Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to host a Knowledge Series webinar specifically dedicated towards informing and educating Small and Medium business owners on the 2024 withholding Tax Regulations recently implemented by the federal government. This special webinar has the theme ‘2024 Withholding Tax Regulations, Specific Emphasis on How They Affect SMEs’ and is scheduled …
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Nigeria?s economy to expand by 4.17%, inflation to ease in 2025 ? CBN Governor
The Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, on Thursday, January 23, said the country’s Gross Domestic Product is expected to grow by 4.17 percent while inflation is expected to ease in 2025. While Nigeria’s inflation currently stands at 34.80 percent, Cardoso is optimistic that it will decline as President Bola Tinubu’s reforms start to yield results. He also …
Read More »Make your product in the US or face tariffs – Trump tells World Business leaders
US President, Donald Trump has warned he will impose tariffs on all goods coming into the US while also claiming that a significant fall in oil prices would “immediately” end the Russia-Ukraine war. “If you don’t make your product in America, which is your prerogative, then very simply, you will have to pay a tariff,” he told business and political …
Read More »I need a man who will be giving me money every two weeks for my personal needs – US-based Nigerian woman says
A US-based Nigerian woman, Ijeoma, said she is seeking a husband who can provide all her needs as well as take responsibility for managing the household finances. “I Want To Be Financially Provided For. I need a man who will be giving me money every two weeks for my personal needs. My husband will provide me with a regular …
Read More »Court remands man for strangling his father to d3ath in Ondo
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure Ondo State has remanded a 32-year-old Sunday Abilewa, in Olokuta Correctional Centre, for allegedly k!lling his 68-year-old father. Abilewa was arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command and charged to court for murder. The Prosecutor, Inspector Abdulateef Suleiman, told the court that Abilewa, on December 31, 2024, at …
Read More »Police arrest two suspected burglars, recover stolen items in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with a recent burglary in Eket Local Government Area of the state and recovered stolen items valued at millions of naira. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, January 23, 2025, in Uyo. According to the PPRO, the …
Read More »Nigerian woman cries out after allegedly being brut@lised by her husband for ‘wearing singlet to take their children to school’ (video)
A Nigerian woman, Kagbaranee Imeah has cried out after she was allegedly brutally beaten up by her husband over her choice of clothes for school runs. In a Facebook post on Thursday, January 23, 2025, the woman posted photos of her bl00died and swollen face, saying that her husband assaulted her simply because she wore a singlet to take …
Read More »“If I was a woman, I’d be very depressed about it” Married man says as he questions why women are expected to be subservient despite being capable
A man has said that he would be depressed if he were a woman who is ed0ected to be servitude despite being more capable, simply because of gender. He shared the thread after a woman on X lamented that she built her career by not listening to people telling her what to do and now she does not know how …
Read More »Meta denies forcing users to follow Trump administration accounts
Meta has responded to complaints from some users who claim they were forced to follow the social media accounts of the new US administration under President Donald Trump. T The accounts of Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President JD Vance are managed by the White House, and with the change in administration, the content on these pages …
Read More »Death toll from Tanzania Marburg outbreak rises to nine
An outbreak of the Marburg virus in Tanzania has claimed the lives of nine people, according to the African Union’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), which reported the latest figures on Thursday, January 23. This marks an increase from the eight suspected deaths reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) last week. The east African nation …
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