to…

Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno has directed Ibom Power Company management to submit a comprehensive audit report to enable him to tackle its challenges for improved power generation and distribution in the state. Ibom Power is a state government-owned gas fired power plant that was licensed on May 12, 2008 by Nigerian Regulatory Commission to operate a 190megawatts plant. The new licence empowers the state government to increase its electricity generation capacity from the previous 190MW to 685 MW to accommodate both the 191 MW Phase 1 and the proposed 500 MW Phase 2. Governor Eno who was on a fact-finding visit…

The fishing Upenekang in Akwa Ibom is among the 31 communities in Nigeria gripped by fear of heavy rainfall that may lead to flooding from July 4 – 8, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) alerted. A statement signed by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, Lagos Territorial Office also listed 14 states among the victims of foreseeable flooding. Farinloye urged relevant stakeholders within the states concerned to take precautionary measures to forestall the loss of lives and property. The enlisted states and communities, according to NEMA, include: Plateau: Langtang, Shendam Kano: Sumaila, Tudun wada Sokoto: Shagari, Goronyo, Silame Delta:…

Akwa Ibom government used N200 million to resuscitate the ailing Akwa Palms Estate now rebranded Dakkada Global Oil Palm Limited, Governor Umo Eno said. The estate founded in is covering is hosted by six communities in Esit Eket, Urueffong Oruko and Mbo Local Government Areas of the state. The six villages are Etebi Idung Asan, Etebi Akwa Ata, Unyanga, Udung Uko, Ntak Inyang and Orukem. As a result of resuscitation of the estate for greater productivity, the State Governor Eno visited the estate on a fact-finding mission on Tuesday. “We came here today to ensure that we continue with the…

… As Akpabio, Abbas announce principal officers for both chambers The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdulahi Adamu, fumed over the appointment of the party’s principal officers by the Senate and the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Mr Adamu said the list of new principal officers announced by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the House Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, did not emanate from the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). Earlier, the senate president and the speaker, House of Representatives had announced the names of the new principal officers of their respective chambers at the resumption of plenary…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially withdrawn the UTME result of  Anambra student, Joy Ejikeme Mmesoma and banned her from  writing the examination for three years. JAMB said it has banned Mmesoma who was accused of forging her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result from taking the board’s examinations for three years. The board insisted that the Anambra pupil forged her result adding that the board concluded high-level investigations before coming to the conclusion. Also read; Nigerians React to JAMB, Candidate in UTME result row The spokesperson of JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement…