Our VAT Performance Lowest In West Africa, FG Laments
The Federal Government of Nigeria has raised serious concern over the performance of the Value Added Tax (VAT) in the country as the lowest in the West African region. The government while describing the development as worrisome, stressed the need for a change in policies, adding that the country’s VAT rate was less than one […]
How Buhari Abandoned Niger For 8 Years Over IBB – Vatsa
A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and former commissioner for information, culture and tourism in Niger State, Jonathan Vatsa, has come down heavily on former President, Muhammadu Buhari, accusing him of allegedly neglecting Niger State for eight years because of a grouse he had with former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida. Africa Today […]
Nigeria Risks 700,000 Unwanted Pregnancies In 2023 – UNDP
The United Nations Population Fund has disclosed that the challenge of funding family planning in Nigeria may lead to increasing unwanted pregnancies and abortions this year. It made this known at an event to mark the 2023 World Population Day organised by the National Population Commission in Abuja on Tuesday. Speaking during a panel discussion […]
North Korea Fires Suspected Long-Range Ballistic Missile
North Korea on Wednesday fired a suspected long-range ballistic missile off its eastern coast, officials in neighbouring South Korea and Japan have stated, with Tokyo lodging a ‘stern protest’ over the launch. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff asserted it had ‘detected what was presumed to be a long-range ballistic missile fired from the Pyongyang […]
Election Rerun, Labour Party’s Wishful Imagination — Omisore
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has asserted that a presidential election rerun is the wishful thinking of the Labour Party (LP). The National Chairman of LP, Mr Julius Abure, had urged members of the party to be alert, following information available to him that the APC was already […]
Zelenskyy Fumes As NATO Foot-Drags On Admission
NATO leaders have asserted that Ukraine should be able to join the military alliance in the future but stopped short of offering Kyiv an immediate invitation, a situation which has angered President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Africa Today News, New York reports that the leaders of the 31 member states had on Tuesday begun a two-day summit […]
Not All Nigerian Land Borders Are Open – Customs Chief
The acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Wale Adeniyi, has said, that contrary to insinuations, not all land borders shut by the Federal Government across Nigeria in 2018 have been reopened. He pointed out that only six strategic land borders were reopened in 2021 on the orders of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Adeniyi […]
Customs Chief Pledges Priority On Easing Port Congestion
Adewale Adeniyi, in his capacity as the Acting Comptroller General of Customs, has underlined the Service’s determination to tackle port congestion, recognising it as an area that requires urgent attention. Adewale Adeniyi, speaking at the Presidential Villa briefing on Tuesday, hammered on the importance of decongesting the ports to create a more user-friendly environment while […]
Ex-Vice President Osinbajo Secures New Global Position
Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has been bestowed with an appointment as a Global Advisor to the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP). GEAPP is a collaborative alliance that brings together philanthropic organizations, local entrepreneurs, governments, as well as partners specializing in technology, policy, and financing. Via a series of tweets, the former Vice-President […]
Found Will Ignites Conflict Among Aretha Franklin’s Sons
The sons of the iconic singer, Aretha Franklin are currently embroiled in a dispute over her discovered will, which was reportedly found under a sofa cushion several months after her passing, earning her the title ‘Queen of Soul.’ Having battled pancreatic cancer, the singer sadly passed away at the age of 76 in August 2018, […]
Deadly Nepal Helicopter Mishap Claims 6 Lives
Aviation authorities have confirmed that all six individuals on board a tourist helicopter in Nepal tragically lost their lives following a crash shortly after take-off in the Everest region on Tuesday. The Manang Air flight, carrying five Mexican travelers and a Nepali pilot, was bound for Kathmandu from near Lukla, the well-known starting point for […]
Why Nigerians Have Never Enjoyed Democratic Dividends – Jega
Professor Attahiru Jega who is a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has asserted that Nigerians have not been able to enjoy the dividends of Democracy since the advent of the present democratic rule because of bad governance. Jega, who delivered a paper at the retreat organised by the National Institute for […]