The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has warned that the proposed introduction of a Tax Stamp System for excisable goods could worsen inflation, erode consumer demand, and weaken Nigeria’s competitiveness under the... Read more »
Pending Bills Verification Committee chairman Edward Ouko. [File, Standard]
The National Treasury has extended the term of the committee that has been auditing pending bills to December 2025, a further indication... Read more »
Every season, the Big Brother Naija show comes with many twists and surprises. From housemates adopting several strategies to gain a lot of screen time and Big Brother Naija himself inventing new... Read more »
Siaya — Women’s 1500m BingwaFest National Champion Purity Chepkirui is set to start her title defense this season when she takes to the track for the Nyanza Region leg at the Jaramogi... Read more »
Youths of Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have called on oil and gas companies in the area to fund agroecology and renewable energy for a sustainable energy transition. Ibeno... Read more »
Professor Leonard Wantchekon of Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs speaks at the inauguration of a new innovation hub in Homa Bay. [File, Standard]
A Princeton University-linked initiative has... Read more »
The new Lagos Landlord and Tenancy bill has passed second reading. The bill seeks to reduce constant frictions between landlords and tenants and set standards for estate agents. When it is eventually... Read more »
BEIJING, China, Sep 23 — The Mendong grocery store in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, derives its name from two villages more than 3,000 kilometers apart. Men refers to Xinchengximen village, where... Read more »
• 8th from left, Dr Hamzat, 7th from left, CJ Justice Alogba, 6th from left, Chief Imam of Lagos State, Sheik Suleiman Abu-Nolla;AG Lawal Pedro SAN and other judges of the High... Read more »
ODM leader Raila Odinga during the party’s Central Committee Meeting in Nairobi, on August 28, 2025. [Emmanuel Wanson, Standard]
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has stated that... Read more »