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Lifestyle & Wellness Desk31 October 2025

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has clarified that the proposed 5% fuel surcharge will not be implemented until key economic indicators improve — specifically, a stronger naira or a drop in global crude oil prices. Speaking at the Haulage and Logistics Magazine Conference & Exhibition in […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk31 October 2025

The Benue State Government has ordered the immediate closure of a private hospital and mortuary in Okpokwu Local Government Area following the death of a 54-year-old woman who tested positive for Lassa fever. The Commissioner for Health and Human Resources, Dr. Paul Ogwuche, announced the decision in Makurdi on Thursday, explaining that it was part […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk31 October 2025

Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has instituted legal action against the Bayelsa State House of Assembly at the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged plot to impeach him. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/221/2025, Ewhrudjakpo claimed that lawmakers were being pressured to remove him from office because he declined to defect from the […]

Tech & Tools Desk31 October 2025

Health experts have raised serious concerns that the continued migration of medical professionals, widely known as the “Japa” phenomenon, is pushing Nigeria’s already fragile healthcare system toward collapse. The warning was issued during the 10th Olikoye Ransome-Kuti Memorial Lecture, organised by the IFEMED Journal Club under the Obafemi Awolowo University Medical Students’ Association, held on […]

James Obasi31 October 2025

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, has called on journalists to uphold ethical standards when reporting issues related to children, emphasizing the need to protect their rights, dignity, and well-being. The reminder came during a two-day capacity-building workshop on ethical journalism and child rights […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk31 October 2025

Africa’s leading payment card brand, Verve, has announced that the grand finale of VerveLife 8.0, the continent’s biggest fitness and lifestyle festival, will take place on November 1, 2025, at the Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. After hosting a series of lively satellite events in Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya, the Lagos finale will serve […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk31 October 2025

The 10th edition of the BudgIT State of States Report has revealed that more than 30 states in Nigeria depend heavily on revenue allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), resulting in mounting fiscal pressures across the federation. Titled “A Decade of Subnational Fiscal Analysis: Growth, Decline, and Middling Performance,” the report was presented […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk31 October 2025

MultiChoice Nigeria has extended its anti-piracy campaign to schools as part of its continuous efforts to safeguard intellectual property and inspire originality among young Nigerians. In a statement issued on Thursday, the company announced that it hosted an Anti-Piracy Sensitisation Programme at Kuramo Senior College, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event aimed to educate secondary school […]

Tech & Tools Desk31 October 2025

The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has dismissed suggestions that he should purchase one of Nigeria’s idle government-owned refineries rather than expand the capacity of his privately owned refinery in Lekki, Lagos. Dangote made this known while announcing the planned expansion of his $20 billion refinery from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 […]

James Obasi31 October 2025

The House of Representatives has set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate mounting complaints over excessive tax deductions from the earnings of civil and public servants, alongside multiple and unclear charges imposed by commercial banks on customers. The committee, chaired by Hon. Kelechi Nwogu from Rivers State, was inaugurated in Abuja on Thursday by Speaker […]

Category: Refined Living

Fuel Tax to Take Effect Only After Naira Strengthens, Oil Prices Drop — Oyedele

Benue Closes Hospital Following Lassa Fever Fatality

Bayelsa Deputy Governor Drags State Assembly to Court Over Alleged Impeachment Move

Experts Raise Alarm Over Possible Health System Collapse As ‘Japa’ Depletes Workforce

UNICEF Urges Journalists to Uphold Ethics in Reporting Children’s Rights

Vervelife Gears Up to Energize Lagos Fitness Community

Report Reveals That More Than 30 States Depend on Federal Allocations

Multichoice Nigeria Takes Anti-Piracy Campaign to Schools

Dangote Declines Purchase of NNPC Refineries, Takes A Swipe At DAPPMAN

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