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Mohamed Salah has etched his name in the history books, becoming Africa’s all-time leading scorer in the UEFA Champions League. The Egyptian forward, who has been a consistent force for Liverpool, netted his 45th Champions League goal, surpassing the previous record held by Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba, who scored 44 goals in Europe’s most prestigious club competition. Salah’s landmark goal came in style, as he helped Liverpool secure a vital victory in their latest group stage match. His pace, skill, and clinical finishing have made him one of the most feared forwards in world football, and his performances on…

The Bank of Industry (BOI) says it has launched a mobile app to check live food prices across 8 states in the country. The states are Borno, Plateau, Rivers, Oyo, FCT, Lagos, Enugu and Kano. According to BOI, the web version, Pricesense.ng helps users check the wholesale and retail prices of food items such as rice, beans, tomato, maize and others in different states across the country. The app also provides for analytics of food prices across brand type, quantity and at different dates of the year. Food prices have been on the upward trend in the past one year…

Members of the Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party have staged a protest march to the Department of State Security office and the Government House both in Port Harcourt the Rivers state capital massive presence of security officers as the protesters had initially gathered in large numbers at the PDP secretariat. As of the time of filing this report, the large number of protesters had caused slow movement of vehicles on the road, as security officers struggled to control the crowd. The protesters were later seen carrying placards and banners, chanting songs in protest and running along the…

Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has granted former Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, bail to the tune of 150 million Naira and two Sureties in like sum. The two sureties must be residents in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with their house addresses verified by the registrar of the court. One of them must be a director with the Federal Civil Service, the judge said. The former governor was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a ₦27bn alleged fraud, before Justice Oriji. Justice Oriji barred the former governor and…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of electric vehicles (e-vehicles) in the North East region to ease mobility and reduce transportation costs across the states. The approval was given yesterday at the State House, Abuja, during a meeting with the leadership of the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC), led by its Managing Director, Mohammed Alkali. Alkali, speaking to State House Correspondents, said that following a comprehensive analysis of the comparative advantage of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered vehicles, the Commission decided on the use of e-vehicles across the six states of the region. “As you can recall, the directive of…

As Emirates Airline returns to Nigeria after two years, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, says more destination options will be opened for indigenous carriers. Keyamo made the remarks on arrival aboard an Emirates aircraft from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday in Lagos. The minister assured that the airline has returned to stay and the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) discussed was to secure the route for local operators. He said that local carriers now have the opportunity to fly into any destination in the UAE. He said: “With this, we have more…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has proposed a six-year single-term rotational Presidency between the southern and northern regions of Nigeria. In a letter to Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Atiku sought that his proposal be considered in the ongoing constitutional amendment process by the National Assembly. The letter dated August 29, 2024, but which became public this week was signed by Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former Vice President sought that paragraph ‘a’ be added to Section 130 (1) of the 1999…

Today, Facebook announced the new Facebook Content Monetization beta, a new monetization program that will allow creators to earn money on the platform. This new program merges existing programs, including In-stream ads, Ads on Reels, and Performance Bonus, into one. With this single program, creators will be able to earn money from their Reels, long-form videos, photos, and even text posts. There is no change in the way earnings are calculated. Earnings will be based on the engagement, views, and plays the content receives on Facebook. Facebook has already started sending invitations to one million creators who are already monetizing on…

The federal government has introduced tax reliefs for deep offshore oil and gas projects in the country as well as VAT exclusion on LPG, CNG, diesel and others. The Ministry of Finance disclosed this via its official handle on X stating that the fiscal incentives were aimed at boosting investments in the oil and gas sector. The orders from the Ministry are titled; Value Added Tax (VAT) Modification Order 2024 and Notice of Tax Incentives for Deep Offshore Oil & Gas Production, in accordance with the Oil & Gas Companies (Tax Incentives, Exemption, Remission, etc.) Order 2024 The VAT Modification…

Israel Katz, Israeli foreign minister, has announced a ban preventing Antonio Guterres, secretary general of the United Nations (UN), from entering the country. In an X post on Wednesday, Katz termed Guterres “undesirable”. “I decided today to declare U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres an undesirable personality in Israel and to ban his entry into Israel,” Katz said. Guterres failed to “unequivocally condemn Iran’s criminal attack on Israel” on Tuesday, Katz said, and as a result “does not deserve to set foot on Israel’s soil.” Iran said its missile attacks on Israel was retaliation for the deaths of Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leader; Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas political…