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Taxes · AbujaMinister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has disclosed that the FCTA will waive the payment of taxes for diplomatic missions in the nation’s capital. The move is reciprocal as Nigeria’s diplomatic missions abroad are also exempted from taxes. The FCT Minister said this in Abuja on Wednesday, when he received the ambassador of Cote D’Ivoire to Nigeria, Kalilou Traore, in his office. “Let me also say that the issue of tax will be waiv…See the Story
FCT: Wike waives taxes for diplomatic missions in Abuja
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Abuja · AbujaThe Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has promised to rejuvenate the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to significantly impact future elections in Abuja. Mahmoud said this at a meeting with the FCT chairman, officials and other party members in Abuja on Wednesday. She expressed concern over the party’s poor performance in the 2023 Presidential Election in the territory. She, however, expressed optimism tha…See the Story
FCT minister vows to rejuvenate APC in Abuja
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Terrorism · AbujaAfrican leaders have called for more regional cooperation in fighting terrorism at a high-level summit in Abuja, with Nigeria’s president accusing the global community of being responsible for the disturbing rise in illegal mining, illicit funds flow and terrorism funding in the continent. The High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Conference, with the theme ‘Building to Address the […]See the Story
African counter-terrorism summit: leaders call for more cooperation to address security challenges – The North Africa Post
Abuja · AbujaABUJA, Nigeria — The apparent leader of a gang involved in a deadly 2023 church fire in Nigeria has been arrested. Saidu Yakubu is said to have confessed to being the leader of the gang that burned the rectory of St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Fadan Kamantan in Nigeria’s Kaduna State. Seminary student Stephen Na’aman Danladi was killed in that fire Sept. 7, 2023, according to the news services Christian Daily International and Morning Star New…See the Story
Mastermind in deadly church fire arrested, confesses
Terrorism · AbujaMorocco’s efforts in combating terrorism were under the spotlights during the High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting held in Abuja this April 22 – 23, under the theme “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institutions to Address the Evolving Terrorist Threat in Africa.” Ismaël Chekkori, Director of Global Issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made a presentation on […]See the Story
Morocco’s counterterrorism experience under spotlights at African high-level meeting – The North Africa Post
Bola Tinubu · AbujaThe issue of introducing state police into the country’s security architecture has continued to divide opinions in Nigeria at the National Dialogue on State Policing held yesterday in Abuja.
LEADERSHIP reports that while one side of the argument insists that the country’s centralised police system is inadequate to contain the present level of insecurity in the country, the opposing group fears that governors could use it to haunt their opponents…See the Story
