Many Nigerians are struggling to maintain a nutritious diet due to escalating costs; in August 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics reported that the average adult’s daily cost of a balanced meal in the nation was N1,255. In a report published on Thursday, the NBS stated that the increase was a 28% increase from N982…
The Senate has received President Bola Tinubu’s statement asking for consideration and adoption of the proposed Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Bill to coincide with current financial reforms of the Federal Government and promote efficiency in tax compliance. The President also referred four bills to the House of Representatives. These bills are the Joint Revenue…
The Lagos State Government has announced a night traffic diversion for the installation of a truck barrier at Ojuelegba Flyover Bridge by the Fire Station, between 10.00 pm on Saturday, 5th October and 5.00 am on Sunday, 6th October, 2024. Consequently, Motorists are advised to use the diversion route below during the night time installation…
According to the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), the Federal Government will launch a new rural energy project financed by the World Bank in November to supply 17.5 million Nigerians with electricity. Abba Aliyu, the Managing Director of the Agency, made this announcement. He also mentioned that his organisation intends to use renewable energy sources to…
Aston Villa repeated their famous 1982 European Cup final win over Bayern Munich as Jhon Duran’s winner beat the German giants 1-0 on Wednesday. Eleven minutes into the game, the Colombian attacker beat Manuel Neuer off his line to give Villa their first Champions League victory in forty-one years. Since Vincent Kompany came over, Bayern…
The two incentives were announced in a statement on Wednesday by Wale Edun, the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance. According to a statement released by the Finance Ministry and signed by Mohammed Manga, Director of Information and Public Relations, the incentives are meant to revitalize Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. Additionally,…
According to the Federal Government, $175 million in private sector investments in vital infrastructure have been made possible in the past year by the presidential Compress Natural Gas initiative. The information was provided in a statement on X on Tuesday by Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris. He claims that the number…
A statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday said the President would use the two weeks as a working vacation and a retreat to reflect on his administration’s economic reforms. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today for the United Kingdom to begin a two-week vacation,…
Victor Osimhen says he is worth more than a €100m valuation, adding that there are a few like him in football. The Napoli striker who recently joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan continues to hug the headlines with his achievements on the pitch and was one of the most sought-after strikers in Europe during the…
Nigerian winger Chidera Ejuke is on the ascendancy in Europe, being ranked top among players with the most successful dribbles in Europe’s Top 5 leagues The 26-year-old has completed 23 dribbles this season, one more than Barcelona wonder kid Lamine Yamal. Ejuke’s compatriot and in-form Nantes forward, Moses Simon, is number six in the rankings and…
