The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened a massive protest that will shut down the Nigerian economy should the Federal Government fail to cancel the controversial cybersecurity levy recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The TUC in a statement signed by its President, Festus Osifo, on Wednesday, slammed the directive by the CBN…
The Dean of Borno Elders Forum, Prof Khalifa Dikwa, has condemned the 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) describing it as provocative He therefore asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately order the apex bank to suspend the implementation of the new policy. “This is not the…
The political crisis in Rivers State on Wednesday took a new dimension as some members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara elected the member representing Bonny constituency, Victor Oko-Jumbo, as their Speaker. Oko-Jumbo, who is said to be the new speaker for the entire 32-member Assembly, was said to…
The Anambra State Police Command has debunked, as untrue and misleading, the report alleging that gunmen killed 21 soldiers in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer of the State, SP Ikenga Tochukwu said this while reacting to report by some section of the media. The Police Spokesman, in a statement made available to newsmen…
Indigenes of Amakor village in Nanka, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State have cried out over the devastating effect of erosion in their environment as a result of sand miners. Leaders of the village under the aegis of Amakor Njikoka Development Union in a press release signed by its chairman and secretary, Mr….
The Nigerian government has announced the arrival of President Bola Tinubu after two weeks in Europe. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a post on his X handle today, while welcoming the president who arrived today President Tinubu had travelled for a meeting with the Dutch Prime…
A social media user Justus, who identifies as LordJustusN on X.com, has expressed dismay over the deplorable state of a hostel, Eni Njọkụ Hostel, in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Justus disclosed that he had visited the hostel to inspect the room his cousin was assigned to, only to be met with appalling conditions. Sharing…
The Efforts And Leadership Prowess Of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has paid off as the United Nations is set to build its Peace and Conflict Centre in Anambra State through her international body known as United Nations Peace and Positive Living Awareness Centre (UN-POPLAC). This was disclosed to Journalists by the Organisation’s International Coordinator, Most…
One person has been confirmed dead and many others injured after a violent confrontation occurred, between diesel hawkers and a group known as ‘Show Boys’ at Mile 2, on the Oshodi-Apapa expressway, Lagos. There were different accounts of how the fight broke out. A version of the account said the clash allegedly stemmed from a…
A suspect one Akpoveta School who was arrested in connection with the murder of a lady, Glory Akpaku, in Delta State, has confessed to the crime Narrating how he allegedly killed the victim, Akpoveta said he stabbed her multiple times. According to an interrogation video shared on X.com by the Delta State Police Public Relations…
