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Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, became the target of Internet trolls when he stated that being obedient in Nigeria was tantamount to being a zombie. Many supporters of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, who are called ‘Obidients’ took his statement as an attack against them. However, Obi later cautioned his followers and supporters to stop heckling and …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has given the Edo State Police Command and other relevant authorities seven days ultimatum to unravel the true situation of the alleged discovery of ritualists’ den along Ekenwan Road axis of Benin City, the state capital. This was disclosed today, during a press conference organized by the Edo State Government and the State Police …

• Inflation rate ballooned by 170% under Buhari in seven years• Why govt must embark on urgent sweeping reforms• President, govs must agree on PMS subsidy removal timelines• Focus more on agric sector, insecurity to stem food inflation, FG told A high-level meeting of the 36 state governors with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, primed to draw out some far-reaching …

*As FCCPC develops framework, guidelines for digital lending The Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Commission, FCCPC, has directed payment systems operators, PSOs, such as Flutterwave, Opay, Paystack and Monify, as well as telecommunication companies, including Mobile Network Operators, MNOs, in Nigeria to stop providing support that enables the operations of illegal digital money lenders, also known as money sharks, in …

Finance Minister says the idea of a national forum to remove petroleum was that of the National Assembly. The Minister of Finance and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given approval for a planned summit of the government, leadership of all political parties and relevant groups to discuss and agree on the removal of petroleum …

• FG budgets N4tn for education in seven years, sector loses 837 days to strike • Education underfunded, FG may borrow to fund sector, economists warn The Federal Government spent nothing less than N13.17tn between 2016 and March 2022 under the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), an analysis by The PUNCH has revealed. Findings by The …

The lawmakers discovered that the NNPC Limited has not been paying its full tax to the FIRS, thereby breaching the provisions of the 1999 Constitution. The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating petroleum subsidy has raised an alarm over the N621 billion tax credit granted to NNPC Limited in the Executive Order 7 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has expressed surprise at the shocking revelations made last Friday, by the Minister for Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, that the payment platforms, which the Buhari-led administration deployed for both payments of salaries and receipt of its revenue, were never tested or certified by relevant government agencies before they were put to …

• British Airways informs passengers of imminent airfares’ hike More international carriers are gearing to join the Emirates Airlines which announced, on Thursday, the suspension of its flight operations in Nigeria from September 1, 2022, our correspondents gathered. The British Airways has already reduced their flight frequencies to Nigeria, as the airline informed its passengers on Thursday of an imminent …

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked the licenses of the AIT/Ray Power FM (DAAR Communication L.td., Silverbird TV Network and 50 others stations over N2.6 billion debt. The Director-General of NBC, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, who made the disclosure at a news conference on Friday in Abuja, ordered the affected stations to shutdown in the next 24 hours. Ilelah directed …