In compliance with Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) regulations, leading fintech companies Opay and Moniepoint have announced a new N50 fee for electronic money transfers exceeding N10,000. This charge, which will apply to both personal and business accounts, is set to take effect on September 9. Opay and Moniepoint informed their customers of this change…
Rabiu Kwankwaso, the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), declared on Saturday that he would win the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso, who was the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections and finished in fourth place, made this statement during the inauguration of the NNPP Secretariat on IBB Way in Katsina. Kwankwaso,…
The Dangote refinery may resort to exporting its Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) following the refusal of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to be the sole buyer of its product. The NNPC, in a statement by its spokesman, Olufemi Soneye, said on Saturday that it would not buy Dangote fuel unless it was cheaper than…
Super Eagles put their recent poor form aside to beat Benin Republic and ensured that Nigeria began the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifiers on a winning note A brace from Ademola Lookman and one from Victor Osihmen gave Nigeria a 3-0 win The Beninese thought that they had done enough to hold out for…
Luis Suarez’s 17-year career as a National team player for Uruguay came to a close as they were held to a goalless draw against Paraguay in a South American World Cup qualifier. Suarez, 37, announced on Monday that he is retiring from international duty. He ends as Uruguay’s all-time leading scorer with 69 goals in…
A popular spiritual leader, Onyebuchi Okocha (popularly known as Onyeze Jesus) has reportedly been abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Onyeze Jesus, the Founder and Spiritual Director of the Children of Light Anointing Ministries, Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, was said to have been abducted on Wednesday, September 4 at Nkpor. This is…
British-Nigerian actress, Laura Lake Adebisi has said Nigeria shouldn’t have been a country. According to her, the ideological differences between the North and South are enough reasons for the country not to exist. Speaking in a viral video, the movie star accused the British government of “empowering” the Nigerian government to stop Biafra’s secession to…
The presidency has denied that a yacht spotted in St. Tropez, a coastal town in France, belongs to President Bola Tinubu. This follows several reports and speculation on social media. They claimed that a “presidential yacht belonging to the Nigerian government is being used for vacation at St. Tropez.” However, one of President Tinubu’s media…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it would appeal an order issued by Justice Isa Dashen of the Federal High Court in Bayelsa State against the Commission’s Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. Justice Dashen stated that Olukoyede risks imprisonment for allegedly refusing to comply with a ruling in a suit filed against the EFCC by…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has dispelled allegations of mass retrenchment of civil servants, saying he has no intention of firing any employee within the state workforce. Otti stated this at the Banquet Hall, Government House Umuahia, during his monthly media parley with newsmen tagged,” Alex Otti Speaks” on Friday night. The governor, while reiterating…
