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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced an investigation into an incident at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, where an officer was observed soliciting a N5,000 bribe from a passenger. The National Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Mr Abdullahi Maiwada, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. According to…
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y Following the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) report the Senate has resolved to amend the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007, 16 years after. He assured the Commission that the Senate was ready to create a better working environment for the Fiscal Responsibility Commission. He pointed out that based on the input which the Commission has…
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The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu will account for revenue from oil. Edun said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation to defend the 2024 appropriation bill. He said the issue of accounting for oil revenue…
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In a bid to ensure the well-being of the citizenry, the House of Representatives has pledged to put in place the enabling environment to ensure an affordable housing scheme for Nigerians. The Chairman of the Committee on Housing and Habitat, Mr Aminu Balele Kurfi, made this known while inaugurating the committee at the National Assembly…
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The World Health Organization said Tuesday that a patient had died in an emergency convoy en route to a Gaza City hospital, during repeated and lengthy Israeli checks. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at the weekend that the UN health agency and its partners had managed to deliver essential trauma and surgical supplies to…
