Federal Government Removes VAT on Diesel, Cooking Gas
October 3, 2024
#FearlessOctober: Protesters Gather in Lagos Amid Tight Security
October 1, 2024
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Okonjo-Iweala tasks governors to explore alternative IGR, warns against mounting debt
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged state governors to embrace new technology to increase their Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) and reduce dependence on external borrowing. Dr Okonjo-Iweala, made...
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US slams visa ban on disruptors of Nigeria’s recent general elections
The United States has announced visa bans on those responsible for disrupting Nigeria’s recent general elections, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken noting the US’ commitment to democracy in Nigeria and around the world....
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President Buhari lauds Hilda Baci for breaking Guinness World Record
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his warmest congratulations to Hilda Bassey Effiong, a 27-year-old gourmet chef widely known as Hilda Baci, for her groundbreaking achievement of breaking the world record for the longest hours...
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Food prices skyrocket as Nigeria’s inflation rate hits 22.2%
With about seven months to the end of 2023, Nigeria’s annual inflation has jumped to 22.22 per cent in April from 22.04 per cent in the previous month, according to the National Bureau of...
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Police detain Seun Kuti over assault of officer
Popular Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, has been detained by the Nigerian police for assaulting one of its officers in a viral video. This was made known in a post shared by the Lagos...
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Sudan’s warring parties trade accusations after attack on churchgoers
Warring parties in Sudan are accusing each other for the attack on a Christian church during mass on Sunday. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) say the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is responsible for...
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Just in: Nigerian cooking sensation, Hilda Bassey, smashes Guinness World Record for ‘longest cooking time’
The Nigerian cooking sensation, Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly called Hilda Baci, has broken the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. The young chef, hailed from Akwa Ibom State,...
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NIDCOM says 2,518 Nigerians repatriated from Sudan
According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), a total of 2,518 Nigerians have been evacuated from Sudan to their home country, Nigeria. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the NIDCOM head of Media, Public Relations, and Protocols...
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Godswill Akpabio, Saliu Mustapha drum support for chef Hilda to break Guinness World Record
The anointed candidate for the position of the 10th Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and a senator-elect from Kwara Central, Saliu Mustapha have joined many Nigerians to cheer chef Hilda Bassey on her way to...
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