A two-term lawmaker on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Hon Emmanuel Agbaje, has resigned from the party about three weeks to the Edo State Governorship election. Hon Agbaje represented Akoko Edo II Constituency in the State House of Assembly from 2011 to 2023 . He said he …
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Singapore collected S$80.3 billion (US$61.4 billion) in tax revenue for the 2023/2024 financial year, a 17 per cent increase from the previous year. Man walking by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore building. (Photo: Gaya Chandramohan) This increase reflects the “strong economic growth and nominal wage growth in Singapore in …
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THE operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 56 suspected internet fraudsters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. BREAKING: Abure-led Labour Party Disowns Newly-inaugurated Caretaker Chairman Oyewale said the suspected internet …
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THE Labour Party has been plunged into further turmoil as the Julius Abure-led faction disowned the newly appointed caretaker chairman, Nenadi Usman. Despite a previous Court of Appeal judgement affirming Abure as national chairman, the Labour Party National Convention constituted a caretaker committee, sparking controversy. Earlier, Senator Usman was declared …
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THE Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has said that the recent increase in pump price of Premium Motor Spirit(PMS) will worsen the poverty level of workers in the country. Mr Festus Osifo, President of TUC said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Osifo said the the leadership …
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THE co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for strengthening the economy and improving maternal and child health. Prof. Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, said this at the end of the National Economic Council (NEC), held at …
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THE Nigerian stock market, on Wednesday, reversed gains from previous sessions with a loss of N193 billion. Selloffs in Tier-one banking stocks namely, Zenith Bank, Access Corporation, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), among other declined equities were the primary drivers of the market’s relapse. The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market …
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It’s very clear that we are not in a crisis; we just have economic managers who really are not interested in solving the problem. I just saw a report attributed to the Minister of State for Petroleum saying that fuel prices should be dispensed at above N1, 000 per litre …
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NEWSEXTRA24 confirmed that owner of the Lagos-based refinery Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday, spoke on pricing for petrol produced at his 650,000 barrels per day facility. The refinery owner also confirm that the product will hit the market in the next 24 hours as soon as his company finalises modalities with …
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POPE Francis on Tuesday landed in Indonesia, kicking off the longest foreign trip of his tenure so far. The trip is due to take him to four countries in South-East Asia and Oceania within the next 12 days. The 87-year-old head of the Catholic Church arrived in Jakarta more than …
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