Author: enkay
Senate approves Buhari’s request to increase VAT to 7.5 %
The Senate has assented to President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to increase value-added tax, VAT, by passing the Finance Bill which seeks to amend sev [...]
Male birth control injection nears approval
Women may cease to worry about pregnancy and how to prevent it, as the world’s first injectable male birth control may finally be on its way to approv [...]
Video: Bayelsa gov-elect, David Lyon murders English grammar
The governor-elect of Bayelsa state, David Lyon sent not a few Nigerians into a frenzy in his first speech since winning the governorship election. Ly [...]
Video: Nasarawa first lady struggles to read prepared speech
Salifat Sule, the first wife of Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa state governor and the first lady of the state may not be quite lettered as some may want to [...]
Electoral Act bill passes second reading
If things go well, Nigerians may well be the first African nation to introduce electronic voting in elections as the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2019 [...]
Govs reject death penalty for hate speech
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum have rejected the proposed death penalty for hate speech in the bill at the National Assembly. The governors also express [...]
Sikiru Adepoju, the only Nigerian who won a Grammy + notable Nigerian artistes who have received nominations
While it is good news for Nigeria that Burna Boy has been nominated for the 2020 Grammy, it is pertinent to not that he isn’t the first Nigerian to be [...]
The Guardian publisher, Maiden Ibru clocks 70
Maiden Ibru, the publisher/CEO of The Guardian Newspaper, a company she inherited from her late husband, Alex Ibru, today, joined the septuagenarian c [...]
Awosika set to replace Belo-Olusoga as Access bank chairman
Access Bank Plc has announced that it has appointed Mrs Ajoritsedere Awosika as the new Chairman of its board. She will replace Mrs Mosun Belo-Olusoga [...]
Nnamani opposes social media bill as it scales second reading at senate
A bill seeking to regulate social media has passed second reading at the senate. The bill entitled, ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulati [...]