A South African group, Progressive Forces, has launched a petition against Chidimma Adetshina from competing in the Miss Universe 2024. This comes after the arrival of Adetshina in Mexico on Wednesday. DAILY POST reports that the newly crowned Miss Universe Nigeria arrived in Mexico to represent the country at the […]
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Russia Fines Google $20 Decillion, More Than Global GDP
Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 A Russian court has ruled that Google owes Russian media stations around $20 decillion in fines for blocking their content, and the fines could get bigger. To put that into perspective, the World Bank estimates global GDP as around $100 trillion, which is peanuts compared to […]
South Africa To Strip Chidimma Adetshina Of ID Documents
The law student was born in South Africa to a Nigerian father but faced a backlash that exposed anti-foreigner sentiment in South Africa. South Africa is stripping a would-be Miss South Africa contestant, who was at the centre of a row over her nationality, of her national identity papers, the […]
Petrol Subsidy, Floating Of Naira: We Stand By Our Advice To FG – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it stands by its advice to Nigeria to remove petrol subsidy and float the exchange rate. Daily Trust reports that the Bretton Woods institutions have been accused of advising President Bola Tinubu on the present economic policies, especially the removal of subsidy from PMS as […]
Fresh Controversies Over Northern Govs’ Opposition To Tax Reform Bills
MORE controversies are trailing the opposition of governors from the 19 states in the North to the Tax Reform bills that will make derivation principle as the basis for Valued Added Taxation (VAT) allocation. The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), as well as a former general secretary […]
Drama At Reps: Oyetola Alleges FG Signed Cargo Tracking Agreement In Error
There was mild drama in the House of Representatives on Monday as the Minister of Blue and Marine Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, claimed that a multi-billion-dollar cargo tracking agreement entered into by the federal government regarding the International Cargo Tracking Notes, ICTN was faulty. The minister made this claim while facing […]
Naira Appreciates To N1,725/$ In Parallel Market
The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,725 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,730 per dollar on Monday. Similarly, the Naira appreciated to N1,630.45 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,630.45 per dollar from […]
Senate To Screen Bianca Ojukwu, Jumoke, Other Ministerial Nominees Today
The Nigerian Senate will on Tuesday (today) screen the ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu last week. Tinubu had on October 24, written the upper legislative chamber seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of seven ministerial nominees. The request, which was contained in a letter addressed […]
Nigerian Oil Firm Secures Million Dollar Deal In Grenada
Grenada is set to become a major energy hub as Nigerian oil and gas company, Oceangate Oil and Gas Engineering, has secured a historic multi-billion dollar deal with Global Petroleum Group, to launch one of the Caribbean’s largest oil and gas ventures. A statement by the Group CEO, Dr Aisha Achimugu, […]
NASU, SSANU Begin Indefinite Strike Over Withheld Salaries
Joint Action Committee, JAC, of non-teaching staff unions of universities has directed Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike as from today. The strike is to press for the non-payment of four […]