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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has intensified preparation for the 2025 hajj with the appointment of Dr. Mustapha Muhammad Ali, as the new secretary of the commission. Ali’s appointment follows the voluntary resignation of Dr Abdullahi Rabi’u Kontagora after which Alidu Shutti took over in Acting capacity Ali emerged successful after meeting the…
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The Association of Bureau De Change Operators (ABCON) on Thursday sought the exemption of excise taxes on foreign exchange transactions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that excise duty is a tax charged on manufactured goods; levied at the time of manufacture. Its President, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, made the request at the House of…
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UK international development minister Anneliese Dodds Friday said she was resigning from the Labour government over cuts to overseas aid ordered by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to boost defence spending. “Ultimately these cuts will remove food and healthcare from desperate people,” Dodds said in a letter to Starmer posted on X. Starmer on Tuesday pledged…
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The Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, says it intercepted contraband goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N165.3 million in February. The Area Controller, Joseph Adelaja, disclosed this in Ibadan on Friday while briefing newsmen on the command’s achievement for February. Adelaja, who assumed duty on Feb.7, said the area command intercepted and…
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The National Population Commission (NPC) says has launched a sensitisation campaign across the 11 local government areas of Gombe State to encourage birth and death registration among the people. Alhaji Abubakar Danburam, NPC’s Federal Commissioner in charge of Gombe State, told newsmen in Gombe on Friday that the aim was to help the government in…
