June 28, 2024
CBN to implement more policies to tackle cybersecurity challenges
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will continue to implement more policies to tackle cybersecurity challenges and foster innovation to ensure the stability and integrity of the financial system. The deputy governor of financial systems stability at CBN, Philip Ikeazor, said this during a two-day Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC) Fintech Conference held […]
UTME: JAMB releases 2024 supplementary results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who took the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on June 21 and 22. JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. JAMB said the supplementary examination was conducted for 28,835 candidates who could not be biometrically verified during […]
Just In: Tinubu Orders Disbursement of N155bn For Foodstuff Purchase Nationwide
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the purchasing and selling of foodstuff worth ₦155 billion to be distributed across the nation. The president gave the approval during the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday in Abuja where he urged state governors to work together to meet the needs of citizens. He said he is willing […]
Blackmail can’t stop new presidential jet approval – Senate
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said on Thursday that the Presidency had not approached the National Assembly with a request for new presidential jets. He, however, said should such a request be made, the Senate would approve it. Akpabio said the National Assembly would not succumb to any kind of blackmail from social media. According […]
EFCC orders arrest of power-drunk officers for assaulting hotel worker
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, on Thursday, ordered the arrest of two officers of the commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female hotel worker in Lagos. Olukoyede’s directive was in response to a viral video showing two officers manhandling a female hotel worker in Lagos. The viral […]
Minimum wage: Let each state negotiate what it can pay — Govs
LAGOS — Governors from the Southern part of Nigeria, under the aegis of the Southern Governors’ Forum, yesterday called for the consideration of the ability of each state to pay the new minimum wage. Their call came as the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, said Wednesday night that it will continue to engage stakeholders to reach […]
Niger govt arrests nursing mothers, teenagers at illegal mining sites
Minna— The Niger State government has carried out raids on some of the illegal mining sites across the state where many of the erring miners were arrested. Top on the list of those arrested include aged women, nursing mothers, their kids and children of school age. The state Ministry of Mineral Resources, Wednesday, embarked on […]
Police arrest alleged burglar, recover N577,000 goods
The Ogun Police Command has arrested a suspected burglar identified as Idris Salawu and recovered stolen items worth N577,000 from him. The items, our correspondent learnt, were taken from a house in the Liberty Area of Ogijo, located in the Sagamu Area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered on Thursday that the incident occurred on […]
N17bn debt: Court discharges 19 banks, Afex directors face contempt
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday fixed July 8, 2024, for hearing of all pending applications in a contempt suit initiated by Guaranty Trust Bank Limited against the directors of the Afex Exchange Commodities Limited over alleged N17, 808, 452, 467. 107 loan indebtedness. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke fixed the date after taking arguments […]
Shun drug abuse, Kwara gov advises youth
The Kwara State Government has advised the youths to shun the abuse of drugs. The government stated this with the aim of attaining a drug free society. The Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq gave this advise on Tuesday at the commemoration of year 2024 United Nation’s Day against abuse of drugs and illicit […]