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By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, yesterday said   that Nigeria will witness monumental development, if the nation gets her tax system right. He spoke when he received a delegation of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) in his office in Abuja. The minister commended the leadership of CITN for the initiative of a National Tax Awareness Day and for supporting the tax reform of the federal government. He charged the institute to do more because according to him, “many Nigerians still believe that when the government…

Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry’s data center buildout.The move does not affect Apple’s cash cow, the iPhone. But it would take the starting price of the ⁠Neo, its lowest-priced laptop, from $599 to $699 mere months after launch.The increase shows that even the world’s most valuable consumer electronics company, with supply-chain relationships that are the envy of the industry, is not immune to a memory price surge that has dulled the outlook for smartphone and PC sales.Memory ⁠makers…

Osun state map. By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo A member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Taofeek Mustapha was on Saturday shot by suspected political thugs. Meanwhile, thugs said to be loyal to the All Progressives Congress, APC, kidnapped two people in Ilesa. Read Also: Lagos-Ogun police kill 4 kidnappers, rescue 5 victims, as ‘Operation Kósàyè’ begins A resident of the Oluode-Aranyin, where the incident occurred, Sola Hammed, disclosed that the hoodlums arrived in an unmarked vehicle and started shooting sporadically into the air. “We all scampered for safety to avoid stray bullets, then we suddenly heard someone crying for help.…

Astronomers have identified two of the fluffiest giant planets ever discovered, with densities so low they are actually less dense than cotton candy. The rare pair of “super-puff” planets was found by an international team led by the University of Oxford, working with Université Côte d’Azur/Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur and the University of Birmingham. The findings were published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The newly confirmed planets, TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, orbit an F7-type dwarf star about 1,110 light years from Earth in the southern constellation Volans. Although each planet is about the size of…

Danni Wyatt-Hodge put on a batting masterclass to help England remain unbeaten and send defending champions New Zealand home with a brilliant win at the Kia Oval.Melie Kerr (40) and Sophie Devine (30) helped the White Ferns to put on a score of 163-6 after their 20 overs as they looked to seal the win which would send them into the semi-finals at the expense of the West Indies. Despite a short rain delay, England were brilliant with the bat in their chase. After losing the early wicket of Amy Jones (17), Wyatt-Hodge and Sophia Dunkley put on a devastating…

Prime Video is ready to show how fun science can be. The streamer on Saturday released the first teaser trailer for their upcoming film adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s bestseller The Love Hypothesis. Stars Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman attended Prime Video’s Obsessed Fest, an immersive fan event taking place on Saturday in Los Angeles at nya Studios, to premiere the first look. The Love Hypothesis, directed by Claire Scanlon, follows Olive (Reinhart), “a brilliant Ph.D. candidate focused on her future in academia. But when she realizes her best friend Ahn (Rachel Marsh) has fallen for her crush Jeremy (Nicholas Duvernay),…

A senior magistrate court in Minna has sentenced four men to a combined 95 years in correctional custody for the gang-rape of a 13-year-old girl in Kontagora, an incident that left the minor pregnant. The convicts, Salisu Baura, Lawali Sha’ibu, Haruna Sa’idu, and Bello (surname not provided), all of Kontagora town in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State, were convicted on charges of joint act and unlawful sexual intercourse with a child. Delivering judgement on Thursday, Senior Magistrate Christy Barau described the crime as “animalistic, inhuman, and heartless,” noting the rising incidence of rape cases, particularly against minors, across…

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced that the 28-kilometre stretch of the Federal Government’s 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway traversing Ogun State will be completed before the end of 2026, saying the landmark project has given a major boost to the proposed Ogun Deep Sea Port and other strategic investments along the state’s coastline. The governor, who spoke while commissioning the reconstructed Gao-Ibiade Road in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, said the coastal highway would unlock the economic potential of Ogun Waterside by providing the critical infrastructure required to drive industrialisation, maritime development and large-scale investments. Mr Abiodun commended President…

Four-time African champions Ghana have secured at least $13.5 million in FIFA prize money after qualifying for the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Black Stars officially booked their place in the knockout stage under the tournament’s expanded 48-team format following Uruguay’s 1-0 defeat to Spain, which confirmed Ghana’s progression before their final Group L match. Read Also: Full List: Six African countries qualify for FIFA 2026 World Cup Round of 32 The qualification marks a remarkable turnaround for Ghana after entering the tournament on the back of a six-match winless run, including five consecutive defeats.…

The Amble One is configurable from the start. Rear seats fold flat. A canvas weatherproofing option is coming. A lockable front box will replace the standard basket for urban buyers. Hard doors are not planned, but a second platform—already in design and targeting a 2029 release—will move further toward conventional-car territory, with removable doors, a lower roofline, and a hardtop; it cleverly aims to replace not a family’s primary car, but its second car. That incoming “Amble Two” is clearly the larger bet. “Most families do not need twice that $50,000 BYD or Tesla,” Roose says. “The second vehicle for…