Month: August 2023

Tinubu Drops Kano Ministerial Nominee, Shetty, Adds Keyamo, Mahmoud

ADEOLA YUSUF

Tinubu drops Kano ministerial nominee, Shetty, adds Keyamo,. Mahmoud as senators tell Oyetola, Geidam, Lokpobiri to take a bow and go at screening. In what is turning out to be a game of musical chairs, President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, dropped Dr. Maryam Shetty as a ministerial nominee from Kano State. She was replaced with Dr. Mairiga Mahmoud, another lady, who also hails from Kano. READ ALSO: Nigerian Govt Delists 18 Illegal Loan Apps Banker Remanded Over Theft of Customer’s N22m Heritage Energy’s Boss Calls for More Data on Frontier…

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Nigerian Govt Delists 18 Illegal Loan Apps

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Government through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has given digital money lenders five days to prove they are operating within its set guidelines. It also asked Google to remove 18 digital lenders from Playstore for violations of its guidelines. According to the FCCPC, compliance with its guidelines was now mandatory, and failure to do so was a violation of the law. READ ALSO: Banker Remanded Over Theft of Customer’s N22m Heritage Energy’s Boss Calls for More Data on Frontier Basins UNILAG Gets Acting Registrar According to…

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Banker Remanded Over Theft of Customer’s N22m

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Kwara magistrate’s court sitting in Ilorin has remanded a staff of a Commercial Bank in Ilorin, Mr Aribisala Jeremiah, at a correctional facility in Ilorin over alleged stealing of N22.1 million in the bank. Jeremiah was arraigned by Kwara State Police Command for allegedly defrauding the bank of the sum. The defendant who worked at the bank’s Teller desk, committed the crime between March and June this year through his friend’s bank account, one Kehinde Kemisola Kolawole. The charge sheet noted that “Investigation revealed that Jeremiah who was employed…

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Heritage Energy’s Boss Calls for More Data on Frontier Basins

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ado Osereagbaje, the Managing Director of Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (HEOSL), operator of the OML 30 Joint Venture between NNPC Exploration and Production and Shoreline Natural Resources Limited (NEPL/SNRL Joint Venture), has emphasized the need for more data on the Frontier Basins in Nigeria. Ado made this call during his speech at the Nigeria annual international conference and exhibition (NAICE) organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (Nigeria Council), on Monday, 31st July, 2023 at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island Lagos. READ ALSO: UNILAG Gets Acting Registrar JUST…

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UNILAG Gets Acting Registrar

ADEOLA YUSUF

The University of Lagos on Tuesday evening appointed Esther Makinde as the university’s acting Registrar Makinde’s appointment followed the expiration of the tenure of the immediate past Registrar, Ismaila Oladejo, on July 31, 2023. A statement issued by the institution which was made available to our correspondent said Makinde’s appointment was with immediate effect. “There has been a leadership transition in the Registry of the University of Lagos with the end of the five-year tenure of Ismaila Oladejo Azeez, Esq. on Monday, July 31, 2023. READ ALSO: JUST IN: Ganduje…

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JUST IN: Ganduje Is APC National Chairman

ADEOLA YUSUF

Abdullahi Ganduje, a former governor of Kano State, has been chosen by the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee (NEC) on Thursday to serve as the party’s national chairman. Platforms Africa reports that the party’s NEC also elected former Senate spokesman, Ajibola Basiru as National Secretary. More to follow…

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Why We Suspended Nationwide Protest – Labour

ADEOLA YUSUF

The leaderships of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have said the nationwide mass protest was suspended, after extracting some ccommitments from President Bola Tinubu. Platforms Africa reports that the two bodies stated this in a press release jointly signed by Comrades Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo, presidents of NLC and TUC, respectively. The release, titled “You Have Spoken Loudly Nigerians: It Resonated And Resounded”, was dated 2 August, 2023. READ ALSO: Angry Protesters Pull Down National Assembly Gate Labour Protests Spread To Kaduna, Kano, Bayelsa,…

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TikTok User Jailed Three Years For Cyberstalking Eniola Badmus

ADEOLA YUSUF

A female TikTok user, Nwakaego Okoye, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for cyberstalking Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos gave the ruling on Wednesday. The judge convicted Nwakaego after she pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of cyberstalking. In a consideration that followed the convict’s remorse, Justice Oweibo however gave her an option of paying a fine of N150,000 in lieu of jail time. READ ALSO: Labour Protests Spread To Kaduna, Kano, Bayelsa, Others Angry Protesters Pull Down National…

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Labour Protests Spread To Kaduna, Kano, Bayelsa, Others

ADEOLA YUSUF

Thousands of workers in Kano, Kaduna, Bayelsa and other states across the country on Wednesday, August 2, joined the protests declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over economic challenges faced by Nigerians following the removal of petrol subsidy. In Kano State, workers from various sectors, dressed in red and green caps, and carrying placards with different inscriptions, marched through major streets, chanting slogans and ‘aluta songs’ to demand improved welfare and an end to the current economic hardship. READ ALSO: Angry Protesters Pull Down National Assembly Gate Nigeria’s Oil…

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Angry Protesters Pull Down National Assembly Gate

ADEOLA YUSUF

Angry protesters have pulled down the gate of the National Assembly complex in Abuja. Earlier, the protesters led by the leaders of the Organised Labour, Joe Ajaero of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Festus Osifo of the Trade Union Congress asked security operatives stationed at the legislative building to open the gate to allow the angry workers to express their displeasure. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s Oil Production Outage Dips OPEC July Output by 26.04m Barrels It’s For Training: Facts About Plane That Crashed In Lagos + PHOTOS JUST IN: ASUU Declares…

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