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The recovery in the Nigerian private sector gathered momentum at the start of 2024, with rates of expansion in output and new orders accelerating sharply. Purchasing activity also expanded markedly, but difficulties paying staff meant that the rate of job creation eased, contributing to a rise in backlogs of work. …

The Lagos police command has arraigned six suspects before a court for allegedly pirating Toyin Abraham’s movie Malaika Malaika’ premiered in Lagos on December 17. It also made its theatrical debut on December 22. Aminat Mayegun, the spokesperson at the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon in Ikoyi, Lagos, earlier paraded …

Amidst the dynamic economic landscape of the past half year, Parthian Partners Limited has successfully completed the third consecutive coupon payment on its ₦10 billion bond. This unwavering commitment to fulfilling its financial obligations underscores the firm’s deep-rooted values of reliability and excellence. “Navigating rising inflation and economic pressures requires agility …

Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana has sued the Federal Government (through the Attorney General of the Federation), the Minister of Education, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), and 36 states over the issue of out-of-school children in the country. Falana , a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, together with …

A non-governmental organization has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to pay attention to issues of unemployment and genuine skills development for Nigerian youths. The group, No Justice, No Peace Initiative, through its National Coordinator, Derrick Oritsematosan Agberen made the call in a statement sent to newsmen. He said that unemployment …

 EFCC Chairman Ola Olukayode   Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that the anti-graft agency uncovered how a religious sect is laundering money for terrorists in Nigeria. Olukoyede made the revelation on Wednesday at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja during a one-day dialogue on “Youth, …

  The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Adamawa Governor. In a judgment a moment ago, a five-member panel of the apex court unanimously dismissed the appeal by Aishatu Ahmed Dahiru, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in …

In view of the recent downtime experienced on the e-tax portal, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has extended the filing of employers’ annual tax returns by 1 (one) week starting from February 1 to February 7, 2024. Mr. Ayodele Subair, the Executive Chairman of LIRS, conveyed this in …

The recent attempt by MTN to bully Globacom into paying it a bogus claim of N7.05 billion interconnect fees has left many wondering why the South African firm is courageous enough to pursue such underhand tactics. While MTN had slammed a whopping sum of over N7.05 billion on Globabom, covering …

In what has been termed a significant milestone in the advancement of Nigeria’s domestic gas industry and the generation of gas revenues, Temile Development Company Ltd -a key indigenous player in the oil and gas industry- recently commissioned a 23,000 cubic meters ultramodern Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Carrier. Named ‘Alfred …