Environment Nigeria Top Story

Climate Change: Nigeria signs Global Methane Pledge

In picture above: Methane bubbles are seen in an area of marshland at a research post at Stordalen Mire near Abisko, Sweden, August 1, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay Nigeria is among two dozen countries that have joined a U.S./EU-led effort to slash methane emissions by 30% by 2030, giving the emerging global partnership momentum ahead of Read More…

Business Nigeria Oil & Gas Top Story

Nigeria’s petroleum tanker drivers suspend strike

ABUJA, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Nigerian petroleum tanker drivers have suspended a nationwide strike that was due to start on Monday to give negotiations a chance, their union said, after state-owned oil firm NNPC warned that the job boycott could disrupt fuel supplies. The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) had called the Read More…

Culture & Arts Entertainment Top Story

Lagos leads Spotify’s list of Nigeria’s top 10 music cities

Spotify, an audio streaming and media services provider, has listed the top 10 highest music listening states in Nigeria between July to September 2021. Afrobeat is now the dominant sound for Nigerian artists, just as South Africa’s Amapiano genre is also gaining momentum in the country. Top songs are Falz’s Squander, Davido’s High or Burna Read More…

Taxes & Duties Top Story World

Global tax deal seeks to end havens, criticized for ‘no teeth’, Nigeria abstains

The days of monied magnates moving their cash to obscure destinations to escape taxation are diminishing. This is because a group of 136 countries, with Nigeria abstaining, on Friday set a minimum global tax rate of 15% for big companies. They also sought to make it harder for them to avoid taxation in a landmark Read More…

Culture & Arts Entertainment Metro Top Story TV & Film

Performing youths elevate church with Ije, The Musical

The Creative Arts arm of The Elevation Church, Maryland expression, made history for the tenth time with the presentation of the stage play, Ije. The event which was held on 1st October 2021 at the Colonades Hotel, Ikoyi was a pre-launch for the Ikoyi expression of The Elevation Church which is billed to launch on Read More…

Aviation Metro Top Story

Lagos international travellers to sweat it out as MMIA departure drop off zone temporarily closed

Lagos international travellers will have to sweat it out in the next few days as there is now a temporary closure of the regular drop off zone at the departure lounge of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The closure announcement by Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, was contained in a statement Read More…