The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has approved eTranzact International Plc as a certified provider for its nationwide e-invoicing rollout, expanding a collaboration that began with VAT automation under Tax Administration 2.0. A statement on Thursday by Adeyemi Opene, Head Corporate Communications, FIRS, said that the approval strengthens eTranzact’s position as a trusted partner in […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has officially issued the Digital, Electronic, Online, or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations (DEON Consumer Lending Regulation), 2025, to address longstanding consumer complaints and a variety of issues. These include exploitative practices, data privacy violations, abusive loan recovery tactics, harassment, and anti-competitive behaviour by certain digital lenders and […]
A Zambian court on Thursday sentenced former foreign minister Joseph Malanji to four years in prison with hard labour for corruption. Malanji, who served under former president Edgar Lungu from 2018 to 2021, was arrested in late 2021 for allegedly using embezzled state funds to acquire property, including two Bell 420 helicopters. The conviction marked […]
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday commenced a 10-day vacation as part of his 2025 annual leave, the Presidency announced. According to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President will spend the 10-working-day vacation between France and the United Kingdom, after which he will return to Nigeria. Onanuga […]
Portugal held a day of national mourning on Thursday as the death toll from the derailment of one of Lisbon’s iconic funiculars rose to 17 people, with 21 injured. The accident on Wednesday evening in one of the capital’s most popular tourist spots saw the yellow Gloria funicular veer off a steep stretch of tracks […]
China defended on Thursday its decision to invite the leaders of Russia and North Korea to World War II commemorations, which President Donald Trump accused them of using to conspire against the United States. Trump wrote a testy Truth Social post addressing his Chinese counterpart after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir […]
The Federal Ministry of Environment has issued a flood alert for 14 states, warning that 43 locations across the country may experience heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding between September 4 and September 8, 2025. The alert was issued on Thursday by the Federal Ministry of Environment, National Flood Early Warning Centre, and signed […]
There was palpable relief among health workers in Kaduna State on Wednesday following Governor Uba Sani’s approval of the implementation of the 2024 Consolidated Health Salary Structure and hazard allowance, effective September 2025. The announcement, which has been widely welcomed by the medical community, was disclosed during a press briefing in Kaduna by the Chairman […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says more than 15 terrorists have been killed in precision air strikes around the Sambisa forest in Borno. Ehimen Ejodame, NAF’s director of public relations and information, announced this in a statement on Thursday. Ejodame said the operation, carried out on Wednesday under Operation Hadin Kai, targeted a hideout west […]
The Federal Government made a significant shift on the controversial issue of state police yesterday, after President Bola Tinubu declared the possibility of working “with the National Assembly to design a framework that guarantees local ownership while ensuring political neutrality.” Tinubu made the comment at the State House while receiving members of the North-East Governors’ […]
