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BREAKING: Tinubu Departs France For South African
Ekwutosblog has gathered that President Bola Tinubu will leave France on Monday for Cape Town, South Africa, Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, has said.
According to Onanuga, the president would co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa.
“The presidential BNC, scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, will be preceded by a ministerial meeting on December 2, 2024, at the South African Parliament Building in Cape Town.”
“President Tinubu and President Ramaphosa will engage in substantive talks on a wide range of issues of mutual interest, including bilateral, regional and international matters.
“Building on the commitments from their June 20, 2024, meeting in Johannesburg shortly after President Ramaphosa’s inauguration for a second term in office, the two leaders will review the progress achieved since the 10th session of the BNC held in Abuja from November 29 to December 1, 2021.
“The 11th session of the BNC will feature deliberations across eight working groups, each focusing on a specific area of mutual interest. These include political consultations, consular and migration, banking and finance, defence and security, manufacturing, social sector, mines and energy, and trade and investments.”
In his statement, Onanuga said officials of both countries would sign several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements.
The Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission was established in 1999 to further strengthen the ties of friendship and cooperation between the two nations.
The first session at the Heads of State level was held in October 2019 in Pretoria.
The BNC provides a platform for sustaining high-level dialogue and promoting cooperation in critical areas such as diplomacy, economy, trade, security and other areas of mutual interest.
The Presidency has revealed that President Bola Tinubu would visit the South-South and South-Eastern parts of the country on the 12th of May, 2026.
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, made this revelation on Monday after inspecting the Aba-Port Harcourt Motorway Abia State section and Eleme Axis of the East-West road in Rivers.
According to him, the visit would be to inaugurate the projects that would be completed in April.
Umahi further stated that the federal government has intensified work on key highway projects across the South-South, with several strategic corridors slated for commissioning by President Tinubu during his planned visit to the regions in May.
The project, he said includes the 43-kilometre dualization of the Aba–Port Harcourt highway, a critical economic artery linking Abia and Rivers states, which officials say will be substantially ready by April.
“They are still committed to any section of the road when they finish for twelve months. If it fails, it’s their business; it’s their problem; they have to repay it.
“But so far, I am happy with their work, and I want them to finish by April so that we can turn it in for Mr President to commission by 12th of May when he visits Southeast and South South,” he said.
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday pay an official visit to Adamawa State, less than 48 hours after he made a similar visit to Kebbi.
During the one-day visit, President Tinubu will inaugurate completed projects, meet with top government officials, and traditional rulers.
Billed for inauguration in the capital, Yola, and Jimeta, is the eight-lane Galadima Aminu Road linking Gimba and the capital. The model school, comprising pre-primary, primary, and junior secondary classes, will also be inaugurated by the President.
Others include the new multipurpose hall, the remodelled High Court, the newly built officers’ complex, and the renovated Government House.
The President will return to Abuja after the inauguration and the interaction with the state’s indigenes.
Abuja, Nigeria – Hon. Cyril Hart, Member of the House of Representatives, has clarified recent tax reforms, dismissing misinformation spread by former Governor Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi.
Hart explained that VAT on building materials remains 7.5%, contrary to claims of a 25% increase. He emphasized that the 25% Company Income Tax applies to taxable income, not invoice value or turnover.
“Government will NOT take 25% of the INVOICE value of traders or anyone,” Hart stated. Small businesses with ₦100 million turnover are exempt from Tax, and Company Income Tax was reduced from 30% to 25%.
Hart urged citizens to disregard Amaechi’s claims, saying tax law is technical and requires proper interpretation. The reforms aim to ease burdens on small businesses and workers, with effects already visible in reduced PAYE deductions.
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