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    The Federal Government has said that all income earned in Nigeria, including money made by ‘runs girls,’ is taxable under the law.   Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, stated this in a now-viral video from a tax education session by ...

    The reconciliation meeting championed by the Federal Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity, which is aimed at resolving the rift between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association and the Management of Dangote Petroleum refinery, will continue Today by 2 pm, according to a notice by the ...

  Tributes have continued to pour in for ARISE Television anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, whose death during a robbery attack in Abuja on Monday has sparked grief across the country.   In a fresh statement on X on Tuesday, the management of ARISE described the 29-year-old journalist and lawyer as “delectable, ...

    The meeting between the delegation of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association and the management of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery over the lingering industrial dispute ended in a deadlock.   The reconciliation meeting, called by the Federal Government, started at approximately 4 p.m. on Monday.   ...

    The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency has assured Nigerians of the health safety of genetically modified organisms   The Director-General of NBRDA, Abdullahi Mustapha, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.   Mustapha gave the assurance against the backdrop of ongoing debates and conversations around GMOs, which ...

    German airline group Lufthansa said Monday it will cut 4,000 jobs, nearly four percent of its workforce, underscoring the slump gripping Europe’s largest economy.   Lufthansa said the majority of the job cuts would be in Germany and take place by 2030, targeting administrative rather than operational positions. ...

    The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced the approved fares for the 2026 Hajj.   In a statement signed by the management, NAHCON said the announcement followed “due consultations with all the relevant stakeholders, including the Forum of States leadership, and obtaining the approval of the Federal ...

  President Bola Tinubu on Friday arrived in Lagos on a working visit, shortly after attending the coronation of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.   This was contained in a statement on Friday issued by the Special Adviser to the President ...

      The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced the suspension of petrol sales in naira, a move that has unsettled marketers and raised fresh concerns about fuel pricing and foreign exchange pressure.   In an email sent to its customers at exactly 6:42 pm on Friday, the refinery disclosed ...

    No fewer than 20 states of the federation borrowed about N458bn in the first half of 2025, findings by Saturday PUNCH have revealed.   This comes against the backdrop of a soaring external debt servicing burden gripping state governments.   Collectively, the states spent about N235.58bn on servicing ...