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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), to account for N825 billion and $2.5 billion allegedly unaccounted for in the company’s operations. The missing funds were reportedly meant for “refinery rehabilitation” and other oil revenues, as…
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Mr. Titilayo Adebanjo, an agricultural expert, has called on the Federal Government to revive “Operation Feed the Nation” to boost food sufficiency and the supply chain across the country. Adebanjo made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Epe. He said that if all states across the…
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As electronic music raves dominate Lagos’ nightlife, DJ and community manager Axara stands out with her distinctive Afro House blends. Between her day job in music administration and late-night parties, she continues to fuse African rhythms with electronic beats, crafting a fresh wave of sound in the city. The night unfurled with the usual craze…
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Tax reforms have been in the news as Mr Taiwo Oyedele, the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms,
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to be wary of counterfeit cancer treatment drugs, Phesgo, in circulation. NAFDAC alerted healthcare providers on its website after a doctor at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, raised concerns about the drug. According to the post, the product had not been…
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The Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria has explained reasons for the upsurge in the price of onions and scarcity of the produce in the country. The National President of the Association, Mr. Aliyu Isah, gave the reasons in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. NAN…
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The cost of revenue collection by Nigeria’s key revenue-collecting agencies—namely the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), and Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)—has continued to rise despite improved technology that has made revenue collection easier and more efficient. The NCS receives 7 per cent of customs levies and duties, the FIRS…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has started the year with significant arrests and drug seizures across Nigeria, including the apprehension of a US-trained Nollywood filmmaker and a notorious Lagos drug kingpin. According to a statement by NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi on Sunday, operatives arrested Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe, a filmmaker and motivational speaker, in…
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France's Alexandre Muller lifted his first ATP Tour title by beating Kei Nishikori 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the final of the Hong Kong Open on Sunday. Muller won in 1 hour 43 minutes to end the Japanese player's bid for a first ATP Tour title in six years. Comeback King Muller became just the third…