Senator Shehu Umar Buba, Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, clarified that the cybersecurity levy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) targets financial institutions and telecom companies, not individuals or ordinary bank customers. The levy aims to enhance cybersecurity measures and national security, and the relevant section of the…
Richard “Rick” Slayman, the first human to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, has died almost two months after the procedure. Slayman, who had end-stage kidney disease, underwent the transplant in March at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston at age 62. The hospital said in a statement on Saturday that there was “no indication”…
The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson in Port Harcourt, said Ganduje has no legal ground to talk about the impeachment of Governor Fubara. Rivers State government, yesterday took a swipe at the Abdulahi Ganduje-led All Progressives Congress, APC, over comment that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has committed impeachable offence.The Rivers State elders and…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited a secondary school in Lagos on the last full day of their Nigeria tour. Prince Harry heard about the work of a charity which organises basketball camps for children in Africa, and played a game with students. The trip marks 10 years of the Invictus Games, which Nigeria…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the implementation of the controversial cybersecurity levy policy and ordered a review. It was earlier reported that the CBN, on May 6, 2024, issued a circular mandating all banks, mobile money operators, and payment service providers to implement a new cybersecurity…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed that the Naira should be the only legal tender for transactions at foreign embassies in Nigeria. The Commission also banned the use of dollars for business transactions and payment of other services at foreign missions in the country. This was revealed in a letter dated April…
The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion plan along Adeniji through Falomo, including Bourdillon and Queens Drive from Monday, May 13, 2024. The highbrow Ikoyi area of Lagos will be closed to traffic to enable repair work on failed portions of the roads. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the state’s Commissioner for Transportation, who made this…
A woman has been shot by her stepson after she tried to hug him during a high school graduation ceremony. The incident happened on Wednesday at Albuquerque in New Mexico, United States of America. The man identified as Christian Bencomo, 21, is currently being held with no bail. According to Fox News, Albuquerque Police Department…
Lagos is giving a boost to water transportation, opening up riverine communities, and reducing road congestions, all at the same time with 13 additional jetties and channelisation of waterways being undertaken Yacoob Alebiosu, commissioner for waterfront development, says. Alebiosu spoke at a ministerial briefing to mark the first year of the second tenure of Governor…
Nigerian lawyers have filed a complaint with international organizations, including the UN and the UK, against EFCC Chairman Olanipekun Olukoyede, accusing him of disregarding court orders and violating citizens’ rights. At a press conference in Abuja, the lawyers accused Olukoyede of ignoring court orders and infringing on citizens’ constitutional rights, citing the treatment of former…
