Banks will start deducting 7.5 percent value-added tax (VAT) on banking services, including point of sale (POS) transaction fees, mobile banking transfer fees, from January 19. In an email to custome...
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)has projected Nigeria’s gross domestic product(GDP) to grow by 5.5 percent in 2026. Olusegun Omisakin, NESG’s chief economist and director of research and deve...
Paystack has acquired Ladder Microfinance Bank, marking its entry into banking services in Nigeria. In a statement via email on Thursday, the company confirmed that “Ladder Microfinance Bank was acqu...
Umar Bago, governor of Niger state, has directed residents and communities around the Kainji lake and its surrounding forests to vacate the area within two months, ahead of a planned security operatio...
Turkey has asked Nigeria to include its citizens in the country’s electronic visa (e-visa) system to simplify visa processing and strengthen bilateral ties. Mehmet Poroy, the Turkish ambassador, made ...
Sullivan Chime, a former governor of Enugu state, has backed the decision of governors and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the south-east to endorse President Bola Tinubu’s re-electi...
Paul Ikonne, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia state, says leaders of the south-east are targeting more than 90 percent of the votes in the region for President Bola Tinubu in 2...
Officers of the Nigerian Air Force have met with senior officials of the United States Government and representatives of Messrs Bell Textron to fast-track the acquisition of 12 AH-1Z attack helicopter...
The Rivers State House of Assembly has begun impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Oduh. During plenary presided over by the Speaker of the state House of As...
A former world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has recounted the tragic deaths of two of his close friends following a fatal car crash in an emotional conversation with UFC star, Kamaru Usman. T...
