Euromonitor International, a global market research organisation, has refuted the claim that it ranked Nigeria as the fourth largest consumer of sugary drinks globally. Recall that Adewunmi Emoruwa, an X user, had claimed in a tweet dated July 9, 2023, that “Nigeria is the 4th largest sugary drinks consuming country on earth”. We checked the...
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FACT CHECK: Is Nigeria ranked as the 4th largest consumer of sugary drinks globally?
The recent formation of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms by Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu, has generated controversies due to the appointment of Taiwo Oyedele, a fiscal policy partner and Africa tax leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), as the chairman of the committee. The issue of conflict of interest has been raised by...