Osun Governor Pardons Teenager After PRNigeria FactCheck Reveals Misrepresentation of Robbery Case
Hours after PRNigeria published a fact-check dispelling viral claims on social media that two Nigerian teenagers were sentenced to death for stealing poultry, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has granted clemency to the...
Rubber Imports Increase by 106%
Shrinking local rubber production has forced imports to jump by 106 percent in 10 years.
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that Nigeria imported N631.1 billion worth of rubber in 2013. But this has jumped by N1.3 trillion...
Nigeria’s Exports to ECOWAS Now N1.5trn – NBS
Nigeria's trade with ECOWAS countries reached new heights in Q3 2024, with exports valued at N1.54trn, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Data from the bureau also showed that Nigeria’s imports stood at just N82bn.
The report...
Fact-Check: No Inheritance Tax in Tinubu's Tax Reform Bill, Says PRNigeria
PRNigeria has debunked claims that inheritance tax has been introduced into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bill to target Muslims. The assertion, which gained traction on social media platforms, particularly WhatsApp, was based...
Insurance Market’s Gross Premium Now N813.1bn
The insurance market recorded about N813.1billion in Gross Premium Written in Quarter 2, 2024, indicating a 47.4 per cent growth rate compared to the same period of the previous year and a 72.7 per cent, quarter on quarter, it...
Foreign Trade Payments in LC Drop by 146% to $434.05m
Nigeria’s foreign trade payments through Letter of Credit (LC) fell by 146.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) to $434.05 million in the first nine months of 2024 (9M’24) from $1.07 billion in the corresponding period of 2023.
The...
