Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. Reps pass resolution urging Tinubu to unfreeze social investment accounts
The House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance, to unfreeze all accounts belonging to the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) within 72 hours.Read more
2. Bishop Kukah backs Tinubu’s tax reforms, says it’ll curb elite recklessness
In an unprecedented show of support, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Hassan Kukah, has backed the proposed tax reform bills introduced by President Bola Tinubu, reasoning that the bill has the potential to curb the recklessness of the elite in the country.Read more
3. Reps probe CBN’s mass retirement of 1,000 staff, N50bn payoff scheme
The House of Representatives on Tuesday launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the mass retirement of approximately 1,000 staff members of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).Read more
4. Edo gov orders council chairmen to submit accounts within 48 hours
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, directed the 18 local government areas chairmen in the state to submit their statements of account within 48 hours.Read more
5. EFCC gives reason for hiding identity of recovered Abuja estate owner
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given the reason for concealing the identity of the owner of a recently recovered estate in Abuja.Read more
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6. South Africa relaxes visa rules for Nigerian tourists, business owners
The South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, said on Tuesday tourists and business owners from Nigeria can now apply for a visa to enter the country without submitting a passport.Read more
7. PENGASSAN warns Tinubu tax reform bills will stifle oil and gas industry growth
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has become the latest body to kick against the proposed tax reform bills forwarded to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Read more
8. TAX REFORM BILLS: Oyedele says Govs in the loop, reveals extensive consultation as opposition mounts
The chairman of the presidential committee on tax policy and fiscal reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has clarified that state governors were consulted during the drafting of the tax reform bills.Read more
9. Namibia gets first female president
Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Tuesday emerged as Namibia’s first female President after she was declared the winner of the Southern African nation’s disputed election.Read more
10. NPFL: Rangers hold Enyimba as Oriental derby ends goalless
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions Rangers secured a goalless draw against Enyimba in a captivating oriental derby on Tuesday night in Aba.Read more
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