Nigeria’s tax-to-GDP ratio world’s lowest, says IMF
NIGERIA’S tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio is one of the lowest in the world, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Wednesday. IMF’s Assistant…
Aisha Buhari apologises over leaked video
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new aides for the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. A statement by the Director of Information to the First…
Busted: Trump tax records contradict bank loans records
If you are wondering why America’s President Donald Trump has been battling to keep his tax records away from the curious eyes of congressmen, a report by ProPublica has just…
BREAKING: ‘Many trapped’ as petrol-laden truck explodes near Onitsha market
Many residents of Onitsha in Anambra state are “currently trapped” as a result of a fire outbreak in the commercial city. A witness said a petrol-laden truck,…
Former Juventus coach Max Allegri close to Manchester United switch
Massimiliano Allegri is on the verge of agreeing on a deal to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United, according to report. Solskjaer has experienced a slow start…
BREAKING: Buhari slashes estacode on trips for ministers, asks them to seek travel clearance
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a directive for ministers, director-generals and other top government officials to submit travel plans for clearance. This was announced on…
Court awards N5m against EFCC for freezing surety’s account
The Federal High Court in Lagos has awarded a punitive cost of N5 million against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for freezing the bank account of one Mr Charles Aiyeyi since December 2018.Aiyeyi had…
Dangote Group receives N120billion Bid for ‘Dangote Flour Mills’… as Shareholders applauds N24 per…
Shareholders of Dangote Flour Mills Plc (DFM), unanimously on Monday approved the acquisition of the company by Crown Flour Mills Limited, the Nigerian subsidiary of global food and…
“Remember How Mamman Daura Placed Buhari On Monthly Salary” – Man Writes Aisha…
My Advice to Hajjia Ashia My dear First Lady Be careful! Don't embark on a battle you cannot win. Some battles are not worth fighting. It is better not to fight, at all, than to…
Allow Only Legitimate Goods to Leave the Country, Igbo Traders Appeal to Buhari
Traders under the aegis of the South-East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (SEAMATA) have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow only legitimate goods from the Nigerian markets to leave the…
‘Why Trump’s Twitter account should be suspended’
U.S. senator, Kamala Harris, seized the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday night to advance her proposal for the suspension of President Donald Trump’s Twitter account.…
Buhari gets ICAO certificate for improved aviation security
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) certificate for improved aviation security in the country. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi…
Allow our goods to enter Nigeria – Ghana tells FG
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana’s foreign and regional integration minister, has asked the federal government to allow goods from her country into Nigeria. The…
‘Aso Rock now a house of comedy’ — PDP taunts Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the feud between Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, and Fatima, daughter of Mamman Daura, has “exposed the leadership…
LAUTECH crisis: Osun, Oyo Assemblies to meet
The Osun State House of Assembly and its Oyo counterpart are now set to resolve the lingering ownership crisis rocking the jointly-owned Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)…
Obaseki plotting against me – Oshiomhole
THE battle rages on between All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki. Oshiomhole on Tuesday urged Obaseki to focus on…
Osimhen pays homage, receives hero’s welcome at Charleroi
Super Eagles and Lille striker Victor Osimhen is not one to forget those who helped him to rise in a hurry. In what could pass for going back to his root to pay homage, the…
Salaries, allowances of political office holders will be reviewed – Ngige
Chris Ngige, minister of labour, says the federal government will review the salaries and allowances of political office holders across the country. He made this known when delegates…
That BBC’s sting operation in UNILAG
The sex-for-admission offer by Dr. Boniface Igbenegbu as caught on video in a sting operation (this does not qualify as investigative journalism) by the BBC African Eye programme is disgraceful and deserves condign…
Minimum Wage: Labour, Government Fail To Agree, Negotiation Continues Wednesday
The meeting between the organised labour and the Nigerian Government over the implementation of the new minimum wage has ended without an agreement. Leader of the labour team,…
Sanwo-Olu seeks Lagos Assembly’s approval for N250bn loan
Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has re-ordered the 2019 Budget of the state with a letter to the state Assembly seeking a loan of N250bn.According to the letter by Sanwo-Olu, the 2019 budget proposed by ex-Governor…
Planned minimum wage strike ‘dead on arrival’ — Labour faction
The United Labour Congress (ULC) has condemned the planned strike by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), describing it as “dead on arrival.”The unions last week issued a threat to…
Six modular refineries to commence operations – FG
The Federal government has disclosed that 6 modular refineries it licensed would soon commence operations in the country in fulfilment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
WAZOBIA Radio apologises to Osinbajo, retracts story on N90b FIRS fraud
Few weeks after Vanguard Newspapers apologised and retracted its story on the allegations by Timi Frank regarding a N90B FIRS funding to Vice president Yemi Osinbajo for the 2019 elections, another media…