Tag: family

Nigeria may re-introduce telecom tax to obtain new $750 million World Bank loan

The FG may reinstate a previously suspended telecom tax and other fiscal measures in order to secure a new $750 million loan from the World Bank, it has been revealed. According to the Stakeholder Engagement Plan for Nigeria – Accelerating...

Don’t talk about the case or you might go to jail – Judge tells Trump in hush money trial

A judge in New York has warned Donald Trump that he could be placed in jail if he continues to violate a gag order during his trial over alleged hush money payments. Justice Juan Merchan handed a written order to...

NLC, TUC give NERC deadline to reverse hike in electricity tariff

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have given the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) till May 12 to withdraw the recent hike in electricity tariff or face unprecedented industrial action. The ultimatum was issued...

Putin orders tactical nuclear weapons rehearsals in response to Western ‘threats’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian forces to rehearse deploying tactical nuclear weapons, as part of military drills to respond to what he called “threats” by the West. Since invading Ukraine in 2022, Putin has repeatedly made threats to...

Young Zambian woman commits suicide over debt

A young woman identified as Mwewa Nkandu has allegedly committed suicide over debt in Ndola, Zambia. The deceased was until her death, a registered nurse at the Ndola Teaching Hospital (NTH) in the Copperbelt Province. According to friends, the deceased allegedly...