The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it is not planning to implement the 5 percent Petroleum Products Tax any time soon. You would recall that the tax is contained in the new tax legislation. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, made this known at a press briefing in…
Fear gripped many yesterday Tuesday at Lagos Island after a massive fire outbreak hit the Afriland Building on Broad Street, leaving many workers trapped inside the high-rise. In a video that long went viral, some of the workers were seen desperately trying to escape through windows, with others leaping down from the storey building as…
In a dramatic diplomatic breakthrough, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a peace framework aimed at ending the devastating war in Gaza and securing the release of all hostages. Speaking after receiving a handwritten note from Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a…
Terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie, who was reponsible for the deadly attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, was on police bail for an alleged rape at the time of the incident. Witnesses said he shouted, “This is what they get for killing our children,” as he tried to force his way inside the synagogue…
Saudi Arabian authorities have released three Nigerian pilgrims who were detained in Jeddah, since last month following their arrest over alleged drug trafficking Speaking at a press conference today, the spokesperson of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said the three Nigerians who were freed from detention after four weeks in custody…
Several meetings convened by the Federal Government to resolve NUPENG’s strike against alleged Dangote Refinery’s anti- union practices ended in a stalemate at dawn. The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Labour and Employment, had convened the emergency meeting in a bid to end the planned industrial action on Monday in Abuja, this is according…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to stop the loading of fuel starting Monday, September 8, 2025, over a dispute with Dangote Refinery. The conflict centers on Dangote’s plan to import 4,000 compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered trucks and recruit new non-union drivers, excluding existing unionized tanker drivers. NUPENG accuses…
Below is how Kemi Olunloyo, Nigerian retired journalist wrote it on her Facebook. Tonto has a LIFETIME BAN from the UAE after she hit the face of a Dubai police officer who caught her with drugs during the Bobrisky trip. Tonto has a 10 yr ban from the USA for attempting to apply and forge…
