Year: 2024

Nigeria finally gave the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, Agreement its full, warm embrace last week Tuesday, July 16, 2024, during the launch of its Guided Trade Initiative, GTI, and shipment of exports to […]

Punch: Lagos Needs Sanitation To Tackle Its Dirtiness

LAGOS State needs to look deeply into its environmental practices. Although the state government has debunked a viral report on social media that claimed that the state had re-introduced the monthly environmental sanitation in addition […]

The Power of One Man By Paul Nwosu

Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, has one straightforward advice for members of his team in the Anambra state executive council (ANSEC): “Be that one man”. The essence of this is to aim for excellence in […]

Inferior Fuel: FG Demands Dangote Refinery’s Diesel Report, Orders New Test

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, is expecting fresh reports to confirm the real sulphur content of the diesel produced by the Dangote refinery as the company debunked claims […]

Biden Endorses Kamala Harris As Democratic Party Nominee

US President Joe Biden has nominated Kamala Harris, the vice-president, as his replacement for the 2024 presidential election. On Sunday, Biden withdrew from the presidential race, saying his decision not to seek reelection is in […]

‘I’m Ready To Let Go’– Dangote Offers To Sell Refinery To NNPC Over ‘Monopoly’ Allegation

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, says he is willing to sell his oil refinery to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. Aliko spoke in an interview with Premium Times on Sunday. The billionaire’s statement […]

50% Salary Donation By House of Reps Members

1.Sensing danger all over the country, with visible hunger and anger, and with Kenya in mind, members of the House of Reps resolved to donate 50% of their monthly salary to address hunger in the […]

President Biden Withdraws From the U.S. Presidential Election

“My Fellow Americans, Over the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation. Today, America has the strongest economy in the world. We’ve made historic investments in rebuilding our […]

LP Faults Ndume’s Removal As Senate Chief Whip

The leadership of the Labour Party has condemned the removal of Senator Ali Ndume as the Chief Whip of the Senate on Wednesday. Following his sack, Ndume was immediately replaced by the Senator representing Borno […]

UPDATED: ‘Not Aware,’ UAE Denies $10k Bank Balance, N640k Visa Fee Requirements For Nigerians

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said it is not aware of the requirement for Nigerians to have a $10,000 bank balance and pay N640,000 application fee to obtain its visa. Recall on Monday, the […]

NBS: Petrol Price Increased To N750.17 Per Litre In June — Up By 37% In One Year

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased to N750.17 in June — up from the N545.83 recorded in the same month last year. This signifies […]

Diesel Price Increased To N1,462 Per Litre In June, Says NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price of automotive gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, was N1,462.98 per litre in June. In its automotive gas oil (diesel) price watch for June […]

FG, States, LGs Share N1.4trn For June

The distributable revenue comprised statutory revenue of N 142.5 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N523.973 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of N15.692 billion, Exchange Difference revenue of N472.192 billion and […]

Minimum Wage: Labour Threatens 30-day Strike, Alleges Plan To Decentralise Talks

The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday, threatened to shut down the country for a month in protest against plans by the National Assembly to deregulate the national minimum wage. NLC’s threat came as the nation […]

Punch: Bribery Still Thriving in Nigeria

A new report by the National Bureau of Statistics and the UNODC on corruption in Nigeria cements the country’s soiled reputation as a place of sleaze. Entitled ‘Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends,’ it revealed […]

FG’s Policies Crippling Businesses — NECA, MAN, NACCIMA

LAGOS — The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, have blamed hastily implemented government policy shifts without corresponding […]

Applicants Decry N640,000 UAE Visa Fee Hike