The Minister of Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has denied directing telecom companies in the country to tamper with networks as the nationwide protests began on Thursday. Nigerians using MTN, Airtel and other networks began to complain on social media about Read more…
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Economic and commercial activities gradually picked up in the commercial cities of Onitsha and Nnewi, as well as Awka, the capital of Anambra State, as residents shunned the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest across the country. Our correspondent reports that residents stayed Read more…
FOLLOWING the call for an end to hunger and economic challenges in the country, hundreds of protesters thronged Lagos, Osun and Oyo states to express their displeasure just as they tasked the state and federal governments to take steps to Read more…
As the planned nationwide hunger strike is set to begin on Thursday, August 1, 2024, banks and other financial institutions across the country have decided to close their doors. While no official announcements have been made, discussions with bank employees Read more…
By Uzo Ugwunze The umbrella body of all traders in Anambra State, known as Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders’ Association, ASMATA, has written to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, dissociating itself from the scheduled nationwide Endbad governance,” protest billed for 1st to Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Tthe Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) Anambra State Council, has condoled with the immediate family of the late Distinguished Senator of the federal republic of Nigeria, late Sen Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, (Ebubuchukwu Uzo Nnewi). The NUJ condolence message Read more…
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s move to establish the Unclaimed Balances Trust Fund (UBTF) Pool Account, which will see the transfer of balances in dormant accounts and unclaimed balances to its custody, has sparked widespread reactions in various quarters. From seasoned Read more…
UK public spending is on track to go £22 billion ($28 billion) over budget by this year due to Tory financial mismanagement, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, told parliament on Monday. Reeves took over as finance chief Read more…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has again called on residents of Abuja to be calm and have patience with the Tinubu administration. Wike spoke on Monday while carrying out an inspection visit to the construction site Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a new directive to promote the trade of crude oil using the local currency. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Chairman, Zacchaeus Adedeji, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Monday after the federal executive Read more…
The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1, 580 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,610 per dollar last week Friday. But, the Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,611.4 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ Read more…
Claim: Speaking during a plenary session at the Red Chamber on Tuesday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced that the newly approved minimum wage applies to all workers across both public and private sectors, including maids and other domestic staff. He said, Read more…