D’Tigress To Face Mozambique, Rwanda In 2025 AfroBasket Tournament
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have been drawn in Group D of the 2025 AfroBasket with Mozambique and Rwanda. They will be looking to win a record extending seventh title at the competition which will be hosted by Cote d’Ivoire. Hosts Cote d’Ivoire are in a tough group with Angola and Egypt, while Mali, Cameroon and South Sudan […]
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 […]
Sole Administrator Ibas Shuns House of Reps Oversight Committee
The River State Sole Administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas today shunned the Hon.Julius Ihonvbere led house of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee set up to oversight the newly appointed administrator over the emergency rule in Rivers State. The committee had earlier rescheduled the meeting earlier slated for Thursday 17th of April but Ibas had pleaded for a rescheduled date due to […]
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 […]
IMF charges Countries to put their fiscal policies in order Amid Rising Uncertainty
By Raliat Adenekan The International Monetary Fund, IMF has expressed concern at the mounting global economic uncertainties and debt burden, charging policymakers to act boldly to decrease debt, rebuild financial buffers and rebuild public trust, tax fairly and spend wisely with a long term plan. In the latest Fiscal Monitor published on Wednesday in Washington, USA, the IMF […]
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 […]
