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 The FG has slashed vehicle import levies and duties on essential foods like rice and palm oil to combat the cost-of-living crisis. The Nigeria Customs Service has also commenced the implementation of the new Green Tax, fully exempting mass transit buses and electric vehicles. https://www.channelstv.com/2026/07/02/fg-reduces-import-levies-on-vehicles-customs-begins-green-tax-implementation/

  President Tinubu affectionately calls His First Lady ‘Iya Alakara ’ 😅 President Tinubu affectionately calls his first lady ‘Iya Alakara amid the ongoing Kakra business remark. 

  Adire: Minister Makes U-Turn, Says No Fabric Adopted To Replace NYSC Khaki Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has rescinded his earlier announcement on Adire as possible replacement for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) khaki uniform. Olawande announced the reversal in a statement posted on his X account on Thursday. The minister’s initial proposal had generated widespread criticisms, with many Nigerians expressing concern that the adaptation of the adire fabric, closely associated with a particular region of the country, could undermine the national character of the scheme and promote sectional interests. But in the statement the minister said his reference to Adire was only illustrative and that no fabric had been approved to replace the current NYSC khaki. Visit: https://dailytrust.com/adire-minister-makes-u-turn-says-no-fabric-adopted-to-replace-nysc-khaki/  to read more  Source: Daily Trust

Katsina terrorists went to Mecca By Lasisi Olagunju  (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 29 June, 2026). "Boldness, be my friend. Arm me, audacity, from head to foot." Some live by that Shakespearean creed. They say aloud what society only whispers. They speak the unsayable, damn the world and make a difference. Northern Nigeria had the late Dr Yusuf Bala Usman. I think there is another one in Dr. Bashir Kurfi. Kurfi told Trust TV last week: "People are not following the reality of what is happening with this banditry. I can tell you, from most of our towns, every week, you will have a bus filled with mostly bandits going to Ilesa where there are mining centres... Government meets with these bandits. Even the case of Muhammadu Danfulani who captured General Rabe... He was having discussions with the government up till the time he abducted Rabe. They said he was a nice person, that he would help them to stop some of the other bandits when they come. And this boy...

  How DSS arrested ex-minister Nnaji By Soni Daniel, Abuja Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday arrested former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, as he was preparing to board a private jet to Abuja. Security sources said Nnaji, who resigned in October last year under controversial circumstances, was arrested by DSS operatives at the request of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over allegations of certificate forgery. According to the sources, the former minister was subsequently handed over to the ICPC for further investigation. Visit:  https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/07/how-dss-arrested-ex-minister-nnaji/  to read more.  Source: VanguardNG

  FULL LIST: Names of 36 students still in captivity after Borno school attack The names of 36 students of Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira/Uba LGA of  Borno state  abducted on Monday have been made public. The students were among candidates writing the National Examinations Council (NECO) examination on Monday when armed men stormed the school and abducted dozens of candidates, taking them to an unknown destination. Troops of the Nigerian Army later rescued 10 of the victims after engaging the fleeing attackers in a gun battle. On Tuesday, families of the abducted students said dozens of candidates were still unaccounted for as efforts to locate them continued. Visit:  https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-names-of-36-students-still-in-captivity-after-borno-school-attack/  to read more.