Nigeria’s major oil marketers have significantly benefited from the Federal Government’s recent policy to eliminate subsidies on petroleum products. This change has allowed marketers to operate in a more market-driven environment, leading to substantial financial gains. In the first nine months of 2024, four prominent oil marketers reported significant revenue gain, earning a total sum […]
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump began a frantic last push across the United States swing states on Sunday, with less than 48 hours of campaigning left to secure a decisive edge in a bitterly fought and historically close presidential election. “The fate of our nation is in your hands. On Tuesday, you have to stand […]
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The Federal Government is pressing ahead with critical tax reforms with the hope of hitting 18 per cent tax to Gross Domestic Product ratio by 2026. In August 2023, President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms committee, headed by Taiwo Oyedele, with a mandate to achieve 18 per cent tax-to-GDP ratio […]
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There are palpable fears that the individual ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, and his counterpart in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, may further snowball the Peoples Democratic Party crisis and scuttle the ongoing reconciliation by the Olagunsoye Oyinlola-led committee. In the past few months, the camp of the party […]
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A total of N18 billion has been allocated to compensate affected property owners on section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced on Sunday. He also stated that everyone on the compensation list of section 1 of the coastal road must have been paid in 10 days. He spoke […]
Continue ReadingNorth must wake up, Bala Mohammed charges region, SANs differ on arraigned minors The governors of Bauchi and Kano States and the Arewa Consultative Forum have demanded the release of the minors facing trial for treason in the Abuja Federal High Court. Already, Kano Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has directed the state Attorney General and […]
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By Olufunke Faluyi I have seen a lot of wonders in nature; these are the reasons I talk glowingly about it. I would like to share one of them with you. The chili pepper stem—the green part that you remove and throw away when washing your peppers—can be used to make yogurt because it contains bacteria […]
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has urged President Bola Tinubu to consider his recommendations to revive Nigeria’s ailing economy. Abubakar noted that effective reforms should be implemented in the nation’s oil and economic sectors, adding that he supports both the removal of the fuel subsidy and the floating of […]
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Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris appeared on the “Saturday Night Live” TV comedy show on Saturday, adding a surprise jolt to the U.S. presidential election just three days before her showdown with Republican Donald Trump. “Keep Calm-ala and carry on-ala,” Harris said in unison with the actor who plays her on the show, Maya Rudolph. […]
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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on the Federal Government to halt the treason trial of #EndBadGovernance protesters. The ACF, while reacting to the trial of minors at a Federal High Court, Abuja, over allegations of treason, and other offences, arising from their participation in the August 2024 protests, described the trial as a […]
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