By Prof. Godfrey Omojefe When the Federal Government introduced the ₦10 per litre Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) tax in 2022, it was sold to Nigerians as a clever fiscal-health intervention: generate much-needed revenue while tackling non-communicable diseases (NCDs). But three years on, the evidence is sobering. Not only has the tax failed to deliver on its […]

I’ve been in London for the past month; and as always, there is much to comment on. Let me first compare the glaring differences between British public servants and Nigerian public servants. Last week, Angela Rayner was forced to step down as Deputy Prime Minister following an uproar about her failure to pay sufficient tax linked […]

The Association of Christian Correspondents of Nigeria (ACCoN) has congratulated the Lagos State Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev. Yemi Davids, on the occasion of his first anniversary in office. At a media briefing organized by PFN to celebrate the anniversary, held recently at Global Impact Church, Ogudu, Lagos, the President of […]

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Friday converted Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) 202, owned by Ingentia Energies Limited, to Petroleum Mining Lease (PML) 66. With the conversion, Ingentia, which currently produces about 2,500 barrels per day (bpd) from a well in the field, is targeting an increase in output […]

By Osho Abeeb & Umejiaku Stanley The Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Church Worldwide on Tuesday marked its 100th anniversary with a historic celebration that brought together thousands of worshippers, clerics, royal fathers, and dignitaries at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos. The centenary, held on September 9, 2025, commemorated a century since the church was […]