THE FEDERAL Government has initiated legal proceedings against Binance, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange platform, over allegation of tax evasion. The charged were officially filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in a bid to uphold fiscal responsibility and safeguard Nigeria’s economic integri...
NIGERIA’s President Bola Tinubu has made a significant decision ahead of his 72nd birthday on Friday March 29th, 2024. Rather, he opts to forgo any celebratory events amidst the current challenges facing Nigeria. In a statement released by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu urged associated and well...
SPEAKING at the 149th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Related Meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, emphasized the pivotal role of congressional diplomacy in achieving world peace and resolving conflicts. Akpabio, also the chairman of Nigeria’s National Assembly, underscored the significanc...
CANADA is poised to enact significant changes to its temporary foreign worker programme, as announced by the country’s Immigration Minister, Marc Miller. This decision marks a departure a departure from the country’s previous lenient immigration stance. Under this new strategy, Ottawa aims to decrease the proportion of temporary residents to f...
IN a touching and courageous statement released on social media, Princess Catherine, the beloved Princess of Wales, disclosed the shocking news of her cancer diagnosis. The revelations come in the wake of her recent surgery for what was initially believed to be a non-cancerous condition, marking a poignant turn in her health journey. In her [&...
ADEGBOYEGA Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy has emphasized Nigeria’s unwavering dedication to the leadership of the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), and the advancement of the Regional Maritime Development Bank. In a meeting with Dr. Paul Adaliku, Seceretary-General of MOWCA in Abuja last Thursday, Oyet...
FROM May 6th to 9th, 2024, Arusha, Tanzania will host the 18th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA18). The significant event aims to convene practitioners committed to reshaping the climate solutions by empowering communities to drive climate action. The CBA series serves as a crucial platform for shar...
DURING a budget defense session with the House of Representatives Committee on Port and Harbour in Abuja, Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), unveiled projections for the agency’s revenue in 2024, aiming for a substantial N629.89 billion. He also disclosed plans to secure a N200billion loan from Af...
• Study says half of world’s population to be overweight by 2035 AMIDST a startling and scary statistics, Nigerians in the throes of obesity lament unending battle with disease. Joke Kujenya, who casts a searchlight on the dangerous trend and the need for accessible healthy diets, also draws attention to the dearth of specialist obesity d...
WEAVING a captivating narrative that spans across the realms of theatre, broadcasting, and motherhood, Elvina Baby Ibru, the astute Chief Executive Officer of 2wice As Nice Limited, stands as a distinguished figure. As the daughter of the late Olorogun Ibru, the first among his seven siblings, she obviously inherited a legacy that had shaped h...
