The Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration is set to withdraw the Tax Reform Bills recently presented to the National Assembly following significant backlash, especially from northern governors and traditional rulers. The opposition is largely centered on changes to the Value Added Tax (VAT) distribution model, which many northern leaders argue would disproportionately impact their region. According … Read more
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya on Friday, toured some damaged facilities to assess the level of destruction caused by the violent protest in the Gombe metropolis. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Yahaya expressed concern over the extensive damage inflicted on both public and private property while assuring the people of the government’s commitment to maintaining … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday, November 23, affirmed the election of the Gombe state governor, Inuwa Yahaya. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on March 18 announced Governor Inuwa Yahaya of the APC as the winner of the guber poll with 342,821 votes. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
Inuwa Yahaya Seeks Role For Ex-Servicemen Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya on Thursday called on the state chapter of the Nigerian Legion to fully mobilise its members as a reserve force to assist towards tackling security challenges in their respective local government areas. Governor Yahaya stated this at the official launch of the 2020/2021 Armed … Read more
Inuwa Yahaya, governor of Gombe state, says Nigeria has never been ravaged by insecurity and criminal activities as it is now. The governor said the country never had it this bad in terms of security, noting that the nation was witnessing its worst security challenge in history. Ekohotblog understands that Yahaya made the remarks on … Read more
Gombe State Governor, Yahaya Inuwa, presents budget Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, on Thursday, presented a budget of N119.6bn for the 2021 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. Of this amount, N57.6bn is for capital expenditure, while N62.028bn is for recurrent. The budget is to be financed by estimated recurrent revenue of N75.293bn … Read more
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has signed the 2020 budget passed by the Gombe State House of Assembly into law. He assented to the bill during a brief ceremony on Friday at the Government House in Gombe, north-east Nigeria. The N130.83 billion Appropriation Act tagged ‘Budget of Change’ has N71.04 billion for capital expenditure while … Read more