Akwa Ibom Government to Close Health Facilities with Unqualified Staff and Implement Stricter Regulations The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced its intention to close health facilities that employ unqualified medical personnel as part of a comprehensive reform of the…
NIMC Sets Conditions to Waive N28,574 Fee for Date of Birth Corrections The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that the new fee of N28,574 for correcting the date of birth (DOB) in the National Identification Number (NIN) database…
10 Lagos Hospitals Offering Advanced Surgical Procedures and Competing with Medical Tourism. Join our WhatsApp Community In recent years, Lagos has steadily gained ground as one of West Africa’s emerging destinations for medical tourism. With healthcare costs rising abroad and…
Canadian Province Suspends Family Reunification Applications for Spouses and Adult Dependent Children Until June 2026 Quebec, one of Canada’s ten provinces, has officially suspended new family reunification sponsorship applications for spouses, common-law partners, and adult dependent children until June 25,…
“Jurassic World: Rebirth” Premieres in Nigerian Cinemas with N52.5 Million Opening Hollywood’s latest dinosaur adventure, *Jurassic World: Rebirth*, has made a strong entrance in Nigerian cinemas, earning N52.5 million during its opening weekend. Join our WhatsApp group While the global…
Turning Trash into Treasure: How Plastic Waste Collectors in Nigeria Are Making Milions Join our WhatsApp Community If you live in Lagos or Ogun, you may have noticed individuals walking by with sacks on their backs, occasionally stopping to pick…
The Rise and Fall of Okra: The Story of Africa’s Most Promising Open Banking Startup’s Shutdown at Its Peak. Join our WhatsApp group The news of Okra’s shutdown has shocked observers of Nigeria’s fintech industry, especially considering the crucial role…
Kano Drug Center Seizes N1.3 Billion in Counterfeit Medicines and Contaminated Foods Join our WhatsApp community The Kanawa Pharmaceutical Coordinated Wholesale Centre (KPP-CWC) has confiscated substandard drugs and unsafe food items valued at over N1.3 billion in Kano State. On…
Bitcoin Soars to an All-Time High of $112,000 Driven by Institutional Interest. Join our WhatsApp community Bitcoin reached a record high of $112,000 late Wednesday, fueled by increasing interest from institutional investors and a heightened risk appetite as traditional financial…
Nigerian Crude surges to $72 amid Houthi attack fallout Join our WhatsApp community Nigerian crude prices surged above $70 per barrel, marginally higher than the major oil contracts traded on the global oil market. Major oil contracts reached a…
EFCC arraigns Bigibet gaming platform founder Adepoju Abiodun for alleged N855m fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Adepoju Emmanuel Abiodun, a gaming promoter and founder of Bigibet, along with his company, Noblesse Nigeria Limited, over an…
Dangote Refinery cuts petrol ex-depot price to N820 per litre in fresh adjustment The ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also referred to as gasoline, has been further reduced by Dangote Petroleum Refinery from N840 to N820 per litre.…
Investment fraud involving N1 billion and $1.3 million, TStv MD Bright Echefu is seeking an out-of-court settlement. Bright Echefu, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Telecom Satellites Limited (TStv), and three other individuals have been re-arraigned by the…
Trump says Nigeria would pay an extra 10% in tariffs for joining the BRICS. Nigeria would be subject to an additional 10% tariff, according to President Donald Trump, for supporting what he called the “anti-American policies of BRICS.” Join our…
Nigeria placed 3rd in Africa for highest Air Ticket charges in 2024 – New Report West Africa topped the continent’s ranks for air travel expenses in 2024, with passengers leaving from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Benin paying some of the…