December 20, 2025 – Nigeria News Mark

Obi fulfills pledge, pays NECO Exam Fees for 148 inmates

December 20, 2025 admin

By Mandy Park The Anambra State Coordinator of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Mrs. Emilia Njoku, expressed surprise at the unannounced visit of Mr. Peter Obi to the NECO State Office in Awka on Friday. Mrs. Njoku said staff were initially curious when a convoy of vehicles arrived, only to discover that Obi, uninvited and without prior notice, had come to present a cheque covering NECO examination fees for 148 inmates in correctional centres across Anambra State. Addressing staff, Obi explained that representatives of inmates from the Awka, Onitsha,…

Law professor, Yadudu, says discrepancies in gazetted tax laws undermine its credibility

December 20, 2025 admin

By Mandy Park Professor of Law, Auwalu Yadudu, has called for the suspension of January 1, 2026 implementation date for the commencement of a new tax laws in Nigeria. He said the suspension was urgent due to the alleged discrepancies between what the National Assembly passed and the version later gazetted by the Federal Government. According to Yadudu, after reviewing what was passed by lawmakers and what the federal government gazetted, he reached the “inescapable conclusion” that elements within the Executive arm may have altered the laws without legislative approval.…

Your 2026 Budget Is ‘Consolidated Renewed Sufferings’ -PDP tells Tinubu

December 20, 2025 admin

Says Nigerians continue to face rising poverty and hardship By: Mandy Park President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2026 budget, as presented to the National Assembly under the theme “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity”, was Friday described as a “budget of consolidated renewed sufferings” for Nigerians. The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), criticising the budget, said it masked the economic hardships faced by ordinary citizens. In a statement signed by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the Party noted that despite the government’s claim of stabilising the…