A significant winter storm has brought an unusual mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and blizzard warnings to the southeastern United States, where light snowfall is a rare occurrence. Houston residents awoke to a rare sight on Tuesday morning—a thick…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved a 50% tariff adjustment for telecommunications services, citing rising operational costs and the need to sustain industry investments. This marks the first tariff review since 2013. The decision, announced on Monday in a…
(Historic Return to the White House Marks New Era in American Politics) Donald J. Trump has been inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States, marking a dramatic return to power after defeating Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu as the new Director General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). This appointment aims to enhance Nigeria’s economic landscape. The announcement was made in a memo signed by George…
European and Asian stock markets experienced gains on Monday, while Bitcoin surged to a record high. This upward trend coincided with Donald Trump’s preparation to return to the presidency of the world’s largest economy. The dollar exhibited mixed performance against…
Oil Import License Dispute: Dangote Refinery’s Case Against NMDPRA Adjourned to January 30 Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has adjourned a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE over a bid to stop the…
Embattled former Minister of Petroleum Resources under the Goodluck Jonathan presidency, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has clarified she has no connection whatsoever with the sum of $ 52.8 million recently repatriated to Nigeria from the US. Diezani who spoke through her…
Former governor of Anambra State and Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi has protested the level of hardship faced by the poor in Nigeria. Obi lamented the travails of low-income earners and…
Dangote Refinery has said that the recent adjustment in the company’s ex-depot price of petrol “is directly related to the significant increase in global crude oil prices”. The company assured Nigerians that three of its partners will sell petrol for…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced the 2025 Hajj fare. A statement by the commission on Monday said intending pilgrims from Southern states are expected to pay N8.7 million. Those from Borno and Adamawa zones will pay N8.3…
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has disclosed that the National Assembly will pass the controversial tax reform bills into law in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025. Speaking at the weekend…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent Nigeria at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. In a statement by the senior special assistant to the president on media & communications (Office…
Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $109,241 just before Trump’s inauguration ceremony but fell back to $107,765 around 07:40 GMT. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has surged since Trump won the presidential election in November, surpassing the $100,000 mark for the…
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s 2025 inauguration ceremony will be held indoors at the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Monday, January 20, due to a forecast of frigid weather in Washington, D.C. This marks the first indoor inauguration since former President Ronald…
Former President Donald Trump has unveiled an ambitious list of executive orders he plans to implement on the first day of his potential second term, signaling sweeping policy changes across immigration, energy, foreign affairs, and civil rights. The proposals, many…