Distinguished Members of the Press,Fellow Officers, andEsteemed Stakeholders, OPENING/INTRODUCTION REVENUE PERFORMANCE a. Federation Account Collections. The sum of ₦3,657,063,981,445.42 was collected into the Federation Account, consisting of Import Duty, Excise Duty, Fees, E-Auction proceeds, and CET Levy. b. Non-Federation Account Levies. A total of ₦816,902,844,844.73 was collected as Non-Federation Account Levies. c. Value Added Tax...
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CAF Postpones CHAN 2024 to August 2025 Due to Infrastructure Concerns
CAF has announced the postponement of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) to August 1, 2025. The tournament, originally scheduled to take place from February 1 to February 28, will still be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Following assessments conducted by CAF officials in the host nations, it was determined that they are not...
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Former Indiana University Basketball Player Accuses Team Doctor of Sex Abuse
A third former Indiana University basketball player has alleged in a lawsuit that the team doctor sexually abused him and the school did nothing to protect him from a predator.John Flowers joins players Haris Mujezinovic and Charlie Miller in an amended class-action lawsuit against the Indiana University Trustees. Flowers said in the lawsuit that he...
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Fuji Legend Loses Wife to Death after Battling With Unrevealed Sickness
Nigerian musician and Fuji Legend, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal popularly known as K1 De Ultimate or KWAM 1 has lost his ex-wife Hajia Hafsat Ajoke Anifowoshe to an unknown illness.She is the mother of one of his daughters, Honourable Idayat Anifowoshe, a Special Assistant on Special Duties to Dr. Mayor Muibi Alade Folawiyo, the executive chairman of...
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“2025 Registration Has Not Commenced” ——- Jamb
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) has not yet begun.In a statement posted on its official X account on Wednesday, JAMB assured candidates that the registration process details would be announced soon.The post read: “Attention prospective 2025 UTME/DE...
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U.K. Parliamentary Secretary tenders resignation Over Anti-Corruption Investigation in Bangladesh
Tulip Siddiq Parliamentary Secretary (Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister) at HM Treasury has resigned after growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh.She had referred herself to the prime minister’s standards adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, after questions about links to her aunt, who was ousted last year as Bangladesh’s prime minister.Sir Laurie said...
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Spacex Rocket Launches Private Missions to Moon
Two lunar landers built by private companies in the US and Japan have left Earth aboard a SpaceX rocket as part of a rideshare to the Moon.The Falcon 9 took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 01:09 local time (06:09 GMT) on Wednesday, carrying landers belonging to America’s Firefly Aerospace and Japan’s...
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House Votes out Transgender from Participating in Women’s and Girls’ Sport, Passes Bill.
The House on Tuesday passed legislation that would ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports at schools and institutions receiving federal funds.The bill, which would also amend federal law to say that “sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth,” was approved largely along party lines in...
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3600 People to Lose Their Jobs at Meta over Low Performance, “Will Receive Generous Severance”
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is preparing to cut about 5% of its global workforce, as the company looks to drop “low performers faster”.In a memo to staff, boss Mark Zuckerberg said he had made the decision to speed up the firm’s regular performance-based cuts in anticipation of an “intense year”.He said...
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Authorities Arrest South Korea Impeached President after Weeks Long Standoff
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country’s first sitting president to be arrested, ending a weeks-long standoff between investigators and his presidential security team.Yoon, whose failed attempt to impose martial law plunged the country into turmoil and saw him impeached by parliament, is being investigated on charges of insurrection.He is, however, still technically...