Editor’s pick
March 7, 2021
From Calabar to Lagos, Wofai Fada embodies the strength and character of a modern woman – Dynamic, talented and resilient.
Wofai moved to Lagos five years ago with the dream of creating a name for herself all the way from Calabar. She moved in with a friend before she got a room in Surulere and now ...
March 3, 2021
Furlough scheme extended.New business recovery loan scheme.kickstart scheme to pay up to £3000 incentive to employers of apprentices of any age.Universal Credit £20 top up kept.Increased living wage to £8.49Mortagage initial deposit reduced to 5%.Hospitality, gyms, salons etc to receive restart grant of up to 18kNewly self employed to apply for 4th and 5th grant scheme.Stamp duty holiday extended.Personal tax frozen.Alcohol and fuel duties frozen.Tax, Vat, and business rate cuts or holidays extended. Freeze personal income tax thresholds until 2026 for 12, 570 to 50, 270. Corporation tax up to 25% of profits over 50, 000 by 2023 while small profits less than 50k remain at 19% and struggling businesses remain unaffected.
February 21, 2021
Osaka is now the first female tennis player to win her four Grand Slam finals since Monica Seles in 1993: She has now maintained a 100% winning record in major finals. Her victory today means she has never lost any of her last 21 matches since February last year.
February 15, 2021
33-year-old Nigerian fighter Kamaru Usman retains his UFC welterweight 256 titles after a third-round knockout win over the challenger, Gilbert Burns, in UFC 258 in Las Vegas. With this latest win, Kamaru Usman has now won his last three-consecutive title defence (defeating Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal in 2019 and 2020 respectively).