Tinubu orders CBN to suspend implementation of cybersecurity levy
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to suspend the implementation of the controversial cybersecurity levy policy and ordered a review. This followed the decision of…
Why JAMB admission letter, NIN, and BVN are prerequisites for application for student loans
By Femi Akinfala In Nigeria, the demand for higher education continues to rise, leading to an increasing need for financial assistance among students. One of the ways students can fund…
Tinubu meets Chinese investors who built 4,000 metric tonnes a day Lithium processing plant
President Bola Tinubu has commended the inauguration of Nigeria’s largest lithium processing plant in Lafia, Nasarawa State, hailing it as a clear indication of the country’s attractiveness for foreign…
IMF recommends registering, licensing global crypto trading platforms in Nigeria
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended that global crypto trading platforms should be registered or licensed in Nigeria and subject to regulatory requirements. It made this recommendation in…
Court orders ExxonMobil to pay $725.5 million in leukemia case involving mechanic
A Pennsylvania jury in the United States of America has ruled that ExxonMobil must pay $725.5 million to an ex-mechanic who alleged his cancer was caused by toxic chemicals…
Spotify says Nigerian artists earned N25bn from streaming in 2023
Music streaming platform, Spotify, has said it paid over N25 billion in streaming royalties to Nigerian artists in 2023. The company disclosed this in its annual Loud & Clear…
Standard Bank report predicts $5.1bn capital inflows in second half of 2024
Standard Bank has predicted $5.05 billion in funding inflows into the economy in the second half of the year. Using estimates from Nigeria’s past Eurobond issuances, it forecasted that…
FG, Nokia sign MoU to train youths on 4G, 5G technologies
The federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nokia Solutions and Networks Nigeria to train youths on the latest fourth-generation (4G) and fifth-generation (5G) radio and…
Court restrains Amaewhule, 25 pro-Wike assembly members from acting as Rivers lawmakers
A state high court in Port Harcourt has granted an interim injunction restraining Martin Amaewhule from parading himself as a speaker of the Rivers house of assembly. In a…
Tinubu confers GCON on Awujale at 90
. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday, conferred on the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, the second highest national honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger…
