The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill to establish the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission after a heated debate on Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by Senator Titus Tartenger Zam representing Benue North West was meant to control and regulate cattle rearing ranching business across the country. Explaining the general principles of the bill, Zam…
Nollywood actress turned movie producer, Toyin Abraham, has opened up on the plans President Bola Tinubu shared with her after their last meeting in 2023. It can be recalled that Toyin, who is also known as ‘Asiwaju Baby’, paid a courtesy visit to Tinubu and Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu as she shared photos via…
The organised labour movement has reportedly suspended the nationwide strike for five days.Naija News reported that the Organised Labour, comprising the Trade Union Congress and the Nigeria Labour Congress, commenced a joint extraordinary National Executive on Tuesday morning to consider the Federal Government’s new offer on minimum wage. According to Vanguard, a source at the…
Popular actress, Toyin Abraham clashes with trolls online as they drag her to reveal the plans President Tinubu shared with her. It would be recalled that the actress, before the 2023 elections, revealed that President Tinubu had shared some of his ideas, visions and strategies to tackle the issues facing the nation. “For the first…
Renowned activist, Aisha Yesufu speaks on the new national anthem following a video of her sitting while the anthem was recited at an event. It would be recalled that the human rights activist was recently seen, sitting and refusing to stand up when a recitation of the new national anthem was going on. In a…
Netizens cannot hold back their displeasure over an Instagram post by Eniola Badmus, in which she praised President Tinubu for his achievements. The actress has never been one to hide her admiration for the number one citizen in the country. Only recently, she was given a political appointment as a special assistant to the speaker…
President Bola Tinubu has signed into law a bill reintroducing Nigeria’s old national anthem. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the development during a joint sitting of the Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday. Akpabio confirmed, “The president signed the bill into law this morning.”
Economists and data experts at the Analysts Data Services and Resources firm, ADSR based in Ibadan have produced a stage-setting report that compares the first-year performances of all of Nigeria’s presidents since 1999 with a ranking that places Bola Tinubu fourth with 53.6% after Olusegun Obasanjo with 72.8%, late Umaru Yar’Adua 64.0%, Goodluck Jonathan 60.8%…
In Abuja, indications emerged yesterday that the Federal Government and organised labour are heading for a showdown over a new minimum wage as the 6th meeting of the Tripartite Committee on the new National Minimum Wage, NNMW, ended in another stalemate. The organised labour’s negotiating team for the second time in two weeks, however, walked…
The naira appreciated to 1,339.33/$ at the close of trading on the official window on Monday, gaining 9.68 per cent over Friday’s 1,482.81/$. According to FMDQ data, which houses the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, the daily turnover dropped to $180.80m from $556.25m on Friday, indicating a 67.50 per cent decline. At the official market,…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially banned the glamourization of smoking, money rituals and other vices in Nollywood films and skits. This development was made known on Wednesday by the Executive Director/CEO of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Shaibu Husseini. The NFVCB boss revealed this information during a National Stakeholders Engagement…
Nasir Ayitogo, the Media and Public Relations Lead of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) announced in a statement released on Thursday. “The management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) led by its Managing Director, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr is thrilled to announce the 24th of May, 2024 as the official date for the opening of…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has warned intending pilgrims to avoid money laundering as they embark on the spiritual exercise. He urged them to shun any form of criminal act during their pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sanwo-Olu gave the admonition at a one-day seminar and special prayers organised for the Year…
The House of Representatives has mandated the Committee on Commerce to investigate the daily increase in prices of commodities in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of a motion by Jesess Onuakalusi (PDP-Delta) on ‘The Need to Awaken Price Control Board of Nigeria to its Constitutional Responsibilities’ at plenary on Thursday. Presenting the motion, Mr Onuakalusi…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has directed deposit money banks to suspend charges on cash deposits until September 30, 2024. The apex bank disclosed this in a circular dated May 6, 2024, signed by its Director of Banking Supervision, Adetona Adedeji. Customers of some of the Deposit Money Banks had complained that the banks…
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has advised Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, not to stop dancing but to ensure that he is also working. Obasanjo advised Adeleke, nicknamed the dancing governor because of his love for dancing, while speaking at the inauguration of a VIP lodge in Osogbo on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Recalling a private…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, paid a visit to former vice president, Atiku Abubakar today May 13. Atiku shared the photos of their meeting on social media with the caption; ‘’It was my honour and privilege to host @PeterObi today. -AA”
The FG may reinstate a previously suspended telecom tax and other fiscal measures in order to secure a new $750 million loan from the World Bank, it has been revealed. According to the Stakeholder Engagement Plan for Nigeria – Accelerating Resource Mobilisation Reforms (ARMOR) P-For-R (P177308) program dated March 2024, between Nigeria and the World…
Nigerians have taken to social media to react to the new CBN directive to banks to start charging a 0.5% cybersecurity levy on transactions. The apex bank said the deductions will be put together and paid into the Cybersecurity Fund held by the CBN. In a circular dated May 6, 2024 and sent to…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed deposit money banks in the country to start charging 0.5% cybersecurity levy on some transactions done by their customers. The apex bank gave the directive in a circular dated May 6, 2024, and sent it to all commercial, merchant, non-interest and payment service banks as well…
