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May

2024

Federal Govt Commends Gov Otti On Proactive Steps To Resolve Health Sector Issues In Abia

Abia State, FGN, Good Governance, Health, News Flash

FEDERAL GOVT COMMENDS GOV OTTI ON PROACTIVE STEPS TO RESOLVE HEALTH SECTOR ISSUES IN ABIA The Federal Government has commended the Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, for taking proactive measures to resolve the lingering challenges in the state's healthcare system prior to his assumption of office on May 29, 2023. Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr. Salman Anas-Ibrahim, who gave the commendation, said by declaring a state of emergency in the health sector and increasing allocation to health in the 2024 Budget by 15% as well as the swift resolution of salary disputes, Governor Otti significantly…

May

2024

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Tinubu, Shettima Now To Pay Tollgate Fees At Airports

FGN, IGR, News Flash, Presidency

Tinubu, Shettima Now To Pay Tollgate Fees At Airports President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will now henceforth pay the required fees at tollgates whenever they use the nation’s airports. This came as the the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting he presided over at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday approved that there should be no more exemption granted to users of the airports from paying tollgate fees. The approval was made following a memorandum presented to the council by the minister of aviation, Festus Keyamo, who argued that the government was losing over 82% of the revenue…

May

2024

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Tinubu Orders CBN To Suspend Implementation Of Cybersecurity Levy

Economy, Abuja, FGN, News Flash

Tinubu Orders CBN To Suspend Implementation Of Cybersecurity Levy President Bola Tinubu has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to suspend the implementation of the controversial cybersecurity levy policy and ordered a review. This followed the decision of the House of Representatives, which, last Thursday, asked the CBN to withdraw its circular directing all banks to commence charging a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions in the country. The CBN on May 6, 2024, issued a circular mandating all banks, mobile money operators, and payment service providers to implement a new cybersecurity levy, following the provisions laid…

May

2024

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Tinubu Offers Fresh Appointment To Petroleum Minister

FGN, News Flash, Presidency

Tinubu Offers Fresh Appointment To Petroleum Minister President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, as the Co-Chairman of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). This was contained in a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Thursday. According to the statement, the appointment would ensure effective oversight of the gas aspect of the nation’s assets. “In line with his avowed commitment to establish a more efficient, targeted, and consistent approval process for unique oil and gas…

May

2024

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Health Rumours: President Tinubu Quells ‘Noisemakers’ With Public Stroll; Resumes Work

Abuja, FGN, Gossips, News Flash, Presidency

Health Rumours: President Tinubu Quells ‘Noisemakers’ With Public Stroll; Resumes Work President Bola Tinubu has officially resumed duties at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, a day after returning from his overseas trip. To quell rumours about his health and whereabouts, the Presidency released a video of the President taking a stroll from his official residence to his office, flanked by his security team, Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and other aides. During his two-week trip, Tinubu visited the Netherlands on the invitation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, met with the Nigerian-Dutch business community, and attended the…

May

2024

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President Tinubu Returns To Nigeria After Two Weeks Abroad

FGN, News Flash, Presidency

President Tinubu Returns To Nigeria After Two Weeks Abroad President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja early Wednesday after spending two weeks outside the country. President Tinubu was received by top government officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Tinubu’s diplomatic journey commenced with an official visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands on April 23, at the invitation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte. During his time in the Netherlands, Tinubu held discussions with prominent Dutch officials, including separate meetings with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima. Additionally, he participated in the Nigerian-Dutch Business and Investment Forum. Following his engagements in…

May

2024

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FG Orders Registration Of All POS Operators In Nigeria

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, FGN, News Flash

FG Orders Registration Of All POS Operators In Nigeria The Federal Government through the Corporate Affairs Commission has issued a two-month registration deadline to Point of Sales companies, to register their agents, merchants, and individuals with the commission in line with legal requirements and the directives of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The agreement was reached on Monday during a meeting between Fintechs and the Registrar-General CAC, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, in Abuja. According to the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System, there are over 1.9 million PoS terminals deployed by merchants and individuals nationwide. Speaking at the meeting, the CAC boss said…

May

2024

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JAMB Releases Additional 531 Results

Education, FGN, News Flash

JAMB Releases Additional 531 Results As promised, the Board is proceeding with the screening of over 64,000 withheld results. It has, however, released additional 531 results taking the total number of results released to 1,842,897. In the course of the exercise, other cases of examination misconduct were also established to make a tally of 92 from the 81 initially discovered. The Board is also looking at cases of unverified candidates and would soon come up with a position. Similarly, the attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has been drawn to some fallacious publications purporting that an unknown candidate,…

May

2024

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FG Reduces Electricity Tariff For Consumers

Business, FGN, News Flash, Power & Energy

FG Reduces Electricity Tariff For Consumers The Federal Government has approved a downward review in electricity tariff for Band A customers (Those with a daily supply of minimum of 20 hours). Under the approved review,Band A customers who hitherto were charged N225/Kwh are now to pay N206.80/Kwh. The decision to crash the tariff may not be unconnected with public outcry over the increase in electricity which industry observers, CSOs, labour unions have described as insensitive. Already, electricity distributors are sending the reduction notice to their customers. In a notice to its customers on Monday, Ikeja Electric said “Please be informed…

May

2024

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Tinubu Hurriedly Awarded Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road Contract To Chagoury Group Because His Son, Seyi Is On Its Board – Atiku

Business, FGN, Gossips, News Flash, Politics

Tinubu Hurriedly Awarded Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road Contract To Chagoury Group Because His Son, Seyi Is On Its Board – Atiku Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, said that the reason President Bola Tinubu hurriedly awarded the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project to Chagoury Group is because of his son, Seyi’s interest in the company. According to a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku insisted that Seyi was on the board of CDK Integrated Industries, a subsidiary of the Chagoury Group, owned by one of the president’s business allies, Gilbert Chagoury. Atiku described it as a conflict of interest…