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Over 10 million new voters have registered in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise across the country. This is according to the update for Week 11 in the Fourth Quarter released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday. A breakdown of the figure showed that while fresh registrants hit 10,487,972, completed registration […]

The Federal Government has commenced the implementation of the N10 per litre sugar tax on carbonated sugar drinks and beverages. According to the Chief Superintendent of Customs, Department of Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives, Dennis Ituma, the tax would help combat Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs). He spoke at a Policy Breakfast Meeting which held […]

Lagos is the second worst city to live in the world, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday. The city was only ahead of Damascus, the capital of war-torn Syria, which retained its place as least liveable city on the planet. Meanwhile, the Austrian capital Vienna made a comeback as the world’s […]

The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 “Roe v Wade” decision that enshrined a woman’s right to an abortion, saying that […]

The annual ranking of the world’s most liveable cities has just been released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The EIU, which is a sister organization to The Economist, ranked 173 cities around the world on a variety of factors, including health care, crime rates, political stability, infrastructure and access to green space. The Austrian capital […]

The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry firearms in public in a landmark decision that came just weeks after another deadly school shooting. The 6-3 ruling strikes down a New York law that required a person to prove they had legitimate self-defense needs to receive a gun […]

Against the backdrop of public outcry, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has agreed to extend the ongoing Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR) exercise by 60 days. Earlier, the House of Representatives had last Wednesday urged INEC to extend the deadline for the continuous voter registration by an extra 60 days from June 30, 2022, to […]

The Federal Government has assured that academic activities will resume in earnest because of its commitment to resolve contending issues with the university based unions. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) are currently on strike. Speaking after the Federal […]

President Buhari has defended the federal government’s decision to keep paying fuel subsidies. In a response to Bloomberg, the President said the effects of removing fuel subsidies would have been too harsh on the Nigerian people. He said the government is working on boosting local capacity in order to stem the inflationary pressures that are likely […]

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Father Ejike Mbaka, remains his priest and father in faith. Obi said this during an interview on the Voice of the People 90.3 FM on Sunday. Mbaka had said that the former Anambra State governor cannot […]

Peter Okoye of the popular singing duo, P Square, has revealed that he has nothing to lose if he relocates with his family. The singer, who shared with his fans that God has blessed him, stated that he has another home in the United States. During a live chat while replying to critics, the singer who […]

A 46-year-old Delta-based tanker driver, Ejiro Otarigho, drove a burning petrol-laden tanker from Agharho town in Ughelli North, Delta State, to the bank of Agbarho River to avert an explosion which would have killed thousands of people in that community. Speaking after the senate asked President Buhari to confer him with a “befitting national honour as […]

The presidential aspirant of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed that his camp is in talks with Peter Obi and members of the Labour Party over a possible alliance. There have been speculations of a “third force” to challenge the APC-PDP duopoly and Kwankwaso and Obi are reportedly exploring the possibility of […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said its members are not beggars and the stoppage of their salaries by the government won’t force them to call off their strike. The leadership of the union also commended the members for keeping faith with the union despite the hardship imposed on their families as a result […]