The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has announced a daily power outage in several parts of Ibadan due to ongoing road construction work. In a statement posted on the company’s Facebook on Tuesday , IBEDC said the outage is necessary to enable the relocation of its facilities and assets along Foodco Road and Idi Isin […]
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A survivor has been found alive 11 days after a fire outbreak led to the collapse of a building on Lagos Island. The incident occurred at the Great Nigeria House, located in a busy market area on Lagos Island, and affected traders and residents in the area. Reports said the individual was trapped beneath the
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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has dismissed reports suggesting it is shutting down operations for maintenance, describing the claims as false, misleading, and designed to cause panic in the downstream petroleum market. In a statement on Monday, the refinery said production remains steady and uninterrupted, noting that it continues to supply between 40 million and 50 million
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The Cuban government on Sunday said 32 of its citizens were killed during a U.S. military operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro for prosecution in the United States. Havana declared January 5 and 6 as days of national mourning in honour of those killed, noting that details of funeral
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday sacked Professor Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo as Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle. Professor Musibau Adetunji Babatunde has been appointed as her replacement. Dr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju, the governor’s Special Adviser on Media, said in a statement that the changes take effect
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The House of Representatives has released certified true copies of the four tax reform Acts recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu, following public controversy over alleged alterations to the legislations. The move comes after concerns were raised during plenary over discrepancies between versions of the tax laws circulating in the public domain and
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The Nigerian military has arrested 14 suspects and identified Shariff Umar as the alleged ringleader behind a network responsible for North-East suicide bombings, including the December 24 attack on the Gamboru Market Mosque in Maiduguri. The disclosure followed intelligence-led cordon-and-search operations carried out by troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai,
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The United States has carried out a military strike in Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro, who has been taken out of the country, President Donald Trump said on Saturday. The operation would mark the first direct U.S. intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama that removed military ruler Manuel Noriega. “The
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The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has faulted the tax policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying Nigerians are being asked to pay higher taxes without sufficient explanation, transparency or tangible benefits. Obi said in a statement posted on X on Friday that meaningful economic and social development
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President Bola Tinubu has confirmed that the implementation of Nigeria’s new tax laws will begin on January 1, 2026, as scheduled. In a statement personally signed on Tuesday, the President said the new tax laws, including those that took effect on June 26, 2025, and others set to commence on January 1, 2026, would proceed
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