The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) reported a significant revenue increase in the first quarter of 2025, collecting N1.75 trillion—marking a 29.96% rise from the N1.34 trillion generated during the same period in 2024. According to a statement issued Tuesday, April 22, by Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi in Abuja, the Service exceeded its quarterly benchmark…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded Nigeria’s economic growth forecast for 2025 to 3.0%, a 0.2 percentage point drop from its previous estimate of 3.2%. The revision is primarily attributed to falling global crude oil prices—still a key driver of Nigeria’s economy. The updated projection was released in the IMF’s April 2025 World Economic…
In her newly released memoir Matriarch, Tina Knowles—mother of global icons Beyoncé and Solange—opens up about a deeply personal and unexpected chapter of her life: a private, short-lived reconciliation with her ex-husband, Mathew Knowles, after their highly publicized split in 2009. The couple’s initial separation followed revelations of Mathew’s infidelity, which resulted in the birth…
Pope Francis’ funeral has been scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. local time in St. Peter’s Square. The ceremony will be presided over by the dean of the College of Cardinals. Following his passing, cardinals gathered at the Vatican to arrange the funeral and burial, while also beginning preparations for the conclave to elect a…
