The leadership of the National Revenue Service (NRS) and top officials of KPMG Nigeria, a global professional services firm, yesterday held a high-level meeting to address concerns and disagreements arising from the implementation of Nigeria’s new tax laws. The meeting, which took place in Abuja, came amid an intense debate within Nigeria’s business and professional…
Xabi Alonso’s reign as Real Madrid coach lasted less than eight months as the Spaniard agreed a deal to depart from the Spanish giants on Monday. The former midfield maestro was expected to overhaul Madrid’s game with a cerebral and tactically adroit approach, but his team flattered to deceive.By the end, Madrid looked in similar…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party is no longer Nigeria’s leading opposition party, pointing to internal divisions as the party’s undoing. He also singled out former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi as a key political figure to watch ahead of the 2027 elections, noting that his defection…
Nigerian international Victor Boniface will be sidelined for an extended period after undergoing kneesurgery, his club Werder Bremen has confirmed, prompting a candid message from the striker about themental toll of his injury struggles. In a statement released on Saturday, January 10, Werder Bremen announced that the 25-year-oldforward, currently on loan from Bayer Leverkusen, had…
Nigerian billionaire and Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has announced a series of financialincentives for the Super Eagles following their impressive 2–0 victory over Algeria in the quarter-finals ofthe 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. Rabiu took to his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday, January 10, 2026, shortly afterNigeria’s…
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that further large-scale military action against Venezuela iscurrently unnecessary, citing improved cooperation from Venezuelan authorities on oil infrastructureand the release of political prisoners as key factors in his decision to cancel a planned second wave ofattacks.The announcement comes amid rapidly evolving U.S., Venezuelan relations following a controversialU.S. operation earlier…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles delivered a commanding performance to defeat Algeria 2-0 in a thrilling 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-final clash on Saturday evening in Marrakech, setting up a highly anticipated semi-final showdown with tournament hosts Morocco. The Super Eagles displayed clinical finishing and resolute defence, leaving the Algeria’s Desert Warriors with no answers….
I learned early that Lagos does not wait for anyone. I grew up in Aguda, Surulere, in a flat that was always loud, not just with people, but with ambition. Everyone around me was chasing something: a better job, a side hustle, a visa, a breakthrough. In Lagos, urgency is a shared language. If you…
When Struggle Is the Default Setting. For a large segment of Nigerians, hardship is not episodic; it is constant. According to Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics, over 60 percent of Nigerians live in multidimensional poverty, facing overlapping deprivations in income, education, health, housing, and basic services. In practical terms, this means that even people who…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has proposed a historic ₦1.013 trillion allocation to the IndependentNational Electoral Commission (INEC) in the 2026 Appropriation Bill, positioning it among the largestsingle budgetary provisions for the electoral body ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.The allocation is contained in the 2026 Appropriation Bill, which Tinubu presented to the NationalAssembly as part…
