Day: August 19, 2025

Oriyomi Hamzat Apologizes To Naira Marley, Lifts Two-Year Ban On Marlian Records At Agidigbo FM

Abibat Babalola

Radio broadcaster Oriyomi Hamzat has tendered an apology to singer Naira Marley and announced that Agidigbo FM will resume playing his songs, ending a two-year ban on all Marlian Records music from the station. In September 2024, Hamzat banned songs from Naira Marley and his label following the controversy surrounding the death of former signee, Mohbad. At the time, allegations surfaced linking Marley to the incident. READ ALSO: Nigeria Mulls Pay Rise For Political Office Holders 6,458 Admission Seekers Risk Sanctions As JAMB Begins Probe Govt Bans Schools’ Kindergarten, Nursery…

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Nigeria Mulls Pay Rise For Political Office Holders

Abibat Babalola

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has hinted at plans to review the salaries of political office holders in Nigeria, describing current earnings as inadequate, unrealistic, and outdated in the face of rising responsibilities and economic challenges. At a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, RMAFC Chairman, Mohammed Shehu, disclosed that President Bola Tinubu presently earns N1.5m monthly, while ministers receive less than N1m — figures that have remained unchanged since 2008. “You are paying the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria N1.5m a month, with a population…

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6,458 Admission Seekers Risk Sanctions As JAMB Begins Probe

Abibat Babalola

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has placed 6,458 admission seekers under investigation for alleged involvement in technology-enabled examination malpractice during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). On Monday, in Abuja, JAMB inaugurated a 23-member Special Committee on Examination Infraction to investigate the cases and submit its report within 21 days. Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said candidates found culpable would face sanctions recommended by the committee. “This year we came across a number of strange things and we felt that it would be better if we…

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‘Tax Incentives, Relief on Import Duties,’ How Govt Should Support Media – Soneye

DAMILOLA OLONADE

    . Media Sustainability: Soneye Advocates Tax Reliefs, Independent Fund for Journalism   Immediate-past Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Femi Soneye, has called on the Nigerian Government to support the Nigerian media with targeted incentives, including tax reliefs and import duty waivers on essential media tools. Platforms Africa reports that Soneye made the appeal in Abuja on Tuesday after receiving the NUJ FCT Excellence in Corporate Communications Award, conferred on him by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council.…

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