Beef

Cost of Beef Set to Rise by Over 300%

The cost of a kilogram of beef in Nigeria may soon hit ₦10,000, from the ₦3,000 to ₦5,000 range seen just a few months ago, unless urgent support is provided to pastoral farmers. This potential price increase highlights the growing accessibility issues for common Nigerians with the uncontrollable economic crisis. The heads up was given […]

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‘I’m Running out of Patience’ – Tailor Owed by Toyin Abraham, Annie Idibia Goes Public

A Nigerian fashion designer has called out Toyin Abraham and Annie Idibia for allegedly owing her. The actresses are said to be owing the tailor for over 1 year. The designer tagged the Nollywood stars on her Instagram page while making the accusation. She wrote: “My patient is running out already. 1 year and 2 […]

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VAT

Federal Government Publishes 63 Items to Be Exempted from VAT (full list)

The Federal Government has published a list of 63 items to be exempted from Value-Added Tax (VAT). This is said to be part of a strategic move to stimulate various sectors of the Nigerian economy. The development was disclosed by the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, in […]

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IGP Kayode Egbetokun

Press Release by Nigeria Police on Political Tension in Rivers State

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has reacted to an address made before newsmen by the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara in the early hours of Friday, October 4. During his address, the Governor raised an alarm accusing the IGP of plotting to disrupt the Local Government election scheduled for Saturday. Taking to […]

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Tinubu, National Assembly

Tinubu Bows to Pressure, Confers 2nd Highest National Honours on Speaker

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has bowed to pressure from lawmakers and conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. This was made known in a statement on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, […]

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Russian president Vladimir Putin

‘UK, US Scheming to Destroy Our Relationship with Nigeria’ – Russia

The Russian government has distanced itself from the October 1st hunger protest in Nigeria, claiming that Western countries including the US and UK are trying to destroy its relationship with Nigeria by linking the country with the unrest. This is contained in a letter from the Russian government to the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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NYSC

NYSC Gives Update on Payment of N77,000 Allowance to Serving Corps Members

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has stated that it cannot determine when the recently approved N77,000 allowance for corps members will be implemented. A press statement issued by the agency’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, in September, said corps members’ monthly allowance was now pegged at N77,000, up from the […]

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'How We Always Assisted Obaseki to Win Elections' - Edo Deputy Governor (video)

‘Shaibu Remains Impeached Irrespective of Court Order’ – Governor Obaseki

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has insisted that his former deputy, Philip Shaibu, remains impeached regardless of the court order to the contrary. This comes after Shaibu issued warnings to Permanent Secretaries and heads of various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), urging them to safeguard government properties from potential looting by political appointees. Reacting to […]

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Reno Omokri, Tinubu

Mission Ajuri: Why Reno Omokri’s Efforts at Clinching Presidency Job May Be Futile (video)

Social critic and businessman, Charles Awuzie has revealed that Reno Omokri’s efforts at replacing Ajuri Ngelale at the presidency may be futile. Omokri who made a u-turn from supporting Atiku Abubakar to becoming a servant of Tinubu might not be the man for the job because the president knows him to be a betrayer. According […]

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Tension as Gunmen Kidnap President General, Party Chieftain

There is palpable tension in Umunze, Anambra State, following the kidnappin of two prominent Indigenes, President General of the Umunze Progressive Union (UPU), Engr. Ezekiel Iheazor, and a key chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Nze Ikechukwu Okoli. The incident occurred at Okoli’s residence in Lomu village during a heavy rainstorm, accompanied by […]

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