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CBN rescinds decision on cybersecurity levy
By Innocent Raphael The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rescinded its directive requiring banks and other financial institutions to impose a cybersecurity levy on electronic transfers. This move follows the issuance of a circular dated May 17, which nullified the initial directive announced on May 6. Previously, the CBN had mandated all commercial, merchant, non-interest, and payment service banks,…
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Renewed Hope has turned into hopelessness for Nigerians- NEF Chieftain
A member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof Usman Yusuf, has tackled the administration of President Bola Tinubu, saying that the government had made Nigerians more hopeless in the last one year. Yusuf said this on Channels TV while assessing the performance of the Tinubu administration in one year. He said the government has injected the Nigerian people with…
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New Olubadan will be crowned when Makinde returns to Nigeria- Oyo Govt
The Oyo State Government has said the Olubadan elect, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin would be officially crowned when governor Seyi Makinde returns from oversea trip. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy, Segun Olayiwola on Sunday in Ibadan. Olayiwola disclosed that Olakulehin’s nomination as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland has scaled through all the stages, except the…
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BREAKING: Ex- Labour Minister, Ajibola Afonja dies at 82
A former Minister of Labour and Productivity under the Interim National Government, Prince Ajibola Afonja is dead. Afonja who served as a minister under the short-lived interim administration of late Chief Ernest Shonekan, died on Sunday night at the University College Hospital (UCH), in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The former Chairman of First Bank passed on at the age…
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Free wi-fi service available at major airports- Keyamo
By Innocent Raphael The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said passengers traveling through Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja can now access free Wi-Fi. Keyamo made this known on Sunday in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Tunde Moshood. The statement confirmed that the…
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Ogun APC hits Daniel over statement on Agro-Cargo Airport, others
…says his comment represents hallucination of a serial failure The Ogun State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has carpeted the former Governor of the State and Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, over his recent interview on some of the projects going on in the State. Daniel, in a recent interview said he initiated…
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Home Office threatens to deport disabled Nigerian after 38years in UK
A disabled man who has lived in the UK for 38 years has been threatened with removal from the UK by the Home Office. Anthony Olubunmi George, 61, came to the UK at the age of 24 in 1986 from Nigeria. He has not left the UK since and has no criminal convictions. In 2019, he had two strokes, which left him with…
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Kwara: 2024 first hajj flight takes off Tuesday
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State 2024 first hajj flight would take off on Tuesday from the General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin. A statement issued by the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Board, said that the change in the date was from NAHCON/airlines due to some delays in the initial plans. It would be recalled that the pilgrims from Kwara…
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Imo Police confirms kidnapped Maj Gen Richard Duru still alive
By Innocent Raphael The Imo State Police Command has clarified that Retired Major General Richard Duru, who was kidnapped on September 27, 2023, is still alive, countering claims made by three arrested suspects. The suspects, allegedly linked to the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), had confessed to both the kidnapping…
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NDLEA declares couple wanted, arrests cartel members
By Innocent Raphael The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared Kazeem Omogoriola Owoalade, alias Abdul Qassim Adisa Balogun, and Rashidat Ayinke Owoalade, alias Bolarinwa Rashidat Ayinke, wanted for running a cocaine cartel from India. According to a statement made public by Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director, Media & Advocacy, this declaration follows the arrest of four members of…
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