Nigeria must work; this is the vision we have held onto for so long. When the news came that the Senate had passed all four tax reform bills, it was one of those moments you stop and ask yourself, is this really happening? For years, Nigeria’s tax system has been a source of frustration, something we all got used to criticizing. Truthfully, it was not just tax. From electricity to education to healthcare, we have long complained about the failure of government systems. On top of that, Nigeria remained tied to the unstable global oil market, leaving us with unpredictable…
Author: Prompt News
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau The double-header international friendly matches between the Super Falcons and Indomitable Lionesses during this month’s FIFA women’s international match calendar will be used by both Nigeria and Cameroon to prepare their senior women’s football teams for the forthcoming CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) finals in Morocco. Although Cameroon did not qualify for the 2024 WAFCON holding in Morocco from July 5 to 26, 2025, the Cameroonian football governing body, Federation Camerounaise de Football (FECAFOOT) may have accepted the two-legged friendly matches against Nigeria to keep the Lionesses busy ahead of their 2026…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The People’s Republic of China on Thursday frowned at Taiwanese stance on One-China principle calling it a threat to its sovereignty.Chief, Political Section of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, Zhu Songbo, stated this in his presentation at the Media Salon on the One-China Principle as the Bedrock of China-Nigeria Relations, held in Abuja. Songbo noted that under the one-China principle, Taiwan was an inalienable part of China’s territory, and the government of the People’s Republic of China was the only legitimate government representing all of China. The envoy said the application of the one-China principle was…
Phase3 and Sonatel have activated a new terrestrial fibre route stretching 3,500km from Lagos, Nigeria, to Dakar, Senegal, delivering scalable, low-latency connectivity and unlocking critical cloud and content capacity across the region. The launch is a major leap for digital infrastructure across West Africa while the collaboration marks the next phase of Phase3’s East-West fibre expansion, extending its Lagos-Accra corridor to reach Dakar, one of West Africa’s key digital hubs. The result is a high-performance, land-based alternative to subsea systems, achieving latency as low as 32ms, and a much-needed layer of resilience for a region heavily impacted by the 2024…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ramped up its fight against Ponzi schemes in Nigeria, vowing to take decisive action against illegal fund operators while educating the public to prevent further victimization. At an awareness campaign held at the Dei-Dei Building Materials Market in Abuja, the SEC emphasized its commitment to saturating public spaces with information about illegal investment schemes before enforcing the law on perpetrators. Speaking at the event, Executive Commissioner Legal and Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, Ms Frana Chukwuogor campaign warned of the dangers of patronising illegal fund operators known as Ponzi…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja Key subcommittees of the Nigeria Education Group (NEG) have unveiled groundbreaking initiatives aimed at addressing critical challenges in the country’s education system. The initiatives which were disclosed during a critical meeting in Abuja on Thursday ranged from data digitization to teacher training and funding reforms. At the meeting which has in attendance, Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa and the minister of state, the Data and Digitalisation Sub-Committee also announced the successful migration of the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) to a more secure platform – the Galaxy Backbone. Speaking, the Minister of Education commended…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on Wednesday received a delegation from the Federal Capital Territory who came to make a presentation to the Fiscal and Efficiency and Budget Committee as a prerequisite to access funds from the Natural Resources Development Fund (NRDF). The delegation which was led by the Acting Chairman of the FCT – IRS Mr. Michael Ango, who represented the FCT Minister was received by the Chairman of the Fiscal Efficiency and Budget Committee and Federal Commissioner representing Rivers State Ambassador Desmond Akawor on behalf of the Commission at the Commission’s…
By Fredrick Nwabufo In botanical terms, inclusive leadership is like a flower of which beauty proceeds from the anatomy of each petal or the leaves of its corolla. It takes different parts to form a whole, and there is no stronger force than a united people. President Bola Tinubu has steadily demonstrated a rare rallying quality; pulling together and not setting asunder. Whether north, south, east, or west, he has remained consistent as an even-handed arbiter, dealing graciously and honourably with everyone. On May 2, he visited Katsina State, where he made bold and decisive declarations against banditry and terrorism…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The Federal Ministry of Education has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) under the Federal Government’s Energizing Education Programme (EEP). The ceremony was held at the solar-powered mini-grid site of the University of Abuja, one of the beneficiaries of the transformative initiative. Speaking at the event, the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, reaffirmed the government’s commitment under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to advancing human capital development through reliable and sustainable energy infrastructure in the education sector. He expressed heartfelt gratitude to the President for prioritizing…
It was in my secondary class four, I posed a question to my English class teacher: ‘Why’, I asked, ‘do we read about Tafawa Balewa, Obafemi Awolowo, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Ahmadu Bello, and not a word about their wives?’ Don’t they have wives? I asked further’. My English teacher, a reverend gentleman, took a good look at me and said: ‘Never mind, my boy. These are kitchen workers. Nobody talks about kitchen workers’. Everybody in the class laughed. But I was not amused. I had always been fascinated, impressed, indeed mindful of my mother’s influence on, and contribution to my…