The National Assembly has dismissed rumors circulating on social media that President Bola Tinubu will present the 2025 budget to a joint session on Wednesday. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Secretary of Research and Information at the National Assembly, Dr. Ali Umoru, labeled the claims as baseless and urged the public to disregard…
TikTok has launched the second phase of its #SaferTogether digital safety initiative in Nigeria, partnering with the National Information Technology Development Agency and Data Science Nigeria. The program, which began in 2022, aims to improve digital safety by educating parents, teachers, and guardians on how to guide young people in using TikTok and the broader…
Four Nigerian nationals have been apprehended in Libya in connection with drug trafficking and public health violations in two separate incidents reported in Sabha and Bani Walid. The arrests, disclosed by the advocacy group Migrant Rescue Watch, highlight ongoing enforcement efforts against illegal activities in the North African nation. In Sabha, officers from the Criminal…
Port Harcourt Refinery, managed by NNPCL through the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited has commenced operations after undergoing rehabilitation and modernisation The refinery with 210,000 bpd refining capacity located at Alesa, Eleme, in Port Harcourt, comprises two operational units established in 1965 and 1989. The old plant refines a capacity of 60,000 barrels per…
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced stricter measures to address the rising cases of bullying and physical assaults among students in Unity Colleges across the country. In a memo signed by the Permanent Secretary, Nasir Gwarzo, the ministry declared that students found guilty of physical assault causing bodily harm will face indefinite suspension. The…
Two Nigerian nationals, Anthony Emeka Ibekie and Samuel Aniukwu, have been sentenced to a combined 30 years in federal prison for orchestrating online fraud schemes that defrauded U.S. citizens of over $3.5 million. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, the two men, residing in Chicago suburbs, used inheritance scams and…
The Naira experienced a depreciation on Monday, dropping to N1,770 per dollar in the parallel market, compared to N1,750 per dollar observed last weekend. In a similar trend, the Naira fell to N1,675.62 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market. According to data from FMDQ, the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM increased from…
In a significant move to tackle sexual harassment and gender-based violence in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, the Federal Government has directed universities to establish Sexual Assault Referral Centres on campuses. The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, made this announcement during a national summit in Abuja organised by Alliances for Africa in collaboration with the Committee…
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria has announced that the Central Bank of Nigeria has extended the deadline for Bureau de Change operators to meet the new recapitalisation requirements by an additional six months. This extension, confirmed by ABCON President Aminu Gwadebe during a virtual general meeting on Monday, moves the new…
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the ECOWAS region, under the ECOWAS Small Business Coalition (ESBC), have called for the establishment of a railway corridor linking all member countries, alongside the existing road network. The proposal was made at the end of their inaugural exhibition and workshop, which took place from November 21…
