The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed deposit money banks (DMBs) to stop deducting charges for unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) transactions directly from customersā accounts. The charges will now be deducted from usersā mobile airtime, according to an email from the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to customers on Tuesday. The UBA said the…
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended its ongoing strike action and directed its members to resume work tomorrow, Wednesday, 4 June. The suspension of the industrial action, which began on Monday, 2 June, across all its federal chapters, was contained in a communique issued after a series of meetings held with representatives…
A middle-aged man voluntarily turned himself in at the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), confessing to a ā¦9 million employment scam. The suspect, identified as Idris Adamu, walked into the EFCC office on Monday and requested an audience with the Acting Zonal Director, Deputy Commander of the EFCC (DCE)…
Corps members across the country, who have just completed their mandatory one-year service under the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been advised not to allow the present economic challenges to demoralise them, leading them to lose hope. The advice was given by the NYSC Director General, Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, while speaking in Bauchi on…
A yet-to-be identified man has fallen from one of the top floors of the iconic Cocoa House building in Dugbe, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The sad incident, which occured in the early hours of Monday, sparked confusion and concerns among commuters and business operators within the area. A statement by Oduāa Investment Company Limited,…
The Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Abayomi Akinruntan, has resigned his position after citing the need to align with the conventional arrangement of elective positions in the state. The resignation letter of the former deputy speaker representing Ilaje Constituency 1, who is the son of the Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom, Oba…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rubbished the rumors circulating that Sen. Godswill Akpabio and other National Assembly members would be granted automatic tickets in the 2027 election. Mr. Felix Morka, the partyās National Publicity Secretary, gave the clarification on Tuesday in Abuja. He said: āThe attention of the APC has been drawn to a…
Troops of Sector 5, Operation UDO KA, in a joint operation with operatives of the 63 Brigade and the Department of State Services (DSS), have intercepted a truck loaded with more than 164,000 live cartridges allegedly destined for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The…
The lingering political crisis surrounding withheld Local Government allocations in Osun State has taken a new dimension as the State Government dragged the Nigerian Federal Government and the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN to the countryās Supreme Court. The case centers on the alleged non-release of allocation from the Federation Account due…
The Chief Of Army Staff(COAS), Lieutenant General Oluyede, has relocated to Makurdi, the Benue State Capital, over the incessant killings of innocent villagers by herders and militia group. The killing which is becoming almost a daily occurrence has left many dead, several others injured, maimed, several houses burnt leaving many homeless. The army Chief who…
