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Lifestyle & Wellness Desk29 December 2025

According to him, the airlines acknowledged that they do not remit the levels of taxes being claimed. He said he could not make sense of the figures being circulated but maintained that, given the support domestic carriers have received from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, and the Director General of […]

Tech & Tools Desk29 December 2025

A notorious drug trafficker, Nwobodo Basil, previously convicted in 2023 for trafficking 30.10kg of methamphetamine, has been rearrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). His latest arrest followed the interception of 75 parcels of cocaine weighing 1.50 kilogrammes, concealed in factory-sealed sachets of cold-water starch and destined for the United Kingdom. […]

James Obasi29 December 2025

The Nigerian Army has arrested 19 suspected oil thieves, dismantled 22 illegal refining sites, and recovered more than 180,000 litres of stolen petroleum products valued at approximately ₦150 million across the Niger Delta. The operations were carried out by troops of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in collaboration with other security agencies over […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk28 December 2025

Manufacturers have expressed optimism about the proposed tax reforms, saying they expect significant relief from what they described as multiple nuisance taxes imposed by sub-national authorities. According to industry leaders, the reforms are expected to end the persistent harassment of businesses through official and unofficial levies, allowing companies to operate more freely and efficiently. They […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk28 December 2025

About 2,725 mobile subscribers left T2 between August and October 2025, despite the company’s rebrand from 9mobile, according to recent Mobile Number Portability data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The data shows that 1,111 subscribers exited the network in August, 724 in September, and 890 in October 2025. Within the same three-month period, […]

Tech & Tools Desk28 December 2025

Several Nigerian states have proposed ambitious 2026 budgets that reveal heavy dependence on federal allocations, loans, and other non-recurring revenue sources, raising concerns about long-term fiscal sustainability. In Abia State, Governor Alex Otti presented a ₦1.016 trillion budget, with ₦811.8 billion (80 percent) allocated to capital projects and ₦204.4 billion (20 percent) for recurrent expenditure. […]

James Obasi28 December 2025

The shutdown of the Port Harcourt Refining Company for maintenance has now entered its seventh month, with operations yet to resume. The refinery was initially scheduled to be taken offline for one month, but more than seven months later, it has not restarted fuel production. The Port Harcourt refinery had been declared operational in November […]

James Obasi27 December 2025

A United States congressman, Riley Moore, highlighted the contrast between deadly Christmas attacks in Nigeria in previous years and US military action this year, noting that American forces targeted Islamist militants rather than allowing another holiday to be marked by bloodshed. Moore wrote on social media that Christians in Nigeria had been killed during the […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk27 December 2025

Most smart building systems today rely on closely monitoring people in order to understand how spaces are used. This work is grounded in a different philosophy: intelligent and responsive buildings can be designed in ways that strongly respect human privacy. By using rich, privacy-preserving data, graph-based deep learning models are being developed to detect occupancy, […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk27 December 2025

Outstanding bank exposure rose marginally to N2.59tn in February 2025 before easing to N2.55tn in March. By April and May, the balance stabilised at around N2.44tn–N2.45tn, followed by a sharp drop to N2.13tn in June 2025 the largest single-month adjustment recorded during the year. June marked the most pronounced year-on-year shift. Outstanding obligations declined from […]

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