Entries by Oluwafisayo Adefe

Makinde Administration Expands Power Access with New Mini-Grids in Rural Communities

The Oyo State Government has announced the completion of three out of five targeted mini-grids across the state as part of its efforts to strengthen electricity access in rural communities. The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Professor Dahud Shangodoyin, who disclosed this to newsmen in Ibadan, said the projects are being executed through the […]

House Pushes Bill to Modernise Nigeria’s Civil Records with Electronic Framework

The House of Representatives has called for the establishment of a fully digital civil registration system for births, deaths, marriages, and other vital events in Nigeria, describing accurate population data as indispensable to effective national planning and governance. Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, made the call in Abuja, while declaring open a public hearing […]

Tax Reforms Committee Clarifies 2026 Rules: Family Remittances, Gifts Not Taxable

The Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee has released detailed clarifications addressing concerns by Nigerians in the diaspora about the new tax reforms taking effect in 2026.This was disclosed in a material obtained from the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele.According to the document, genuine personal transfers such […]

Tinubu Approves 15% Import Duty on Petrol and Diesel to Protect Local Refineries

President Bola Tinubu has approved the introduction of a fifteen percent ad-valorem import duty on petrol and diesel imports into Nigeria. The initiative is aimed at protecting local refineries and stabilising the downstream market, but it is likely to raise pump prices. The letter, signed by his Private Secretary, Damilotun Aderemi, conveyed the President’s approval […]

Flamingos Eliminated from U-17 Women’s World Cup After 4–0 Loss to Italy.

Nigeria’s Under-seventeen women’s team, the Flamingos, were eliminated from the 2025 FIFA Under-seventeen Women’s World Cup in the Round of sixteen after a 4-0 defeat to Italy at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé, Morocco. Italy’s goals came from Anna Copelli before halftime and second-half strikes by Caterina Venturelli, Giulia Robino, and Rachele Giudici, […]

One Dead, 26 Rescued as Two-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos.

Twenty-six persons have been rescued alive, and many others suffered several injuries, while an adult female body was recovered by the emergency responders who rushed to the venue of a collapsed two-storey building located at Oyingbo axis of Lagos state. According to the preliminary report issued by the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency […]

Reps Probe Abandoned ₦22.5bn Dam Project in Osun State.

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the circumstances surrounding the abandoned construction of a multi-purpose dam project valued at twenty-two point five billion naira in Kajola Village, Ile-Ife, Osun State, more than two decades after the contract was first awarded. The decision followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Honourable Abimbola Ajilesoro. […]