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India Cuts Dividend Tax For Large French Investors

India and France have revised a three-decade-old tax treaty, reducing dividend levies for large French investors while expanding Delhi's powers to tax some transactions. The changes could benefit major companies such as Sanofi, Renault and L'Oreal, which have expanded their investments in India over the past few years. The agreement also gives Delhi the right to tax capital gains arising from the sale of shares, including transactions where a French […]

todayFebruary 24, 2026

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Agriculture

Water Resources Ministry Defends Over N98b 2026 Budget

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, has presented the Ministry’s 2025 Budget Implementation Report and defended a proposed ₦98,105,051,341b budget for the 2026 fiscal year before the House of Representatives Committee on Water Resources and Sanitation at the National Assembly, Abuja. Speaking during the session, the Minister said the Ministry’s interventions are aligned with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, particularly in advancing […]

todayFebruary 24, 2026

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Business

FCTA Workers On Solidarity Strike For Non-payment Of Salaries To KAC Staff

Business and official activities in the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory were today paralysed as the Council's workers stayed off their duty posts. Correspondent Mathew Ayoola who visited some of the Area Council Secretariats reports that the area council workers are embarking on a solidarity strike with their counterparts in Kuje Area Council who allegedly have not received their)ast month's salary. According to him, the solidarity strike […]

todayFebruary 23, 2026

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Agriculture

FG Moves To Position P. oil As Driver Of Economic Growth

Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to positioning palm oil as a strategic driver of economic growth, food security, and diversification. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, made this known during a meeting with Izzana Salleh, Secretary-General of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC), who led a delegation on a visit to the ministry. Ambassador Tuggar noted that palm oil has long played a critical role in […]

todayFebruary 23, 2026

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Art and Culture

Reps Committee Seeks More Funding For BPP To Drive E-Procurement

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement has called for increased funding for the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) in the 2026 budget to accelerate Nigeria’s transition to a fully electronic procurement system. Chairman of the committee, Unyime Idem made the appeal during the presentation of the bureau’s 2026 budget proposal before the National Assembly. Idem said the BPP plays a strategic role under the Public Procurement Act 2007 […]

todayFebruary 22, 2026

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Over 1,500 Political Prisoners In Venezuela Seek Amnesty

A total of 1,557 Venezuelan political prisoners have applied for amnesty under a new law introduced on Thursday, the country's National Assembly President has said. Jorge Rodríguez, brother of Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez and an ally of former President Nicolás Maduro, also said "hundreds" of prisoners had already been released. Among them is politician Juan Pablo Guanipa, one of several opposition voices to have criticized the law for excluding […]

todayFebruary 22, 2026

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Trump To Increase His New Global Tariffs To 15%

US President Donald Trump has said he will impose global tariffs of 15%, as he has continued to rail against a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his previous import taxes. Trump said on Friday that he would replace the tariffs scrapped by the court with a 10% levy on all goods coming into the US. But on Saturday, he announced on Truth Social that this would be increased to […]

todayFebruary 22, 2026

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Art and Culture

Nuhu Daniel Of APC Emerge Winner In Kwali Area Council

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nuhu Daniel, has been declared the winner of the chairmanship election in Kwali Area Council following the conclusion of the Federal Capital Territory area council polls. Announcing the results at the council office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwali on Sunday morning, the Returning Officer, Professor Olympus Ejue, said Nuhu Daniel polled a total of 17,075 votes to emerge […]

todayFebruary 22, 2026

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Many State Pilgrims Risk Missing 2026 Hajj As Saudi Portal Closes

Following the reduction of Nigeria’s Hajj quota to 50,000, NAHCON convened a meeting with State officials and formally cancelled earlier allocations, adopting a first-come, first-served policy based on confirmed remittances. Many Boards subsequently secured funding and made payments accordingly. Thereafter, Camp bookings were allocated based on remittances completed by 2nd January which was the deadline. However few states including Kaduna and Niger states received limited additional allocations later which was […]

todayFebruary 21, 2026