Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has revealed their intention to start charging Nigerians for receiving SMS and Whatsapp messages that acknowledge their transaction on electronic platforms. The fees would be paid in the form of stamp duties and would cover POS transactions, ATM transactions, and all electronic transactions in general. The statement below was…
The Bayelsa state government has confirmed the death of a Coronavirus patient from complications linked to the disease. The Director of Public Health is the state’s ministry of health and member of the state COVID-19 task force committee, Dr. Jones Stowe who confirmed the death of the patient said the deceased is one of the two…
The coronavirus has killed over 365,000 people worldwide in just five months — but that’s nothing compared to what could be coming if humans don’t clean up their act when it comes to chickens. In his new book, “How to Survive a Pandemic,” Dr. Michael Gregor, a scientist and physician who once testified for Oprah…
A polythene manufacturing company has been gutted by fire at Ahmmadiya Bus Stop, Abule-Egba, Lagos State. Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said there was no casualty. It was learned that the incident occurred on Saturday while production was ongoing at the factory on Winfunke Street, behind Total Filling Station, Abule-Egba. According to…
A 100-level Microbiology student at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Uwaila Omozuwa has been confirmed dead after being raped and beaten inside her local church. The 22-year-old student who goes to read every day at The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Edo Province 10, Ikpoba Hill, Benin, was attacked with a fire extinguisher by unknown men on Wednesday, May…
As a result of the organic concoction recommended by Madagascar President, Andry Rajoelina, to cure COVID-19, Madagascar has recorded about 92 recoveries out of confirmed cases of 128. Madagascar overlooked orders from World Health Organisation (WHO) thus, producing their locally discovered cure for COVID-19 in bulk for the treatment of its citizens. Madagascar currently has…
About 50 journalists working with Microsoft are set to lose their jobs, as the American multinational tech giant reportedly moves to replace them with robots. According to local media reports, those affected are contract employees working as curators for the company’s news website, MSN. They perform functions such as selection of stories, headlines, pictures and…
the flight that conveyed the evacuees landed at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport on Saturday afternoon. Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, revealed this via a tweet. She said the returnees would proceed on compulsory 14 days quarantine as stipulated by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. It would be recalled that some of…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said it has put in place arrangements on passenger facilitation, ahead of the resumption of flights. The General Manager Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Henrietta Yakubu, stated this while speaking at an aviation webinar organized by Women in Aviation (WIA) Nigeria with the theme: “Aviation: The New Norm…
A 4-month-old child who tested positive for Coronavirus in Kaduna state has been discharged after recovering from the disease. The baby was one of the 20 COVID-19 cases that were recorded in the state on May 15. Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed Baloni made the announcement on Saturday, May 30, and also disclosed that the state…