Author: Vardiafrica

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says it will annihilate the terrorists behind recent attacks in Gwoza LGA of Borno state. Edward Buba, director of defence media operations, said this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. On Saturday, suicide bombers detonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in different parts of Borno. 32 people have been confirmed dead from the explosions. A curfew has since been imposed on Gwoza over suspicion of another attack. “The fate of the terrorists that perpetrated these insecurity will be violent and short as troops will stop at nothing to take them out of the battlefield,” Buba said. He added that recent…

The federal government has approved a new withholding tax regime for the country and introduced key changes to the previous tax regime such as reduction of rates for businesses with low margins and measures to curb evasion. Chairman of the Presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms, Taiwo Oyedele disclosed this on his official X handle where he stated that the gazette will be signed in the coming days. According to him, the erstwhile withholding tax system introduced in 1978 had challenges such as the ambiguity necessitated by the increase in transactions that it covered thereby increasing the list of multiple…

Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says Ireti Kingibe, senator representing the nation’s capital, will not be reelected in 2027. Wike spoke in Abuja on Monday at the flag-off ceremony of the construction of the Mabushi bus terminal. “If we have done well, we have done well. If we haven’t done well, we haven’t done well. I am proud to say that in the short time that President Tinubu has appointed us, we have done well,” Wike said. “You said there are no schools and hospitals. You, as a legislator, what have you done? How many bills…

President Joe Biden delivered a politically charged speech from the White House, criticising the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity and denouncing Donald Trump’s involvement in the January 6th riot. Biden, who spoke from the White House in a politically charged speech, urged voters to reject Trump, calling the court’s decision a “grave injustice” that makes it unlikely Trump will face trial before the November election. “The American people must decide whether Donald Trump’s assault on our democracy on Jan. 6 makes him unfit for public office in the highest office in the land. The American people must decide if…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed the rescue of three persons who were trapped at a building that collapsed Monday night at Unity House, Area 11, Garki. A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said in response to the distress call, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, promptly moved to the scene with multiple patrol teams as first responders to cordon off the area for possible rescue. Many people were trapped when a four-storey building attached to the Westbrook Hotel in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory collapsed on Monday…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has held that it is illegal for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to declare Magaret, the wife of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, as a wanted person. Justice Deinde Dipeolu made the declaration while ruling on a fundamental right application filed by Mrs Emefiele. The court also ordered the EFCC to pay her N3 million as damages for the infringement of her rights. Mrs.Emefiele had dragged the anti-graft agency and its chairman before the court for declaring her a wanted person and publishing her photographs on…

The federal government has terminated its contracts with Mothercat, Reynolds Construction Company Ltd (RCC) and Dantata & Sawoe for non-performance on the dualisation of the Obajana-Benin road project sections two, three and four. In a statement on Monday, David Umahi, minister of works, said the construction companies have failed to meet their contractual obligations as required by the standard conditions of the contracts. “The Federal Ministry of Works has terminated contract numbers 6136, 6137, and 6138 with Mothercat Ltd., Dantata & Sawoe Construction Ltd., and RCC Ltd., respectively,” the statement reads. “The projects affected by this termination are the dualisation…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued fresh guidelines to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) on the deposit of foreign currency notes with the apex bank This directive was contained in a circular issued by the Director of Currency Operators, Mohammed Solaja and posted on the bank’s website on Friday. CBN disclosed that each bank would be allowed a maximum deposit of $10 million threshold for USD 100 notes and USD 50 notes daily, saying such foreign currency deposits can only be made at the CBN branches in Abuja and Lagos. “In order to deepen the foreign exchange market, boost…

Nigeria’s 100m hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan, has been cleared to compete in the Paris Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed appeals against her exoneration from a doping offence. The decision was announced on Friday, putting to rest months of uncertainty surrounding the athlete’s eligibility. Amusan, 27, faced charges in July 2023 for missing three anti-doping tests within a 12-month period. However, she was initially cleared by the Disciplinary Tribunal of World Athletics, the sport’s governing body. World Athletics and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) subsequently appealed this decision to CAS. In its statement, CAS…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Federal Permanent Secretaries to fill in existing and impending vacancies of some states and geo-political zones in the top administrative cadre of the Civil Service of the Federation. The new Federal Permanent Secretaries appointed after a diligent selection process by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation are: (1) Dr. Emanso Umobong Okop – Akwa-Ibom (2) Obi Emeka Vitalis – Anambra (3) Mahmood Fatima Sugra Tabi’a – Bauchi (4) Danjuma Mohammed Sanusi – Jigawa (5) Olusanya Olubunmi – Ondo (6) Dr. Keshinro Maryam Ismaila –…