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Bitcoin (BTC-USD) crashed over 13% on Thursday, sinking below $64,000 to touch its lowest levels since October 2024 as a steep sell-off accelerated. The token is down nearly 50% from last year’s all-time high, erasing all of the gains made during President Trump’s second term. Investors had been optimistic that the administration’s crypto-friendly policies would […]
Continue ReadingThe World Bank has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has only been remitting 50 per cent of revenue gains from the removal of the Premium Motor Spirit subsidy to the Federation Account. This disclosure is contained in the latest World Bank Nigeria Development Update, which highlights concerns over fiscal transparency and revenue […]
Continue ReadingUnited States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed that investment scams involving cryptocurrency led to a huge loss of $5.8 billion in 2024. Report by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (ICCC), says total losses from internet crimes in 2024 reached $16.6 billion. This shows a sharp rise of 33% from the previous year. […]
Continue ReadingTransparency International, a global coalition against corruption, has ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country in the world. Nigeria was joined by Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon in the same spot with a total score of 26 points. The ranking released on Tuesday highlighted the 2024 corruption perceptions index. The list ranks Denmark […]
Continue ReadingIt looks like the Ghanaian hip hop song, sung by Sylvanus Dodji Jeoffrey popularly known as Captain Planet (4×4) and others, or the pidgin saying: “monkey dey work, baboon dey chop” when one considers the amount of Value Added Tax (VAT) each geopolitical zone in Nigeria generated in 2024 and how much each zone got […]
Continue ReadingThe year is almost over. The year 2024 is ending. In different parts of the world the countdown has begun, with elaborate fireworks heralding the beginning of a New Year 2025. The year 2024 was eventful. And we could all mostly look back and wonder how it passed so quickly. It was a year of […]
Continue ReadingVinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior, popularly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vini Jr., has been named the Best FIFA Men’s Player for 2024, marking a significant achievement after narrowly missing out on the Ballon d’Or. The Brazilian and Real Madrid star topped the voting with 48 points, finishing ahead of Manchester City’s Rodri (43 […]
Continue ReadingNigerian man, Samuel Nwajaju, has become the first African to win the Mister International pageant at the 16th edition of the pageant in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. Mister International, established in 2006 by the late Alan Sim, the former president and founder, is one of the world’s largest male pageants, second only to Mister World in […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Super Eagles star and international footballer, Ademola Lookman has been named the African Player of the Year at the prestigious 2024 Confederation of African Football Awards. The announcement was made during a glittering ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco, celebrating the finest talents in African football. Ademola Lookman arrived at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, […]
Continue ReadingSuper beautiful Chidimma Adetshina, Nigeria’s representative, has finished as the first runner-up at the 73rd Miss Universe Competition held in Mexico. Final moments of the prestigious event, announced early Sunday morning, saw an electrifying face-off between Nigeria and Denmark, as the two women stood poised to claim the crown. The competition, described as one of […]
Continue ReadingNigeria, in the last five years, has witnessed an increasing trend of multinational and local companies shutting down or relocating their operations due to economic challenges, currency volatility and rising operational costs. In the past five years, about 60 multinationals and local companies have left Nigeria, resulting in an estimated revenue loss of N94 trillion […]
Continue ReadingA statement released to journalists on Thursday says: “The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) under the Chairmanship of His Lordship, the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honorable Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON at its 164th Plenary session held today I st August, 2024, has approved the elevation of 87 Legal Practitioners to the Inner Bar.” The […]
Continue ReadingSuper Falcons of Nigeria have crashed out of the 2024 Paris Olympics without a win after losing 3-1 to Japan to make it three losses in three games. After losing their first two matches against Brazil and Spain, Nigeria went into Wednesday’s match hoping to make it to the quarter-finals of the women’s football event […]
Continue ReadingThe world’s most dangerous countries to visit in 2024 have been unveiled in a recent report by the Institute for Economics and Peace. The report ranks 163 independent states and territories based on their level of peacefulness, covering 99.7% of the world’s population. It also noted that there are currently 56 active conflicts, marking the […]
Continue ReadingTimes Higher Education (THE) has released the 2024 edition of its Nigerian universities ranking, in which this year, more than 35 Nigerian universities were rated. Covenant University, Ota, was ranked above the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, as the best university in Nigeria for the second time, according to Times […]
Continue ReadingFor Nigerian artistes, it was not a good outing as none of them bagged an award at the 66th Grammy Awards ceremony which was held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States, on Sunday. Five artistes of Nigerian descent – David Adeleke, aka, Davido; Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy; Ahmed Ololade, aka […]
Continue ReadingThe Henley Passport Index (HPI) report has listed the most powerful passports in the world on Thursday. Forty five countries were also listed that the Nigerian green passport can take Nigerians to without applying for visa. HPI is a global passport-ranking website with an original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the […]
Continue ReadingYou are 33 and not doing badly. You are comfortable and beautiful but your love of easy money has blurred your childhood vision of a cozy happy home with children and a husband who loves you to bits. Your once vivid dream of falling in love and marrying early to raise four children, while nurturing […]
Continue ReadingLeader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has released his prophecies for 2024 as it is customary for him to be the first to release the new year prophecies among clerics in the country. In the 91-page 2024 prophecies signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, and made available to News on Fridays, […]
Continue ReadingIt is a new year, a new month, a new day, and fittingly, this is the right moment to look backwards and to the future. One of the major planks of received wisdom is that the past is linked to the present and both offer indications about the future and that is precisely where we […]
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