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Nigeria’s 2026 VAT Reform: What the Shift to Consumption Means for States If you’ve been following the tax changes in Nigeria, one of the biggest shifts in the 2026 reforms is how Value Added Tax (VAT) is now being shared. Under the previous regime, VAT allocation was heavily skewed. It was mostly tied to the […]

Not chewing solid food for a full year (relying only on blender liquids) is not recommended for a healthy person and carries real downsides, even if your teeth are currently fine. Short-term soft or liquid diets are sometimes used medically (e.g., after jaw surgery or for swallowing issues), but exclusive long-term liquid feeding in someone […]

In what will go down as one of the most stunning upsets in the history of African women’s football, Malawi pulled off a monumental 3-2 victory over the defending champions, Nigeria’s Super Falcons, in their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Group C opener in Rabat, Morocco. The Super Falcons, highly favored to begin […]

Nigeria’s rising athletics star, Kanyinsola Ajayi, has etched his name into the history books after delivering an extraordinary performance at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Ajayi clinched the bronze medal in the highly anticipated men’s 100m final, stopping the clock at a brilliant 9.90 seconds. This historic achievement ends a grueling 20-year podium drought […]

Italian football has always been synonymous with high drama, but the events of the past week have raised the stakes to an entirely new level. In a stunning turn of events, Roberto Mancini has officially returned as Italy’s head coach for a second spell. The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) confirmed the appointment on Tuesday, bringing […]

The abduction of a sitting High Court judge from his home ought to shake any nation to its core. When the news broke that Hon. Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza of the Kebbi State High Court had reportedly been kidnapped by armed men who stormed his residence in the early hours of the morning, it was […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is facing renewed criticism over its decision to auction seized vehicles through a platform it plans to manage itself. The Nigeria Association of Auctioneers (NAA) has argued that the move raises serious concerns about transparency, accountability, and due process in the disposal of forfeited assets. Speaking with The […]

Last Thursday, July 23, 2026, I granted an interview to Arise News Television on its Newsday programme. It was on the reported huge budgetary allocation of N8bn earmarked for renovation of mosques and churches in the 2026 Federal Government’s budget. The previous day, I had granted an interview to a Daily Trust correspondent on the […]

…Says funding cuts, inequalities threaten bid to end HIV, hepatitis, STIs by 2030 By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that nearly nine million people living with HIV are still without life-saving treatment, raising concerns that funding cuts, humanitarian crises and widening inequalities could derail global efforts to end HIV, viral hepatitis […]

By SAM DAIBO  Nigeria has become a nation of training programmes. Every week, somewhere across the country, another graduation ceremony celebrates young people completing courses in coding, welding, agribusiness, fashion design, renewable energy or entrepreneurship. Governments launch new empowerment schemes. Development partners fund fresh skills initiatives. Companies proudly invest in youth capacity-building. Yet millions of […]

By KAYODE AKINYEMI When Globacom Nigeria Limited (Glo) made its debut in the Nigerian market in 2003, not much expectation was placed on it as a late arrival into the telecommunications space owing to the first movers’ advantage earlier enjoyed by two foreign mobile telecom firms that had entered in 2001. The odds were heavily stacked […]

“In old age the consolation of hope is reserved for the tenderness of parents, who commence a new life in their children; the faith of enthusiasts, who sing hallelujahs above the clouds; and the vanity of authors, who presume the immortality of their name and writings,” Edward Gibbon Edward Gibbon’s profound meditation on old age reminds […]