By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A NEW 7.5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) will be applied to bank transfers and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data transactions, following notices issued to customers by Nigerian banks including Moniepoint. The customer notice, obtained on Wednesday said the VAT charge will take effect from ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ECONOMIC REFORMS are set to lift Nigeria’s growth rate to 4.4 percent in 2026 and 2027, driven by new tax laws, prudent monetary policies, and other measures, the World Bank (WB) has said. The bank disclosed this projection in its Global Economic Prospect (GEP)report released in January 2026. I...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’s AFRICA Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign ended at the semi-final stage on Wednesday after Morocco defeated the Super Eagles on penalties to qualify for the final of the 2025 tournament. Promptly, the Federal Government (FG) commended the Super Eagles for their performance and resilience despite the defeat. Mohammed Idr...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line …Famous Sports Journalist Dies in Rabat … THE ATLAS Lions of Morocco on Wednesday night in Rabat glided into the 35th AFCON finals beating the Super Eagles of Nigeria in a pulsating penalty shootout 4-2 after the game ended 0-0 at 120 minutes. It was the second […]
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line THE TERANGA Lions of Senegal on Wednesday in the last African Cup of Nations (AFCON) match in Tangier, Morocco, turned the city of Tangier to the Red Sea for Pharaohs of Egypt with a lone goal victory stopping a dream of Egypt lifting the trophy a record […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent has shifted in the long standing standoff between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities with the signing of a renegotiated agreement intended to stabilise Nigeria’s public tertiary education system. The agreement was signed and unveiled on Wednesday at the Tertiary...
By Joke Kujenya NO PRESSURE surrounds the Super Eagles as they prepare for their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Morocco, Victor Osimhen has said. Nigeria is facing Morocco tonight, for a place in the 2025 AFCON final on Wednesday at 9.00pm Nigerian time. Morocco is hosting the tournament, with the semi-final scheduled for the [&hell...
By Joke Kujenya CALLS FOR confidence and unity have gone out to the Super Eagles as the Federal Government (FG) urged the national team to approach their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final against Morocco with belief and togetherness. In a statement on Wednesday, the minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, said...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter RENOWN AND multi-specialist R-Jolad Hospital Nigeria Limited, Gbagada, faces a lawsuit seeking over N800 million from a Lagos-based architect, Alfred Ogene, who alleges gross medical negligence left him with permanent urinary damage and severe physical, emotional, and economic distress. Mr. Ogene filed the claim throug...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter CRITICISM HAS followed the imprisonment of 52 students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Ekpoma. A human rights organisation, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has called for the immediate release of the 52 students who were arrested following a protest against rising kidnappings in the a...
