Saturday, April 19, 2025
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disclosed that they know the sponsors of the #EndBadGovernance protests that rocked the country in August. Some Nigerians and groups took to the streets in many cities between August 1 and 10 to protest against the prevailing hardship in the country. Addressing […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for an increase in student upkeep allowance from N20,000 to N40,000 following the hike in the price of fuel. The NANS Senate President, Babatunde Akinteye, disclosed this during a news conference on the state of the nation in Abuja on Monday. […]
The Department of State Services has granted administrative bail to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero. Pro-democracy activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, announced his release in a tweet on Monday night. “BREAKING: The fascist regime of @officialABAT has released the @NLCHeadquarters […]
President Bola Tinubu said Nigeria can’t achieve meaningful development if Nigerians want everything to be free. The president made these remarks in China on Friday during a meeting with Nigerians living in the country. “The more you want everything free, it will become more expensive and long-delayed to achieve meaningful development,” […]
Operatives of the Department of the State Services have arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. According to reports, Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment. The NLC president […]
The federal government in the second quarter of 2024 generated a total of N1.56 trillion from Value Added Tax. This is a 9.11 percent increase from the N1.43 trillion in Q1 2024. According to the National Bureau of Statistics report, local payments recorded were N792.58 billion, foreign VAT payments were […]
Nigeria’s Company Income Tax (CIT) surged by 150.83% to N2.47 trillion in Q2 of 2024, from N984.61 billion in Q1 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics has reported. On a year-on-year basis, the CIT went up by 59.52% from N1.55 trillion in Q2 2023. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the NBS […]
Nigerian para-powerlifter Folashade Oluwafemiayo clinched a gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, shattering two world records in the process. Her remarkable lift of 167kg not only broke her previous world record in the women’s 86kg Para-Powerlifting category but also made her the first Para-athlete in history to achieve such […]
As staff of suspended Dana Air remain out of job, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Saturday, announced that NG Eagle, Dana Air’s new partner, will handle ticket refunds and flight bookings for passengers affected by the airline’s suspension. Recalled that the NCAA, months ago suspended Dana Air following […]
BREAKING: Another 196 Nigerian Soldiers Tender Resignation Letters To Army Chief Lagbaja Over Corruption, Low Morale, Others No fewer than 196 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation have applied to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, for voluntary retirement. The action comes amid worsening security […]