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Value Added Tax (VAT) has been introduced in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for the first time. The 5% levy is being applied to the majority of goods and services. Gulf states have long attracted foreign workers with the promise of tax-free...

Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed at least seven people at a protest calling for President Joseph Kabila to step down, UN peacekepers say. Under a deal reached a year ago, Mr Kabila was due to step down by the end of 2017....

California has become the largest state in the US to legalise recreational cannabis use. As of 1 January 2018, adults aged over 21 can possess up to an ounce (28 grams) of the drug and can grow up to six marijuana plants at home. Opponents say the law...

China has long been one of the world's biggest markets for ivory, but as of 2018 all trade in ivory and ivory products in the country is illegal. The move is being hailed as a major development in efforts to protect the world's elephant population. Wildlife...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday addressed Nigerians in a live television broadcast to commemorate the New Year. Below are some of the major quotes drawn from the President’s speech: We must change our way of doing things or we will stagnate and be...

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike , has emerged the Silverbird Man of the Year, Twenty Seventeen. Governor Wike emerged winner from a keenly contested vote by members of the public. The winner of the prestigious Silverbird Man of the Year was...

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that his administration will ban rice import in 2018. The president said this in his New Year broadcast on Monday. He said, “We have got to get used to discipline and direction in economic management. The days of...

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) announced to the public that the permanent NIMC ID cards are out and citizens that registered earlier can now check the website to know if theirs are ready. How To Check If Your Card Is Ready 1. Visit...

The government will fish out the blackmailers behind the crippling fuel scarcity, President Muhammadu Buhari promised this morning. In his New Year address to the nation, the President regretted the untold hardship the fuel crisis caused Nigerians during...

National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has commended former military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd) for his undying dedication and commitment to enthroning democracy in Nigeria and his steadfastness...

Medical personnel has now been empowered to treat victims of gunshot without waiting for a police report. Entitled Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017, was among the six bills signed by the President. Mr. Ita Enang, the Senior...

Barcelona seem heavily prepared for the arrival of Philippe Coutinho as Nike appeared to confirm the Liverpool star's signing on its website on Saturday night. Liverpool fans were left sweating when the giant sportswear manufacturer and Barcelona apparel...

Manchester City moved 14 points clear of second-placed Chelsea on Sunday, and equalled a Premier League record in the process. In 1994, on the morning of New Year's Day, Manchester United sat 14 points clear of Blackburn Rovers at the top of the league...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency ( NiMet ) has envisaged dust haze weather conditions with horizontal visibility range of about two to five kilometres and localised visibility of less than 1000m over the central States of the county on Monday. NiMet’s...

Dreams hover dreams, indeed a year is dead. Encumbered with resounding voices of fireworks, jubilation and celebration, there is a communication of a compelling point, which is a New Year. Sequel, we wish everyone a fruitful, befitting and rewarding year...

Back to Zimbabwe's political space, there is an overwhelming need to appraising the underlying motives behind the supposed military takeover or threat that led to the voluntary resignation of age-long President Robert Mugabe against the backdrop of turnouts...

Below are the results of Saturday Pemier League matches: Chelsea 5 (Rudiger 3, Drinkwater 9, Pedro 23, Willian 73-pen, Zappacosta 88) Stoke 0 Liverpool 2 (Salah 52, 76) Leicester 1 (Vardy 3) Bournemouth 2 (Fraser 33, 89) Everton 1 (Gueye 57) Huddersfield...

The Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday captured the board appointments as an unpardonable national embarrassment, the appointment of deceased persons as members of various federal boards by President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress administration....

North Korea has eventually agreed to give up its nuclear programme but with a condition that the United States and its allies should stop blackmailing it. The country’s official Korean Central News Agency took the oft-repeated stance on Saturday as it...

The Joint Labour Unions in Osun on Saturday called off their three-day-old strike embarked upon on Wednesday after meeting with the State Government officials. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the labour unions, led by the state Chairman...

A 45-year-old unemployed woman, Olabisi Usman, who allegedly stole church property valued at N154,000, was on Friday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Usman, who resides at Meiran area of Lagos, however, pleaded not guilty and was...

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI} says Nigeria lost N60.99 billion and another 2.27 billion dollars to the Offshore Processing Arrangement (OPA) and crude for product swap arrangement, valuation issues, crude oil and petroleum...