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Nigeria, UAE sign deal to waive tariffs on products

The Federal Government signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the United Arab Emirates to remove tariffs on some products. A member of the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission, Rep. Sam Onuigboin, in an interview with the…

Nigerian govt releases N50 billion Needs Assessment Fund

The Nigerian government said it has released N50 billion out of the N200 billion promised Needs Assessment Fund as part of the recent agreement reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Speaking during an interview on Arise Television…

26 street-connected people jailed, 115 beggars arrested in Lagos

A magistrate’s court in Lagos State has sentenced 26 suspected members of the Omotaku, a group of street-connected children and young adults often associated with crimes in different parts of the state, to three months’ imprisonment and arrested 115 street…

2026 budget, constitution review top agenda as N’Assembly resumes

The National Assembly will today resume plenary sessions with the scrutiny of President Bola Tinubu’s ₦58.47tn 2026 Appropriation Bill and amendments to Nigeria’s electoral laws topping its legislative agenda. The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, stated that the…

Tax reforms: Workers unimpressed with marginal salary rise

Some workers have expressed mixed and largely underwhelming reactions to recent changes in their take-home pay following the implementation of new Personal Income Tax reforms, with many stating that the increases are marginal and insufficient to meaningfully alleviate economic pressures.…

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