On Thursday, June 26, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025, and its three associated Bills, including the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill, collectively known as the Tax Reform Bills, into law. He...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa and the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suiwaba Sa’id Ahmed, on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education, have expressed immense pride and admiration to commend Miss Nafisa Abdullah Aminu, a 17-year-old student from Yobe State, for...
Nigeria has recorded 822 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 155 deaths so far in 2025. This brings the country’s case fatality rate (CFR) to 18.9%, a notable rise from the 17.1% recorded during the same period in 2024. At least 21 states and 105 Local Government Areas have...
Nigeria’s efforts to achieve a sustainable energy future will deliver the desired results if she introduces the right polices and deploys fit-for-purpose technology, while at the same time developing a robust supply chain and human resource base to help to unlock production and investments. Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration...
Defending champions Senegal kicked off their title defense with a narrow 1-0 win over Nigeria in a fiercely contested Group D match at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Zanzibar. The game started with Senegal showing composure against Nigeria’s early aggression. Both teams created chances but struggled with composure...
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rainy conditions nationwide from Wednesday to Friday. The forecast, released Tuesday in Abuja, warns of thunderstorms in the northern region with moderate rains in parts of Kaduna State on Wednesday. Wednesday’s forecast includes thunderstorms with moderate rains in northern states like...
Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba, has reaffirmed the Anglican Communion’s stance against LGBTQ at the 14th edition of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Chancellors, Registrars and Legal Officers Conference (ACRLOC) in Abuja. He spoke on the topic ” _The Decade of the...
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged African leaders to embrace traditional medicine and establish a continental health fund. Speaking at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra, Obasanjo emphasized the need for Africa to strengthen its health sovereignty and ensure security for all. Obasanjo highlighted the potential of...
Nigeria’s hospitals are struggling due to systemic gaps in the healthcare framework, not because of incompetent doctors, according to an entrepreneur and healthcare advocate, Dr. Richard Ajayi. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ajayi described the current healthcare system as “fractured and dangerously inconsistent” due...
Shell is highlighting its contributions to the growth of oil industry in Nigeria at an exhibition at the annual international conference of the Nigeria Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) which opened today in Lagos. It comes as Shell received an award for the Bonga North FID...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Wife of President Bola Tinubu, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has extended a helping hand to victims of natural disasters in Niger State. Through her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), she donated N1 billion to support those affected by floods, fire outbreaks, boat accidents, and banditry attacks. Mrs....
Renowned author Chimamanda Adichie has reaffirmed her support for Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 election, citing his selfless leadership and commitment to Nigeria as the reasons behind her endorsement. In a recent interview on Channels TV, Adichie distinguished Obi from other politicians, describing him as a man driven...
D’Tigress head coach, Rena Wakama, has expressed her heartfelt gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for the “life-changing” reward given to the team after their historic fifth consecutive AfroBasket championship victory. The President, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, awarded each player $100,000, a flat, and a national honour —...
Captain of Nigeria’s D’Tigress, Amy Okonkwo, had declared that the team’s unprecedented Afrobasket success will motivate young girls worldwide to pursue basketball with passion. Speaking at a State House reception hosted by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, Okonkwo celebrated the team’s fifth consecutive and seventh overall Afrobasket title, secured...
Nigerian stock market kicked off the week on a positive note, with investors gaining N1.78 trillion in a single-day rally. This surge was driven by sustained buying interest in key stocks such as Lasaco Assurance, Royal Exchange, UPDC, UAC of Nigeria, and 43 other stocks. As a result, the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged $100,000 to each of the 12 D’Tigress players and $50,000 to each member of the technical crew following their victory over Mali to secure a historic fifth consecutive title at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship in Abidjan, Côte...
By JOY ADARA , Abuja- Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has landed back in Abuja after clinching their record-breaking fifth consecutive AfroBasket title. The team touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Monday, greeted by sports officials, fans, and members of the media. This historic win marks...
Managing Director and CEO of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, Mr. Tony Attah, has identified extensive and deliberate collaboration with government and other stakeholders in the Nigeria oil and gas industry, to create an investment- attracting environment. According to Attah, this strategy would enable Nigeria to better utilise its vast...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has extended his warmest congratulations to Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on their record-breaking fifth consecutive AfroBasket championship title. In a heartfelt post on X, Obi praised the team for their exceptional performance, saying,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Former Governor of Edo State, two term member of the Senate and now National Legal Adviser of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Professor Oserheimen Osunbor on Monday raised an alarm that democracy is at the verge of collapse in Nigeria. The Professor of Law also...