Special Adviser, Media and Public Communication and Spokesperson to the President, Sunday Dare, has said the expansion of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product by 4.23 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 validates President Bola Tinubu’s reform programmes.

Concerns Lingers as Multiple Taxation After Reforms   Stakeholders have expressed fears that the issue of multiple taxation may not be over despite the 2025 Tax Reform Law, emphasizing the need for effective implementation when it comes into force in 2026. It would be recalled that President...

NIS Scales Up Daily passport Production to 5,000 from 300   The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has boosted its daily passport production capacity from about 300 to 5,000, following the launch of a new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre in Abuja. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo,...

Nigeria’s Crude Output Falls Short of OPEC Quota Despite January Gain Nigeria’s crude oil production fell again in August, reversing gains that had pushed the country above its OPEC quota for two consecutive months. This was against the backdrop of basking in the euphoria of an...

Telecom Users Rejoice as FG Drops Levy 5%   The Federal Government has abolished the five per cent excise duty previously imposed on telecommunications services, including voice calls and data usage, in a move expected to ease cost pressures on millions of Nigerians. The National Orientation Agency...

Crude Oil Theft Plunges to Lowest Level in Over a Decade   Nigeria has achieved a significant breakthrough in curbing crude oil theft and losses, with figures from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) showing a 50.2 per cent reduction in losses during the first...