Smokers spend up to 25% of salaries on cigarettes – Report
A new study has exposed the powerfully addictive nature of cigarettes with hooked smokers in several countries spending as much as a quarter of their monthly income on buying and smoking cigarettes. Top on the list of the report are Australia and Chile whose 16.40% and 44.70% smoking populations spends as much as between 24% […]
Traditional rulers seek support for Tinubu’s administration
Traditional rulers in the South-West have called for strong support from the Yoruba race for the administration of President Bola Tinubu. This is contained in a Communique issued and signed by Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, and eight traditional rulers at a one-day Yoruba Security Summit held at Ife Grand Resort, Ile-Ife, […]
Reps summon NNPC, NPA, NIMASA others over concessions
The House of Representatives has summoned the Chief Executive Officers of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) over the management of Public Private Partnerships, PPPs and Concessions since 1999. The House of Reps joint Committee on Public Assets and Special Duties summoned the CEO during an investigative hearing on PPPs and […]
Widow sues Sharia Judge over alleged mischief
A widow, Rabi Abdullahi, on Friday filed a direct criminal complaint at the Chief Magistrates Court in Zaria, Kaduna State against an Upper Shari’ah Court judge, Ibrahim Inuwa and Hajiya Saadatu Mohammed . The complainant through her counsel Mr A.Y. Ladan of Messr Zaitun Chambers said the direct criminal complaint was hinged on criminal conspiracy, […]
Cleric advises youths to use social media positively
Pastor Kunle Isiah of Christ Believers Church, Ilorin has advised youths in the country to use social media positively to upgrade themselves. He gave the advice in Ilorin on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), saying social media is beyond chatting with friends and following stars. According to him, most […]
Soyinka backs agitation for restructuring of the country
Professor Wole Soyinka has said Nigeria cannot progress unless the country is restructured. According to him, the three-year-long civil war that the country witnessed between 1967-70 would continue as long as the country continued to apply unfair and uneven policies among her citizens.https://nigeriancurrent.com/2024/02/29/recovering-the-narrative/ Speaking on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at part of activities marking the […]
Increased SSB Tax’ll Boost Nigerians’ Health, Govt Revenue, Says CAPPA
Nigeria stands to benefit greatly by increasing the tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) from N10 per litre to N130 per litre, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) said Thursday. CAPPA said the increased tax was necessary to help wean Nigerians off their dependence on excessive SSB consumption that has been linked to heart disease, […]
RECOVERING THE NARRATIVE
By Wole Soyinka I begin by pleading an obsessive problem – media language. As one who is routinely traumatized by encountering his own words reworked into imagined equivalents, duly enhanced and augmented even with the best and honest intentions, but which actually convey the exact opposite of intent, such an obsession is quite understandable. Fortunately, […]
Tinubu condoles with Akeredolu’s family in Owo
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Owo, Ondo State, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former Governor of the State, Rotimi Akeredolu, and visited the palace of the Olowo of Owo Kingdom, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III. Tinubu with Betty Akeredolu Speaking at the palace of the Olowo of Owo Kingdom, […]
Soyinka to deliver The Punch’s 50th-anniversary lecture
Africa’s first Nobel laureate in Literature Prof Wole Soyinka is to deliver The Punch Newspapers’ 50th anniversary lecture on February 29, 2024. The lecture which is to be held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, is expected to attract a bevy of society leaders and captains of industry as well as intellectuals. According to […]
