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Soft drinks The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has kicked against the federal government’s proposed 20 percent ad-valorem excise tax on non-alcoholic beverages. At a meeting held recently in Lagos, operators in the carbonated soft drinks sub-sector of MAN said that such a move would spell doom for the soft …

Isa Pantami Nigeria’s Federal Government says it would award contracts for the provision of broadband infrastructure in various sectors across the six geopolitical zones on Thursday. The projects set to be awarded were recently approved by the Federal Executive Council, after the presentation by Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications …

Kwankwaso, Idahosa and New Afenifere leaders New Afenifere, a sociocultural group in the Southwest, has endorsed Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the 2023 general election. The former Lagos governor received the endorsement at a meeting with the leaders of the hitherto unknown group …

Prof. Akanbi   The Vice Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), Prof. Mustapha Akanbi, is dead. The KWASU Registrar, Mrs Kikelomo Salle, confirmed this in a statement issued in Ilorin on Sunday. She said Akanbi died on Sunday after a protracted illness. “We urge everyone to remember his immediate and …

Kwankwaso Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has said it’s a big mistake for any presidential candidate to assume the 2023 presidential election is a birthright. The former Kano governor spoke on Sunday when he was featured on Editors Forum, an initiative of …

Many Jos residents, majorly youths, who are supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, in their numbers on Wednesday trooped to the Rwang Pam Stadium, venue of the All Progressives Congress campaign flag-off, to engage in cleansing. Their action came barely 24 hours after the APC flagged off its presidential campaign …

Osodeke and Adamu Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, John Charles, Bola Bamigbola, Adeyinka Adedipe, Tukur Muntari and Armstrong Bakam The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities may be preparing for another showdown as the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has insisted the government will not pay full salaries to lecturers …

L-R: Governor Charles Soludo and Peter Obi The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Wednesday, said it never authorized any press release to the effect that Gov Charles Soludo of Anambra State had been dragged to two deities in Imo State over his recent statements against Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of …

The improvement of the naira at the parallel market was reversed this week as the local currency depreciated to N790 per dollar. The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday stated that United States dollar might drop to N200 after the redesigning of naira. …

Peter Obi Mr. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, says if elected president, his administration will have and show zero-tolerance for corruption. The former Anambra State governor noted that corrupt practices have crippled Nigeria’s growth for too long. In a brief statement on Monday, Mr Obi said allowing …