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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has reiterated its commitment to recognising and rewarding outstanding performance among its workforce as part of efforts to strengthen tax administration and boost national development. Speaking at this year’s Annual Performance Award and Retiree Send-Off Ceremony, the Executive Chairman of FIRS, Dr. Zacch Adedeji said the Service has continued […]
The Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Edo State, on Friday, appealed to President Bola Tinubu, Governor Monday Okpebholo and security agencies to help with the release two seminarians of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivhianokpodi-Agenebode who were kidnapped 35 days ago on the night of Thursday 10th of July 2025. In a recent viral […]
As part of efforts to build stronger networks for the development of Yorubaland, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade 1, on Wednesday, met with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Tajudeen Abass, in Abuja. The monarch, accompanied by his wife, Olori Abiwumi Owoade, and prominent Oyo sons including Prince Akeem Adeyemi, […]
The Niger State government has vowed to commence sanctioning and prosecuting boat operators who refuse to adhere to the usage of life jackets on their boats. The State Commissioner of Transport, Hajiya Hadiza Idris Kuta, stated this when he led a delegation to Guni in Munya local government area to condole with the families of […]
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 21.88% in July 2025, relative to the June 2025 rate of 22.22%, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed in its recent data. The July 2025 inflation rate showed a decrease of 0.34% compared to the June 2025 headline inflation rate. The food inflation rate in July 2025 […]
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has called for counselling for parents who defended a pastor accused of brutalising children during a so-called “spiritual cleansing” in Rivers State. Nwamaka Ikediashi, a NAPTIP official in the state, made the call on Friday during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief […]
Flash flooding has killed at least 176 people in India and Pakistan over the last 24 hours, according to local officials.
A Lebanese engineer working in Nigeria, Mazen Kalassina, has become the subject of international curiosity after receiving a spontaneous certificate from an artificial intelligence (AI) system, an event some observers said was unprecedented. In June 2025, ChatGPT, a widely used AI language model, issued a Certificate of Distinction to Engr. Mazen Kalassina without any prompt […]
The spectacle of Israel’s Itamar Ben-Gvir humiliating perhaps the most popular of all Palestinians in his prison cell was as unedifying as the national security minister’s extremist politics.
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) launched the first phase of its Women Exporters In Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund in Nigeria, targeting to invest $50 million to create opportunities for women entrepreneurs in the digital economy. Under this phase, 16 Nigerian women entrepreneurs will receive $30,000 and 18 months of technical support, while each of the […]
