GAZA TRUCE TALKS REPORTEDLY STALL DESPITE SECOND NETANYAHU TRUMP MEETING
Benjamin Netanyahu said his second meeting with Donald Trump focused on the remaining hostages in Gaza
NIGERIA AND NETHERLANDS BEGIN RENEGOTIATION OF DOUBLE TAXATION AGREEMENT
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has commenced renegotiation of the Double Taxation Agreement between Nigeria and the Netherlands.
REPS TO INVESTIGATE REMITTANCE OF FIVE PERCENT CHARGE ON PUMP PRICE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
The House of Representatives Ad hoc committee to investigate the implementation and remittance of the five per cent user charge on the pump price of petroleum products
ISRAEL PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU VISITS US AS TRUMP PUTS PRESSURE TO AGREE ON GAZA CEASEFIRE DEAL
After 21 months of war, there are growing hopes of a new Gaza ceasefire announcement as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump in Washington.
NLC PLANS CRACKDOWN ON NON-COMPLIANCE IN PRIVATE SECTOR
The Nigeria Labour Congress has vowed to intensify enforcement of the N70,000 national minimum wage, targeting non-compliant employers, particularly in the unorganised private sector, where some workers reportedly earn as little as N15,000 a month.
VICE PRESIDENT SHETIMA CALLS FOR EFFECTIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN FOSTERING INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
Vice President Kashim Shettima has emphasised the critical role of the judiciary in Nigeria’s economic development, particularly in the capital market.
NPA BIRTHS FIRST WHOLLY NIGERIAN-OWNED CONTAINER VESSEL
In a development that signposts readiness to maximise the gains derivable from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) has berthed the first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel.
ELON MUSK SAYS HE HAS CREATED NEW US POLITICAL PARTY
Elon Musk, an ex-ally of US President Donald Trump, says he has launched a new political party in the United States to challenge what the tech billionaire described as the country’s “one-party system.”
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS FIVE MONTHS AMNESTY FOR REGULARISATION OF EXPIRED VISAS
The federal government has granted five months amnesty for regularisation of expired visas to enable travellers comply with the new visa regime.
IRAN VOICES ‘SERIOUS DOUBTS’ OVER ISRAEL COMMITMENT TO CEASEFIRE
Iran on Sunday said it was not convinced Israel would abide by a ceasefire that ended their 12-day war this week.