Despite huge criticisms from stakeholders and consumers, the Federal Government has said there is no going back on the proposed five percent tax hike on telephone calls and data. When the hike is implemented, Nigerians will pay 12.5 percent tax on calls and data. 7.5 percent being Value Added Tax currently being charged. But shortly after the announcement of the ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said anyone who claims Nigeria is doing well at the moment needs to be medically examined.   Obasanjo spoke as the special guest of honor at the Wilson Badejo Foundation’s 15th annual lecture with the theme, ‘Overcoming the twin challenges of poverty and insecurity in Nigeria’ held in Lagos.   The ex-president said Nigeria has not ...

Ahmed Idris, the Accountant General of the Federation, and other defendants have sought for a plea bargain with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the N109 billion case of gratification and fraud instituted against them. The disclosure was made on Wednesday before the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja. Recall that on July 28, the court ...

The Defence headquarters said it has arrested the terrorists behind the attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.   The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, who made the disclosure during a parley with media executives at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, said the criminals were arrested in collaboration with other security agencies.   Terrorists attacked ...

Athletes for Team Nigeria take part in the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, central England, on July 28, 2022.   President Muhammadu Buhari has described Team Nigeria’s performance at the 22nd Commonwealth Games, Birmingham 2022, as a parting gift to him.   Buhari said this in a statement issued by his media aide ...

Film director and writer, Biyi Bandele, has died. His death was announced via a statement signed by his daughter, Temi Bandele. Bandele, famous for his directing of the movie adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s classic novel Half Of A Yellow Sun, is said to have died on Sunday. The cause of his death is not yet clear. He was 54 years ...

President Buhari has appointed Muhammad Sabo Lamido as Executive Commissioner, Finance and Accounts, for the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. Buhari has sent Lamido’s name to the Senate as the appointment requires confirmation by the legislature. Lamido if confirmed will replace the former commissioner of the commission, Hassan Gambo, who died recently. The president’s media aide, Femi Adesina, confirmed this ...

Apex examination management  body in Nigeria, the West African Examinations Council, WAEC has released the results of the recently concluded 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, (WASSCE). The regional body’s Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan made the announcement on Monday during a press briefing. According to him, the results were released 45 days after the last paper. Details later….

If indications from two separate but related events that were held few months ago are anything to go by, then one of Nigeria’s most vulnerable groups may be on the verge of experiencing better times. The events, hosted in two separate states/regions and split by a 20-day interval, held at a time when self-splurging by many young Nigerians was at ...

Our attention has been drawn to the news reports online with the conflicting claims that FirstBank branch or/head office has been sealed.   Please be informed that the referenced story is a misrepresentation of the facts and misleading. Neither our branch nor head office was sealed. On the 4th of August, 2022, there was unlawful enforcement at the Bank’s Coomassie ...