South Africa Halts Planned VAT Hike After Pushback
South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has dropped plans to increase value-added tax (VAT), in a major climb-down to prevent the collapse of the coalition government. Godongwana’s decision came after the second-biggest party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), threatened to quit the government, warning a VAT hike would hurt the poor the most. Godongwana, a member […]
JAMB Commences CBT UTME Examination Nationwide
The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, began yesterday at various CBT centres across the country, with over 2 million candidates participating. In Lagos, officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, were deployed to secure all accredited CBT centres for the examination. Speaking at the end of a monitoring exercise at some CBT […]
Federal Government To Conduct Forensic Audit On NNPCL
Federal Government plans to conduct a forensic audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, soon. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, who revealed this at the ongoing Nigerian Investor Forum in Washington DC, explained that the recent changes in the NNPCL management are part of a broader effort […]
FG Targets Massive Job Creation Through Health Sector Reforms
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, says the federal government’s push to localize healthcare value chains will unlock nearly half a million jobs and attract over $5.5 billion in investments into Nigeria’s pharmaceutical and health manufacturing space. Prof. Pate who made the disclosure at a high-level ministerial dialogue with […]
2Face Idibia Appointed As Technical Adviser In Benue
Nigerian singer, 2Face Idibia, has been appointed Technical Adviser on Entertainment and Community Outreach to Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia. The announcement was made during a visit by the artist to the Government House in Makurdi yesterday, as shared in a video that gained traction on X. Governor Alia acknowledged Idibia’s support for his administration, and […]
American Music Awards Have Nominated Wizkid, Asake, Rema, And Tems
Wizkid, Rema, Asake, and Tems have been nominated for the Favourite Afrobeats Category at the 2025 American Music Awards. They will be competing with South African star, Tyla, for the prize. The 2025 American Music Award show will hold on May 25, after failing to hold in the past two years, and will be hosted by singer […]
NPFL fines El-Kanemi Warriors ₦3.5m and orders matches behind closed doors
The Nigeria Premier Football League has fined El-Kanemi Warriors FC ₦3.5 million for crowd disturbances during a match against Ikorodu City. In the breakdown, the club was fined ₦1 million for failing to provide adequate security, which allowed unauthorised individuals to access restricted areas and harass match officials. An additional ₦1 million fine was imposed […]
WHO Releases Guideline To Prevent Adolescent Pregnancies And Improve Girls’ Health
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a new guideline aimed at preventing adolescent pregnancy and its significant related health complications. In a statement yesterday, the world health body urged rapid action to end child marriages and extend girls’ schooling, in a bid to tackle the leading cause of death globally among 15 to 19-year-old […]
Federal Government Releases N50 billion To ASUU And Relaunches School Feeding Programme
Federal Government has released N50 billion to the academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities for the settlement of earned allowances. Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, announced this in a statement which said the move is in fulfilment of President Bola Tinubu’s promise to the university staff members and to transform Nigeria’s education […]
President Tinubu Calls On Security Chiefs To Restore Order in the country
President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. The President, who met with security chiefs at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday bemoaned the killing of innocent citizens in Borno, Benue and Plateau […]