The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Saturday said Value Added Tax (VAT) on average was N948.07 billion in the third quarter (Q3 2023). This was contained in its VAT for Q3 2023 report, which said there was a growth rate of 21.34 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis. The report said: “On the aggregate, VAT for Q3 2023 was …

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said the party has a blueprint for the political development of the Southeast. He also said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had approved the document for the Southeast and its integration into the nation’s mainstream politics. Ganduje said this while the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) …

The governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has inspected the ongoing reconstruction work on the Enugu-Umuahia-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway, expressing his satisfaction at the pace of work. This was just the governor has assured the Nigerian Breweries (NBA), Aba of his government’s commitment to creating the right environment for businesses to thrive in the state. Led by a team of …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said there is a need to review the power of judges to annul elections, thereby overruling the franchise of millions of Nigerians who choose a particular leader. He described as unacceptable a situation where three or four judges would determine who rules after Nigerians have gone to the polls to make a decision. The ex-President …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the appeal challenging the re-election of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. Following the declaration of Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of last 18th March election, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar (rtd.) approached the governorship election petition tribunal sitting …

The Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to  ECOWAS, Enobong Moma, said, on Thursday, that her organisation had budgeted a total of €24.4 million to fight against the proliferation and illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons in Nigeria and other West African countries. She noted that reducing the availability of small arms and light weapons would help …

Saudi Arabian authorities have cancelled the visas of 264 passengers airlifted by Air Peace. The travellers discovered their fate on arrival in Jeddah from Kano; the authorities insisted the airline must return to Nigeria. Only 87 of the 264 passengers were cleared after Nigerian embassy officials intervened. The flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos via the …

The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) has denied the report that it paid the sum of N141.1 million to an Abuja-based restaurant two weeks before the expiration of the Buhari administration. The office described the report by online media as not only misleading but false and a calculated attempt to smear …

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has said it is deeply concerned about the ongoing rift between eminent political and business leaders of Northern Nigeria which is reflecting negatively on the region’s economic and political stability. In a statement by the convener, Professor Ango Abdullahi, in Abuja, yesterday, said the current conflicts between Aliko Dangote and Abdussamad Isiyaku Rabiu over cement …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has emphasised the significance of technology in sanitising and repositioning the mining sector for greater productivity to achieve a substantial contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Bola Tinubu administration. Playing host to his counterpart in the  Ministry of Science, Technology and …