PoS transactions surge to N18 trillion in 2024 as fintechs expand terminal deployment
The value of transactions over Point of Sales (PoS) terminals in Nigeria surged to N18 trillion in 2024, hitting an all-time yearly record. This is according to data obtained from…
LAUTECH workers weep over salary reduction
Scores of workers of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, yesterday protested over what they described as a sudden salary reduction by the hospital management.…
Tinubu signs bill establishing Federal University of environment Ogoni
President Bola Tinubu has signed the bill establishing the Federal University of Environmental Technology, Ogoni. The President signed the bill into law at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday.…
Traditional ruler kidnapped, okada rider shot dead in Edo
The traditional of Udo-Eguare, His Royal Highness Friday Ehizojie Onojie, in Igueben local government area of Edo State, has been kidnapped. He was alleged to have been kidnapped at a…
Electricity subsidy benefits rich Nigerians – Tinubu’s aide
The Federal Government has said it spends N200bn to subsidise electricity monthly. According to the government, this amount benefits the wealthiest 25 per cent of Nigerians rather than those…
Ogun monarch suspended for six months for assuallting chief
The Ogun State Police Command on Monday invited and interrogated the Olorile of Orile-Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, for assaulting a 73-year-old chief, Areola Abraham. This is just as the…
Ladoja threatens to sue Akande over Bola Ige murder remarks
Former governor of Oyo State and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Rashidi Ladoja, on Monday, demanded a public apology from former Osun State governor, Chief Bisi Akande, over…
NCAA summons Kenya Airways station manager over ‘maltreatment’ of Nigerian passenger
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has summoned Kenya Airways’ acting station manager over the “maltreatment” of a Nigerian passenger. A video posted on Monday by Tunde Moshood, special…
Court sacks Tijani Ahmed-Anaje as Ohinoyi of Ebiraland
A Kogi state high court in Lokoja has ordered Tijani Ahmed-Anaje, the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, to vacate the throne. Umar Salisu, the trial judge, on Monday, ordered Ahmed-Anaje not…
CBN extends timeframe for BDCs to buy $25,000 weekly from banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the timeframe for eligible bureau de change (BDC) operators to access the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) for foreign exchange.…
