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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has appealed to Nigerians to stop seeing tax payment as a burden or punishment, describing tax compliance as a civic duty and a key driver of national development. Speaking at a one-day sensitisation workshop on ‘The Role of Media in Voluntary Tax Compliance’ in Kaduna, the Executive Chairman […]
The Ladoke Akintola Airport, Ibadan, on Wednesday, received its first aircraft since after its closure in March 2025, for upgrading to international standards. The aircraft, which is an advanced member of the presidential flight scheduled for Friday, September 26, 2025, arrived at the airport at exactly 9:14am to the delight of everyone in the vicinity. […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday, stressed that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence establishing a link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the use of acetaminophen, commonly known as paracetamol, during pregnancy. In a statement on its website, the global health body noted that nearly 62 million people worldwide, about one in […]
President Bola Tinubu has conferred posthumous national honours on four prominent Ogoni leaders in recognition of their sacrifice and contributions to Nigeria’s democratic struggle. Those honoured were Chief Edward Kobani, Chief Albert Badey, Chief Samuel Orage, and Chief Theophilus Orage, who were each awarded the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON). The late […]
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on the federal government to urgently review doctors’ salaries and introduce stronger incentives to stem the ongoing migration of health professionals to foreign countries, a situation commonly referred to as ‘Japa’. The NARD president, Dr. Tope Osundara made the appeal during the association’s 2025 Annual General […]
The Senate Committee on Aviation and Aerospace Development has inspected and certified the Samuel Ladoke Akintola International Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State, as fit for for the anticipated arrival of President Bola Tinubu in Ibadan later within the week. LEADERSHIP reports that President Tinubu is scheduled to attend the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, Oba […]
A former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has stated that Yorubas as his in-laws will occupy a topmost place in his policy making and governance, if elected president in 2027. Atiku, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), also extolled the virtues of the Yoruba people, describing them as one of the finest species […]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s moment in the United Nations General Assembly chamber came a day after he told Sky News that Donald Trump’s language represented a “big shift” in America’s stance on Ukraine.
No fewer than 5,000 Kaduna State civil servants have started writing Computer-Based Test confirmation examinations after two years of probation period. The exercise which was expected to last for three days where the candidates will be sitting for the test across all cadres of the civil service as Zone 2 has the highest number of […]
A four-year-old Master Sunday Surnen has been confirmed dead while his mother and four other siblings were found unconscious in their room at Akaajime community in Ipav, Gwer local government area of Benue State. Our correspondent gathered from an elder in the community who simply identified himself as James that the incident occurred overnight Wednesday […]
