The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed its support for the planned of Value Added Tax (VAT) by the Federal Government of Nigeria. IMF urged the federal government to end fuel subsidies and create a credible timeline to recapitalise weak banks in the country. The IMF Executive Board 19 Article IV Consultation with Nigeria, said […]
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Wave making Nigerian musician, Burna Boy, has apologised for angrily kicking a fan for trying to rob him while performing on stage in Zambia. The singer, over the weekend thrilled his fans to the fullest while performing one of his hit songs on stage. In a video that surfaced online, the singer was seen brashly […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) needs leaders that are committed. Obasanjo said this when he received leaders of the party from the region in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, on Monday. He advised the opposition party to “purge itself of bad eggs”. He said such individuals lacked commitment to returning the […]
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counsel to Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), Adeboyega Awomolo, has said his client’s case shows that the Nigeria’s judiciary is very weak and not independent. Recall that Onnoghen is standing trial for fasle asset declaration. Awomolo in a statement on Monday, said it is unacceptable that the executive arm of government is […]
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Steve Hanke, an economist from John Hopkins University in Baltimore, US, has compiled data that classified Nigerians as the sixth “most miserable people in the world”. The criteria for arriving at the Misery Index were: economic indices including unemployment, inflation and bank lending rates. For Nigeria, the unemployment rate was the major contributing factor. “The […]
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There was pandemonium in Ibadan, capital of Oyo state, as a young man simply identified as Sola committed suicide after he climbed and jumped down from the peak of a mast belonging to WEMA Bank at Sango area in Ibadan. Confirming the sad incident, Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), Oyo State Command, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, […]
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NIGERIA- Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was on Friday presented with Life Benchers Award. Osinbajo and 131 others were presented with the award at the Body of Benchers of Nigeria Award night held at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja. The Body of Benchers is a statutory body established by the Legal Practitioners Act, I962 responsible for […]
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The Federal Government is to set up a committee to ascertain the cause of the fire outbreak that occurred on Wednesday, 27th March, 2019 at the office of the National Productivity Centre (NPC) Abuja. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, stated this in Abuja while inspecting the scene of the fire outbreak. […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy to sunny and hazy weather conditions with prospects of thundery activities over most parts of Nigeria on Thursday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja predicted partly cloudy to cloudy conditions over the central states with day and night temperatures of 31 to 41 and […]
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The police in Nigeria have emerged as the most corrupt public institution in the country, according to a new survey released today by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The power sector was ranked second in the survey’s corruption index, which examined five public institutions in Nigeria in the last 5 years. Other public institutions […]
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