Friday, 14 March, 2025

Category: Policy


BANKS have commenced implementation of the new Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fee charge on customers following the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) directive. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored some banks’ ATM gallery in Abuja and Read more…


British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that the UK and France are ready to lead a “coalition of the willing” to provide military support to Ukraine, including the deployment of troops and aircraft, aiming to secure Kiev’s positions once a peace Read more…


Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has directed the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGAs) to immediately take over the administration of the 23 local government areas pending the conduct of fresh elections by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission Read more…


The Account-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein and the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, have commenced talks on the implementation of the July 11, 2024 Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy as direct allocation disbursement to Read more…


Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the decision of some northern states governors to shut down schools, public and private, for five weeks period of Ramadan. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, in a statement, on Sunday, said that CAN Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Engr. Paul Obulum was a member of Ondo State National Gubernatorial Election Campaign Council (Ondo 2024) Engr Paul Obulum said Gov Charles Soludo’s failure is Prince Nicholas Ikukuoma’s advantage. The APC stalwart stated this while fielding questions Read more…


The APGA major stakeholders and teeming members of the likely pool of delegates in the upcoming primary for the aspirants vying to fill the vacant senate seat have thrown their weight behind Hon Sir Pat Ubajaka. During the meeting he Read more…


Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s recent visit to Washington was a “complete political and diplomatic failure” for Kiev, according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Her comments follow a tense meeting between Zelensky, US President Donald Trump, and Vice President J.D. Vance Read more…


Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to submit himself to an open and transparent probe following allegations of sexual advances leveled against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Saraki, in a statement released Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor The lawmaker who represented Nnewi North, Nnewi South and Ekwusigo LGAs in the green chamber of the National Assembly, Hon Chris Azubogu has again represented his score card. The 32 page score card which was made available Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Chairman of Ogbaru LGA of Anambra state and his legislative council have come under severe criticism for introducing an extortive law mandating all house owners in the council to pay fifteen thousand Naira within 7 days Read more…


Residents of Evina axis, a suburb of Aba, in Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State, have protested what they described as crazy bills from Aba Power and have therefore petitioned the Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) for intervention. Read more…