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Nigeria is currently widely believed to be losing 20 to 40 per cent of its rice at harvest points and market stages, an investigation by Premium Times has revealed. Beyond food wastage, postharvest losses…

Ifedayo Blessing, the estranged lover of Mr Olaniyi Solomon, has told the court why she admitted to sleeping with multiple partners. The parties appeared at the popular television programme, Justice Court,…

West Ham United have signed defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Manchester United for £15m. The 26-year-old has penned a seven-year deal with the Hammers. Wan-Bissaka left Crystal Palace for Manchester United in a…

Religion is a huge part of African culture. Perhaps because most African countries are largely underdeveloped, the church has become a place where people go to get answers and help. However, this has also led to the…

Authorities of the University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State, have vowed to sanction officials behind the mobilisation of illegal or unqualified graduates for the National Youth Service Corps. The university’s…

The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Tuesday, lashed at the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki, for accusing him of impersonation and forgery. Following the news of Shaibu…

Pineapple sweets dished out by a New Zealand charity have tested positive for potentially lethal amounts of methamphetamine, police said Wednesday, sparking an urgent race to remove them from the streets. A child,…

The Port Harcourt Refining Company, a refinery under the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Rivers State, has again failed to commence operations after about six postponements, The…

The Federal Government has said progress is being made with the economy and the exchange rate is stabilising. Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, said this while briefing State…

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday took a swipe at the top echelons of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigeria Police Force…

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has said each of the 109 senators in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, earns N1,063,860 salary and allowances per month. The commission…

The House of Representatives has introduced the Counter Subversion Bill 2024, which aims to impose stringent penalties on Nigerians who fail to recite the national anthem. According to the proposed legislation,…

The Federal Government has told those seeking regime change to wait till the next election in 2027. Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals, said this after the inaugural Council of State meeting under President…

Karl Toriola, chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN Nigeria, says the country’s telecommunications sector is “in a deep crisis”. Toriola spoke on Tuesday at the telecom investment forum organised by Financial…

The Nigerian government has frozen more than $37 million worth of cryptocurrency held in wallets believed to be owned by some organisers of #EndBadGovernance protesters. The freezing followed an order by the…

Yoruba sociopolitical and cultural organisation, Afenifere, has condemned recent calls by some people “hiding under the last hunger protest”. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi,…

As the Premier League gears up for the new season, a cutting-edge AI-powered supercomputer has made its predictions on the final standings. According to simulations run 10,000 times by Opta’s advanced algorithm,…

Lagosians have indicated a preference for annual rent payments compared to the monthly payment according to data from a survey on the state’s real estate industry.   The report by BuyLetLive titled “Residential…

Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli, has welcomed a grandchild into her family from her first son, Tobe and his Canadian wife Marelle. Politics Nigeria reports that Tobe and Marelle got married in March this year.…

The Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) has called on the federal government to reconsider the recently imposed 70 percent windfall tax on banks’ earnings from foreign exchange transactions. On July 17, the…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will, on Wednesday, August 14, depart Abuja for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on a three-day official visit to honour the invitation of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.  Ajuri Ngelale,…

…Renters, businesses flock axis for growing opportunities House rents along Lagos-Badagry Expressway have surged in the last one year as construction work on the second phase of the Lagos Blue Rail Line…

President Bola Tinubu has signed into law a bill seeking to increase the salaries and allowances of judges in the country by 300 percent. The judicial office holders’ salaries and allowances bill, which was   in…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently presiding over the Council of State meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Among those present are former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan. Former…