The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has thrown its weight behind the recent United States airstrikes on suspected terrorist elements operating in North-West Nigeria, describing the action as timely and necessary. The group’s position followed confirmation by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) that the air operation was carried out by U.S. forces with the approval of the Nigerian government, based on shared intelligence between both countries. U.S. President Donald Trump had also […]

The management of Nigeria’s National Assembly has said it is handling concerns surrounding the passage and gazetting of key tax laws strictly within its constitutional and statutory authority. In a statement issued on Friday and signed by Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, Director of Information for the Office of the Clerk to the National Assembly, the legislature acknowledged public commentary on the legislative process involving four Acts: the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025; […]

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty on Friday of abusing his power to siphon billions from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) sovereign wealth fund and laundering the proceeds. Presiding judge Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah convicted the 72-year-old on all four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering, involving about 2.28 billion ringgit ($554 million). Sentencing, expected later on Friday, could add significantly to […]

The House of Representatives has assured Nigerians that appropriate corrective measures will be taken where procedural or administrative refinements are identified in the recently passed tax laws. In a statement on Friday, the House spokesman, Akintunde Rotimi, said the leadership of the National Assembly has directed the Clerk to re-gazette four tax laws and issue Certified True Copies (CTCs) of the versions duly passed by both chambers. The affected laws […]