Price of Star, Life, other products by Nigerian Breweries to skyrocket

Starting from August 10, 2023, there will be an upswing in the price of some Nigerian Breweries’, NB, products. NB announced the upward price review of its products via a memo to customers by the company’s sales director, Ayo Lawal on Tuesday, August 1. Lawal explained that the review has become necessary because of “continued rising input cost and the need to mitigate the impact.” The NB is the producer of major alcoholic products like...

Senate receives second batch of minister-nominees from Tinubu

Nearly a week after sending the first batch of minister-nominees to the Senate for ratification, President Bola Tinubu has sent another list comprising 19 names. The list was delivered to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio by Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to the President, on Wednesday. The new list contains nominees from the eleven states, namely Adamawa, Bayelsa, Gombe, Kano, Kebbi, Kogi, Lagos, Plateau, Osun, Yobe and Zamfara which did not get a slot...

Keeping the streets clean: Nigeria’s Spider-Man embarks on a sole mission

Pained by the indiscriminate dumping of refuse at almost every corner across every city in Nigeria and the poor management of waste by the authorities, Jonathan Olakunle Olanlokun is on a serious mission to rid the streets of litter without any help from the Nigerian government. If you peek into the gutters of streets in most urban cities of Nigeria, a filthy sight awaits you: papers, nylon water sachets, empty plastic bottles and other waste...

Uncertainties over LGBTQ rights in Africa

Physical and sexual violence. Arbitrary arrests. Torture in detention. Lengthy prison terms. Societal assault. Denial of family rights. Threats and extortion. State-sanctioned executions. These are what lesbians, gays, and transgender men and women in Africa risk – because of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Steven Kabuye, the co-executive director of Coloured Voice Uganda, a non-governmental organisation that advocates for the rights of LGBTQ+ persons in the East African country of...

Tinubu orders federal universities to stop school fees hike

President Bola Tinubu has issued a directive to federal universities across the country to put an end to the increment in school fees. “President Tinubu has directed the authorities in all federal institutions of higher learning to avoid an arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable and where possible defer further increase so that parents and students don’t face too many difficulties,” Dele Alake, the President’s special adviser on special duties, communications and strategy, stated in...

Tinubu Reveals Plan to Cushion Biting Effects of Subsidy Removal in National Address

President Bola Tinubu has let Nigerians in on the measures he has taken to address the current economic challenges wrought by the removal of fuel subsidies. In a national broadcast on Monday night, the President explained the reason his administration had to do away with fuel subsidies and the multiple exchange rate system. He also allayed the fears of Nigerians on the current state of Nigeria’s economy, saying, “We are exiting the darkness to enter...

ECOWAS gives 7-days ultimatum to Niger coup mastermind, Tchaini to reinstate Bazoom

Threatens military action after  expiration of deadline To close land, air borders between ECOWAS countries and Niger Orders no fly zone on all commercial flights to and from Niger Authority of heads of state and government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the mastermind of the coup in Niger Republic, seven days within which to reinstate Mohammed Bazoom back to power, failure of which it might resort...

VIDEO: Female fans show Rema love in Houston with bras

Some excited female fans of Rema gave the Nigerian singer their brassieres during his concert at the Bayou Music Center in Houston, Texas, on Friday night. Video of the moment Rema picked up the numerous bras thrown on stage by female fans, and showering compliments on the owner of a white bra has gone viral on social media. Rema had enough bras to open up a shop😭pic.twitter.com/aWSTNtrrtB — Malik🦇 (@MalikBackk) July 29, 2023 Rema, real...

Naira to fall as low as N1,018/$1 – Economists

The European Intelligent Unit, EIU, has predicted that the Nigerian currency, the naira will exchange for N1,018 to US$1 in 2027. This is due to high and rising inflation, the economist group stated in its latest report. According to the EIU, in 2024, the exchange rate will be N815 to US$1 and it will slide to N1,018 to US$1 by the end of 2027. The rate in the black market over the period, EIU says,...

WhatsApp rolls out video messaging features

WhatsApp users can now record and share short personal videos of up to 60 seconds directly in WhatsApp chats, Meta says. The new feature was announced last Thursday. Meta said the video messaging feature builds on their voice message feature, allowing users to send short personal videos directly in chats. “Video messages are a real-time way to respond to chats with whatever you want to say and show in 60 seconds,” Meta’s said. “We think...

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