Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s government for the imposition of the cybersecurity levy on Nigerians. He said the government was interested in milking a dying economy instead of nurturing it to recovery and growth. Obi accused the government of coming up with policies that…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Federal Government 48 hours to withdraw the 0.5% ‘cybersecurity levy’ imposed on Nigerians. This is contained in a statement on its official X handle on Tuesday. SERAP threatened to drag the Federal Government to court if the “grossly unlawful” directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after spending two weeks abroad. Tinubu returned to his official residence at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, in the early hours of Wednesday. In a tweet on Tuesday evening, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, revealed, “President Bola Tinubu, along with his aides,…
As Senators resume at the newly renovated Chamber for legislative activities, the National Assembly has barred at least 10 Television stations in the country from having access to the gallery. A Sergeant-At-Arm operative who was stationed at the entrance of the Chamber told journalists that Senate President, Godswill Akpabio instructed the security unit to restrict…
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has directed the state House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, to immediately commence the impeachment process of the state governor, Siminialayi Fubara. The state caretaker committee (CTC) of the party led by Tony Okocha stated in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Tuesday, May…
Binance has alleged that Nigeria government led by President Bola Tinubu has demanded a secret payment of N207 billion to settle its crypto case. According to Bloomberg, Binance Chief Executive Officer, Richard Teng made the claim in a blog yesterday, detailing how the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange tried to engage with Nigerian authorities, including having a…
The Department of State Services has reportedly arrested the wanted former chairman of the Oyo State Park Management System, Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary. It was gathered that Auxiliary was arrested at about 4:00 pm on Tuesday at his residence in the Olodo area of Ibadan, the state capital. Although the reasons for his…
The presidency has said that President Bola Tinubu will return to Nigeria today, Wednesday, from his trip to Europe. The special adviser on information and strategy to the president, BayoOnanuga disclosed this in a statement via his X handle on Tuesday. Onanuga stated, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, along with his aides, will return to Nigeria…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has applauded the customer service of Nigerian airline, Air Peace. Obasanjo shared his experience on the plane while chatting with the daughter of the Chief Executive Officer of the Arline, Nnenna Onyema, during a trip. Taking to its X handle on Monday, the airline shared a video of Obasanjo shaking and…
Nigeria’s forgotten schoolgirl from Yobe State, Leah Sharibu, has married at least two Boko Haram leaders including Ali Abdallah who has now become a chief judge of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Lake Chad basin, a “repentant” terrorist revealed on Tuesday. Sharibu, a Christian girl, was one of the 110 female…
