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Afrobeats star David Adeleke, known as Davido, has described Nigerian politics as evil and declared he wants no part of it, in a pointed response to the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Youth Leader, Dayo Israel, over comments made after his uncle’s re-election as Osun State governor. In a post on his verified X handle…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced new recommended work-hour guidelines for healthcare personnel across the country, capping the working week at 48 hours and limiting continuous duty to a maximum of 24 hours, a move the association says is aimed at curbing burnout and protecting patient safety. The guidelines, contained in…
The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) is set to launch a Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and Obligations within the coming weeks, a move officials say will formalise the standards of fairness, transparency and accountability that taxpayers should expect from revenue authorities across Nigeria. The Tax Ombud and Chief Executive of the OTO, Dr…
The Nigerian naira gained modest ground against the American dollar on Monday morning as foreign exchange liquidity improved across trading desks. Official market figures placed the currency at roughly 1,354 naira per dollar, extending a multi-day rally. Street traders in Lagos offered greenbacks near 1,405 naira, keeping the parallel market premium narrow. Central bankers view…
The National Democratic Coalition has commended Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election victory while openly criticising his political embrace of President Bola Tinubu. The pro-democracy group praised Osun voters for defending their democratic choices against aggressive partisan pressures. Adeleke secured a decisive second term by resisting the federal ruling party’s well-funded campaign machinery….
The Nigerian Exchange has pulled back its planned rollout of a revised equities pricing framework just hours before its scheduled start on Monday. Officials blamed the sudden pause on ongoing talks with market players. The bourse had planned to replace its uniform trading volume threshold with a tiered structure based on share prices. That blueprint…
The year 2014 remains etched in the memory of many Nigerians. It was a time when handshakes gave way to elbow bumps, bush meat disappeared from tables, and temperature checks at school gates became a daily ritual. When Ebola landed in Lagos that July, an entire nation held its breath. That story ended well…
The Allied Peoples Movement has declared that the outcome of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election is a warning that President Bola Tinubu could lose the 2027 presidential election to the party’s candidate, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. The party said the victory recorded by the opposition in Osun, one of the states where…
The presidential candidates of the Accord Party, African Action Congress and Social Democratic Party have agreed to form a joint political alliance ahead of the 2027 presidential election, marking the latest in a series of opposition realignments aimed at presenting a unified challenge to President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress. Dr Gbenga…
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the deadliest in the country’s history, with more than 2,300 people reported to have died since the virus was declared on 15 May. According to the latest situation report released on Sunday by the country’s health authorities, the DRC has recorded 4,945…
