A United Kingdom-based human rights lawyer and political analyst, Niyi Aborisade, has warned that Nigerians are unlikely to accept new tax measures unless the federal government provides clear and transparent explanations of how the funds will be used. In an interview with newsmen in Ibadan yesterday, Aborisade described the current economic c...
•Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State Katsina State governor, Malam Dikko Radda, has urged Nigerians to stop blaming state governors alone for the worsening economic hardship in the country, stating that the federal government controls more than half of the country’s monthly federation revenue. The governor, who stated this in an interview wi...
•US Visa The United States will partially suspend the issuance of certain visas to Nigerian nationals starting January 1, 2026, following Presidential Proclamation 10998 on border and national security. The US Mission in Nigeria announced yesterday that the restrictions will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, under the proclamati...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has urged Nigerians to report MRS stations selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol at a price above the approved ₦739 per litre. This is as the company said it has commenced nationwide sales of petrol at a pump price of ₦739 per litre across all MRS Oil Nigeria Plc filling stations. […]
•Tinubu and Trump A US government official has revealed that the Trump administration has directed the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to suspend green card and citizenship applications filed by Nigerians and nationals of other countries newly added to the expanded US “travel ban,” citing national security concerns and an ongoi...
The United States Embassy in Abuja has cautioned Nigerians on the serious consequences of visa fraud, emphasising that falsifying information or submitting fake documents can result in permanent visa bans. In a post on X on Monday, the embassy stated: “Visa fraud has serious consequences. Lying or providing fake documents can lead to permanent...
•Chairman, Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele Amid rising public anxiety over the ongoing tax reforms, Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, yesterday dismissed fears that the government plans to deduct money directly from bank accounts, insisting that such cla...
•Shallipopi Nigerian Afrobeats musician, Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has been named TikTok’s 2025 Artiste of the Year. This is contained in a statement by TikTok and made available today in Lagos. The TikTok Awards for Sub-Saharan Africa, which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, was with the theme: ‘New Era, New Icons’. Ac...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued an advisory on new vulnerabilities in ChatGPT that could expose users to data-leakage attacks. According to the advisory, researchers discovered seven vulnerabilities affecting GPT-4o and GPT-5 models that allow attackers to manipulate ChatGPT through indirect prompt inj...
Detty December in Nigeria has always been a season of movement: airports buzzing, events fully booked, and city centres filled with returning diaspora and holiday seekers. But this year, something seems to have shifted as the once-thriving shortlet apartment sector, especially in Lagos and Abuja, is losing its shine as travellers are in utter ...
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