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The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has said the tax burden on businesses in Nigeria is one of the highest in the world. He also noted that Nigeria ranked in the top 10 highest corporate tax burdens in the world and advocated for a change. He spoke during…

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The federal government has debunked reports credited to the World Health Organisation (WHO), which revealed that Nigeria, among seven other countries, is running out of essential HIV medications. Meanwhile, the government has approved the disbursement of N2 billion to the states, local governments, and more than 8,000 primary healthcare centres through the Basic Healthcare Provision…

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The Bauchi State Government and partners in the health sector, following the sudden exit of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), have commenced seeking alternative sources of funds for childbirth spacing programmes. Speaking on Wednesday, the Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, said that despite…

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The apex socio-cultural organisation and umbrella body of Ilaje nations, the Egbe Omo Ilaje Worldwide, has described the demolition of over 500 houses in Ilaje Otumara community, in the Mainland Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos State, as a form of ethnic cleansing, which will be resisted at all costs. The body, which revealed this…

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The Agbonmagbe Okupe family of Iperu-Remo, Ogun State, has officially announced the funeral arrangements for their late patriarch, Dr. Doyin Okupe-Agbonmagbe. He passed away on March 7, 2025, at the age of 72. According to the deceased family, Okupe, a former presidential spokesperson to ex-Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, will be buried in his…