Tag: Executive Order

Kano Gov. signs Executive Order against thuggery, drug abuse 

Aminu Imam
Kano Gov. signs Executive Order

Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, has inaugurated the ‘Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse, thuggery and other related crimes’ in Kano. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa. Governor Yusuf, who also signed an Executive Order aimed at curbing thuggery and related criminal activities across the state, described drug abuse as one of the greatest threats confronting Kano’s youthful population, warning that the menace fuels violent crimes, destroys families, weakens the economy, and undermines social stability. He said the newly…

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Tinubu reverses Buhari’s import taxes on cars, plastics and others

Aminu Imam

…Says he will not suffocate Nigerians Hassan Umar Farouk President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday reversed some of the taxes imposed in the last-minute Fiscal Policy Measures, (FPM), which was signed by former President Muhammadu Buhari. These four Executive Orders signed by the President, including suspending the 5% excise tax on telecom services, was announced by Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, at a press briefing in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The taxes were stepped down in fulfillment of the administration’s promise to address business-unfriendly…

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