Make USSD codes free to boost financial inclusion: Stakeholders tell banks, telcos
Participants at the Nigeria Fintech Week in Lagos on Tuesday said telecommunications, banks and Fintech stakeholders needed to partner to make USSD short codes free to all users to boost…
Power play: President appoints new PM but old PM says “I’m still in my office, working.’
President Jose Vaz of Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday named a new prime minister but his sacked predecessor refused to step down, intensifying a bitter power struggle between Vaz and the ruling…
Kano, Adamawa, Lagos make proposed NDDC Board; Buhari seeks early confirmation
President Muhammadu Buhari has requested Senate’s confirmation of nominees into the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The request was contained in a letter by President Buhari, dated…
Stock market goes bearish but Zenith Bank, others see high volume sales
Sell pressure recorded by highly capitalised stocks forced the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indices to close negative on Tuesday. Consequently, the crucial market indicators dipped 0.53 per cent, amid…
Nigeria among 13 countries notorious for enabling ‘impunity’ in journalists’ deaths
More than 200 killings of journalists are unsolved in 13 countries cited by a media watchdog group for enabling “impunity” for the crimes. Syria, Somalia and Iraq top the list….
Buhari government gags free press, moves to regulate social media
The Muhammadu Buhari Government says it is working to inject sanity into the Social Media space which has gone totally out of control, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji…
Two men arraigned for allegedly wearing military berets, get bail
Two men, Ajana Oluwabunmi, 24 and Idehen Oluwatimilehin, 20, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for alleged unlawful wearing of military camouflage berets. The defendants, whose addresses were…
Mass redeployment in the Army, 9 Generals, others affected
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has approved the redeployment and appointment of five Major Generals and four Brigadier Generals to new formations nationwide. The Acting Director, Army…
Customs seizes expired rice, tramadol, others with N2.713b duty value
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday said that seized containers of rice, tramadol and unregistered pharmaceutical products, had duty paid value of N2,713,865,051. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed…
Public money in fixed deposit account is unlawful: EFCC Witness tells court in alleged N54.3m fraud
An EFCC witness on Tuesday said that the law does not allow a public officer to put government money in a fixed deposit account. Mr Patrick Ewema, a staff member…