Natasha: Citing Pending Appeal Court Case, NASS Blocks Senator’s Resumption Despite Suspension Expiration PDP condemns moves to stop her resumption Tells senator to get ready to resume at NASS Sunday Aborisade and Chuks Okocha in Abuja
The National Assembly has for- resume her legislative duties in September 4, 2025. at the Court of Appeal as the mally declined Senator Natasha the senate, despite the expiration The country’s apex legislative primary obstacle. Akpoti-Uduaghan’s request to of her six-month suspension on institution cited a pending appeal Akpoti-Uduaghan, who rep-
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Ndubuisi Francis and Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
The Minister of Finance and the Chairman of the Presidential yesterday declared that there was tax now or on January 1, 2026. the Trade Union Congress of Coordinating Minister of the Committee on Fiscal Policy and no immediate plan to implement Given the already high cost of Nigeria (TUC) had on Monday Economy, Mr. Wale Edun and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, the contentious 5 per cent fuel living and hardship in the land, Continued on page 9
DSS Brokers Truce as Oil Workers Call Off Nationwide Strike Parties agree to allow unionisation based on freewill Unions ground commercial activities in states How NUPENG, TUC insisted Dangote cannot form union for workers Narrate how Dangote team walked out on minister twice Story on page 9
18TH BANKING AND FINANCE ANNUAL CONFERENCE...
L-R: First Vice President CIBN, Mr. Dele Alabi FCIB; MD/CEO, GTB and Chairman Conference Organising Committee, Mrs. Miriam Olusanya, OON, FCIB; President and Chairman of Council CIBN, Professor Pius Deji Olanrewaju, Ph.D, FCIB; Governor Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso FCIB; Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun; and Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru FCIB, at the 18th CIBN Annual Banking and Finance Conference in Abuja, yesterday