The National Population Commission says it is set to conduct population and housing census once President Bola Tinubu gives his approval. The NPC Federal Commissioner in Lagos State, Mrs. Saidat Oladunjoye, stated this on Thursday at an event commemorating this year’s World Population Day. The Federal Government, under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, had earlier fixed the […]
Teenage gymnast Shoko Miyata has been pulled from Japan’s team for the Paris Olympics after being caught smoking and drinking, officials said Friday. The 19-year-old, a world bronze medallist and captain of Japan’s women’s gymnastics team for the Games, was sent home from their training camp in Monaco and admitted she had violated their code […]
The National Assembly will Tuesday get an executive bill on the new national minimum wage following an agreement between President Bola Tinubu and labour leaders on higher remuneration for workers. On Thursday, the President and the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria led by their presidents, Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo, […]
THE Federal Operations Unit, FOU, of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, yesterday, confiscated 1,500 pieces of bullet proof jackets illegally imported, amongst other items. Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, Comptroller FOU, Kola Olajide, said that the confiscated goods have damaging implications on the security, health and economic well-being of the country, adding that the importation of […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN yesterday, announced the resumption of dollar sales to bureaux de change, BDCs, a development that reversed the sharp depreciation of the Naira to N1,640 per dollar in the parallel market. The dollar sales to BDCs is coming two months after the last one in April. In a circular signed by the […]
Spotify has unveiled its Global Impact List in Nigeria, recognising the top 30 tracks from Nigeria with the biggest global impact on Spotify over the first half of 2024. The list recognises Nigerian tracks that have had the most listens from outside Nigeria in the first half of 2024, and were released between January 1 […]
Rema, the name synonymous with the new wave of Afrobeats, dropped his highly awaited sophomore album, HEIS, on July 11. With the release still rippling across the global music scene, HEIS is poised to be a landmark record. But Rema’s story is more than just an album release. It’s a testament to the transformative power […]
A global Information Technology, IT, cyber outage has affected the operations of banks and airline operators globally. The outage affected airlines’ operations in countries like Singapore, the United States and Australia. The IT outage began in the early hours of Friday. IT giant, Microsoft confirmed it was investigating an “issue” with its 365 apps and […]
Global pop star Rihanna has announced that her fashion brand, Fenty Beauty, is a premium partner of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The billionaire singer announced this on social media on Thursday. “[I] tried to tell yall….we outside all 2024!!! “[I’m] proud to announce that @FentyBeauty is a premium partner of the Olympic and […]
Former Super Eagles winger, Emmanuel Amuneke, has endorsed Victor Osimhen’s impending transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. Ligue 1 champions, PSG are currently working on a deal to sign Osimhen this summer. The Nigeria international has a €130m release clause in his contract. Amuneke, who gave Osimhen his international breakthrough at the U-17 level, stated that a […]
