The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has urged the federal government to either reduce the capital gains tax (CGT) to 10 per cent or defer the implementation date. The renowned economist said this on Channels Television's Business Morning programme on Tuesday, November 11, while sharing his thoughts on what …
The Federal Government has confirmed that it is in diplomatic talks with the United States following the recent military threat issued by former U.S. President Donald Trump. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who revealed this in an interview with newsmen, noted that communication channels have been opened between both governments to ease …
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced December 2025 as the final deadline for the total ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small glass or PET bottles with a capacity of less than 200 millilitres. According to the Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, …
Former Governors of Bayelsa and Rivers States, Senator Seriake Dickson and Rt Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, have raised the alarm over the growing threat that electoral malpractice poses to Nigeria’s democracy as the 2027 general election draws close. Speaking at the fifth anniversary lecture of First Daily Newspaper held in Abuja on Monday, the two leaders …
On the fringes of Nigeria’s administrative seat, Abuja, lie a businesses that thrives under the cover of darkness: brothels packed with young women, street-side drug stalls, and the unmistakable presence of settlement payments to law enforcement. In multiple urban centres and suburbs of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) — Wuse, Kabusa, Gudu, Utako, Jabi, Mararaba/Nyanya …
The stench hits you first, thick, foul, and unforgettable. Inside the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital mortuary, bodies lie uncovered on rusted stretchers, their forms swollen under the dim, flickering light. A once sterile space now feels like a forgotten dungeon, where the dead wait not for burial, but for mercy. Power failures are frequent, …
The newly appointed Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abass, has pledged to tighten maritime security, enhance operational efficiency, and uphold the Nigerian Navy’s core values of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork. Speaking in Abuja, Abass expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for the confidence reposed in him, promising to serve with dedication, fairness, and …
The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued a new travel advisory warning its citizens to avoid 21 Nigerian states because of rising insecurity, kidnappings, and violent crime. The advisory, updated on October 21, said insecurity was worsening across the country and remained current as of yesterday. The FCDO urged British citizens …
Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, has alleged that a coordinated group of detractors is using the current situation involving his wife, actress Regina Daniels, to blackmail and damage his reputation. The lawmaker made this claim in a statement released by his Communication and Technical Action Team on Monday in Abuja, amid reports of alleged …
The Enugu State Ministry of Health has arrested a fake doctor and sealed an illegal hospital in Obollo-Etiti, Udenu Local Government Area, for operating without a licence and endangering patients’ lives. The Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Ugodu Avemaria, confirmed the development on Sunday. The operation, coordinated by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. George …
