Nigeria’s youths mark #EndSARSMemorial with 1.24 million tweets, audio talks on Twitter spaces
MULTIPLE tweets sporting the hashtags; #EndPoliceBrutality, #WeWillNeverForget, #EndSARSMemorial, #NeverAgain, #LekkiMassacre flooded the Twitter on Wednesday October 20.
There were also series of audio public conversations...
Atiku’s political associate, Iyorcha Ayu, emerges PDP consensus chairmanship candidate
THE People's Democratic Party (PDP) has chosen Iyorchia Ayu, a former Senate president and close associate of Atiku Abubakar, as its consensus candidate for...
Buhari to borrow more as Nigeria’s 2022 budget runs on N6.26trn deficit
PRESIDENT Buhari presented a budget of N16.39 trillion to the National Assembly for 2022, with a deficit of N6.26 trillion.
This means that the government...
Nigeria’s transportation cost rises amid shrinking household wallets
IN August, the cost of transportation rose by an average of five per cent for land, air and sea travels.
The rising transport cost occurred...
How southern states plan to punish defaulters of anti-grazing law
THE penalties for flouting the anti-open grazing laws in the southern states of Nigeria range from impounding cattle to arresting and fining the defaulters,...
Naira weakens to N562/$ in parallel market amid drop in inflation
NIGERIA'S naira is sinking against the dollar in the parallel market, closing at N562/$ on Wednesday against N557/$ at the market opening.
On the Importers/Exporters...
VAT: Appeal court puts Rivers high court judgment on hold
THE Court of Appeal in Abuja has held that parties should not effect the ruling on value added tax (VAT) given by the Federal...
Nigeria records trade deficit of N1.87trn in Q2 as India tops export destination
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria recorded a trade deficit of N1.87 trillion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2021.
The...
Transcorp Hilton is the costliest of its franchise in Africa, other multinational hotels are not
IT costs more to get a room at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja than in other Hilton branches within Africa, but this is not...
Out of 17, only seven southern states meet open grazing ban deadline
THE Southern Governors Forum (SGF)’s deadline is due and out of the 17 member states, only seven have completed the process of banning open...
