Despite reports from three publications suggesting Netflix is exiting the Nigerian market, the global streaming giant has firmly denied these claims, insisting it will continue to invest in Nigerian content. The speculation was fueled by comments from Nigerian filmmaker Kunle Afolayan, who spoke at the 2024 Zuma International Film Festival. Afolayan claimed Netflix canceled several…
A Nigerian pastor whose church was shut down over an alleged £1.87 million fraud has lost his fight against deportation, despite claiming it would breach his human rights, a report by a UK news medium An immigration tribunal has ruled that the pastor should be deported back to his native Nigeria after investigations, including by…
Officials of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have seized fake alcoholic drinks worth over ₦180 million in Lagos. The agency disclosed this in a statement on its X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. It said the products were intercepted after a raid on a makeshift factory in Oke Arin market,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has confirmed a fire incident at its office in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State. In a post on its official X handle on Tuesday, the Commission stated that about 706 ballot boxes, 50 election bags, 322 apron vests, and other items were destroyed. The report…
The Senate has confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede as the substantive Chief of Army Staff. The confirmation, announced on Tuesday, followed the review of a report submitted by the Senate Committee on Army, led by Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua (APC, Katsina Central), during plenary. Presenting the report, Yar’Adua noted that the…
The Senate has passed the 2024 – 2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) for implementation by the Federal Government. The passage followed the presentation of a report by the chairman of the Joint Committees on Finance and National Planning & Economic Affairs presented by Sen. Musa, Mohammed Sani (Niger East). The…
The Senate has approved the 2025–2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF and Fiscal Strategy Paper, FSP earlier submitted by President Bola Tinubu ahead of his presentation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the Joint session of the National Assembly this week. In the three years projections, the Upper Chamber pegged the exchange rate at N1,400/$…
South African Government has relaxed its visa rules for Nigerian tourists and business people, saying they can now apply for a visa without submitting a passport. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced this on Tuesday at the opening of the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town, which President Bola Tinubu attended….
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Justice and the National Assembly to work on concerns raised over the tax bills. Criticisms have greeted Tinubu’s transmission of the Tax Reform Bills to the National Assembly. The move has pitted the president against some governors with the most vocal criticism coming from the northern…
Lagos State has achieved a major milestone in energy reform with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s signing of the Lagos Electricity Bill 2024 into law. The historic event, held at the Lagos House, Alausa Ikeja, was led by the Governor, alongside Deputy Governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat. Among the dignitaries present were the Chairman of the Lagos State…
