Saudi Arabia jacks up VAT 200%
Saudi Arabia will increase its value-added tax (VAT) from five to 15 per cent in July, as part of moves to support the economy amid the novel Coronavirus pandemic, the Finance…
NASU Rejects Move to Implement Oronsaye Report
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has accused the federal government of giving in to the advice of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
Why FG Should Borrow More Money – Chike-Obi
The Vice Chairman, Alpha African Advisory and former Chief Executive Officer of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Mr. Mustafa Chike-Obi, in this interview monitored…
COVID-19: Buhari warned not to bow to pressure from clerics to reopen churches
The Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank has told President Buhari not to bow to pressure from religious leaders to reopen churches. The group, however, called on the federal government to relax the curfew imposed to curb the spread…
COVID-19: TB Joshua reveals what God says will happen after lockdown
Prophet T.B Joshua, the founder and General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, has revealed what the people should expect after the coronavirus lockdown. The cleric said God told him that hard times will…
Kaduna captures 2 COVID-19 patients who bolted away
Security agents in Kaduna have arrested the two COVID-19 positive persons who bolted from their homes after they were notified of their status. Commissioner of Health Dr. Amina…
Coronavirus cases surpass 10,000 in South Africa
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has reached 10,015, with 595 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, has said. “We note with…
“Odion Ighalo Is Not Worth The £20 Million Price” – Gary Neville
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has advised the club against spending £20m on striker, Odion Ighalo. The ex-Super Eagles striker, who is on loan from Chinese side…
Foreign investors free to repatriate funds, says CBN
Foreign investors wishing to repatriate their funds from Nigeria can safely do so, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has assured. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele at the…
Hired men beat maid to death in Lagos
A woman identified as Shade Moke, 41, has been arrested by policemen in Bariga, Lagos for allegedly contracting three men to beat up her maid Halimot, 17. The teenager died from the…
JUST IN: Wike announces temporary lifting of lockdown
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has announced the temporary lifting of the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas for two days only, with…
Madagascar’s COVID-19 cure drugs sent to Nigeria
NAFDAC, others to carry out analysis before testing Governors seek volunteer health workers to battle virus The Republic of Madagascar has offered its herbal drug – COVID Organics (COV) –…
‘Money Heist’ director picks cast for Indian remake
Alex Rodrigo, the director of ‘Money Heist’, an Alex Pina-created crime drama television series, has constituted a cast for the Indian version of the movie. ‘Money…
‘I’m here to correct some lamentations’ — Bakare donates church halls as isolation centres
Tunde Bakare, the serving overseer of The Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, has donated three church buildings to the Lagos and Ogun state governments as isolation centres.…
Nyesom Wike: Our governor has gone mad again
If the gods want to punish a people, they either invoke plagues on the land or deploy agents of slaughter as leaders. The gods are not happy with Rivers state, obviously, hence the…
COVID-19: CAN calls for reopening of churches
The Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) has called for reopening of churches over the COVID-19 pandemic. Its General Secretary Barr. Joseph Daramola said it was wrong of…
Abuja hotel says no space to lodge Nigerian returnees
The management of one of the hotels designated as accommodation for evacuated Nigerians from abroad in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic has denied being part of the arrangement. Last week in Abuja, the spokesperson of the Ministry of…
JUST IN: Lagos discharges 21 more patients
Lagos has discharged 21 more COVID-19 patients from its isolation centers to reunite with the society after testing negative twice consecutively. The Incident Commander and Governor of the…
Boris Johnson announces six new lockdown rules
Boris Johnson has updated the public on six new rules ahead of his Sunday evening speech during which he will set out the “roadmap” out of lockdown. The Prime Minister included the Government’s new…
Report illegal haulage – Dangote
The management of Dangote Industries Limited wishes to solicit the assistance of the general public in the fight to rid the organisation of illegal haulage activities being perpetrated by some unscrupulous persons. If you have seen…
LOCKDOWN: Pastor, Sam Adeyemi Send N10K To Account Of His Church Members
Pastor Sam Adeyemi, the senior Pastor of the Day star Church, has credited the account of some members of the church with N10,000 for the Covid-19 lock down support. Sources revealed that Quote…
Rising Oil Prices Will Have Significant Political Cost for Nigeria – Report
•Zero petrol subsidy to save country $2bn yearly As Nigeria anxiously expects oil prices to rise to a comfortable position and boost the country’s confidence to recover from the…
UAE sees spike in coronavirus cases after easing restrictions
The United Arab Emirates(UAE) has seen a spike in daily cases recorded two weeks after easing restrictions. According to the health ministry, 781 cases were confirmed over the past…
May D reveals cause of fallout with PSquare
Nigerian singer, songwriter, and dancer, Akinmayokun Awodumila, popularly known as May D has addressed the cause of fallout with Square Records of now-defunct music duo, PSquare. In 2013,…