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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed new transaction fees for Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), set to take effect on March 1, 2025. A circular, signed by John Onojah, the acting Director of the Financial Policy and Regulation Department, explained that the revised charges aim to address increasing operational...

President Bola Tinubu has ordered all ministers in his administration to give account of their stewardship to Nigerians with immediate effect. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the presidential order at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. The minister said the briefing by the ministers is...

El-Rufai, who has been embroiled in a battle of words with the Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said he won’t be intimidated by the current administration. The former governor, in a response to a post by an X user Imran Wakili on the alleged plot to arrest...

MTN Nigeria, one of the country’s leading telecommunications providers, has started significantly increasing its data tariffs. The company also confirmed this in a response shared on its X (formerly Twitter). The company wrote: “Y’ello! Thanks for stopping by, We apologise for any inconvenience and delayed Response. A price increase has...

Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption, has ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country in the world, according to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released on Tuesday. Nigeria shares the 36th position with Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq and Cameroon, each scoring 26 points on the corruption index....

The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and the Nigerian Communications Commissions to suspend the impending hike in telecommunications tariffs until the services offered by the telecom companies improved. This followed a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Oboji Oforji (PDP,...

Governor Charles Soludo has completed the construction of the 2.62 km Bank Road in Nnewi, which connects to St. Mary's Cathedral Church in Uruagu Nnewi. This is part of his administration's ongoing urban infrastructural development plan for Anambra state. he newly constructed road, which was in a deplorable condition, has...

• grictech hub to be built in Oyo's Agribusiness Hub The Oyo State Government is set to benefit from a partnership with the United Kingdom Agritech Centre in the area of boosting agriculture and livestock production with science and other technology-based solutions. This is as the Centre is set to...

Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has filed a lawsuit at a Lagos High Court, seeking a declaration that a Facebook advertisement depicting him as suffering from Prostatitis constituted an invasion of his privacy. Falana, a senior advocate, is demanding $5 million from Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company...

The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to expedite the award of contracts for the Light-Up Lagos project, as provided in the 2025 budget appropriation. The resolution followed a Matter of Urgent Public Importance raised by Lukmoh Olumoh (Ajeromi-Ifelodun 1), who expressed concern over the absence...