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Confusion reigned in the banking industry yesterday as some banks restricted access to bank accounts not linked to the National Identity Number, as directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The CBN had in a circular on December 1st 2023, directed that banks should place restrictions on all Tier 1 bank accounts without BVN. […]
In a bid to make air travel more affordable for Nigerians, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Chris Najomo, has set up a 10-man committee to probe foreign airlines over skyrocketing fares. This was disclosed in a press statement released to journalists on Thursday, signed by Director-General, NCAA, Chris Najomo, following a two-day meeting between NCAA […]
….prohibits forceful entry and illegal occupation of landed properties In a bid to curb and tackle the unscrupulous activities of land grabbers in the State,the Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Special Taskforce on Land Grabbers under the State Ministry of Justice, on Tuesday , organized a stakeholders meeting, Themed: Safeguarding Possessory Rights in […]
The Federal Government has paid $120m out of the $1.3bn indebtedness to gas companies for the supply of gas to run gas-fired power plants across the country. Nigeria is currently suffering from low power supply because many gas suppliers have reduced, while others stopped supplying the commodity to power-generating companies due to the indebtedness of […]
Details have emerged how Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu singlehandedly footed the bills to fly the remains of former Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu from Germany to Nigeria for burial. Akeredolu was buried last week. The former governor’s widow, Betty Akeredolu disclosed this on Wednesday when President Bola Tinubu paid the family a condolence visit […]
With 3,000 children born through IVF at Bridge Clinic, Nigeria, fertility experts say there is no scientific evidence showing any difference between IVF children and others. They also lamented the fragmented landscape of IVF in Nigeria, regretting that the practice remains unregulated. Meanwhile, to enhance reproductive healthcare standards, the Bridge Clinic Nigeria played a host […]
The Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, has advised women to always keep quiet whenever an argument comes up with their husbands at home. Kennedy-Ohaneye made this appeal at a Conference of Commissioners of State Ministries of Women Affairs in Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday. The minister said avoiding trading words would prevent physical assault […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said the multiple road crashes that led to the death of no fewer than five people in the Nasrul-Lahi-Li Fathi Society of Nigeria corridor along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday were caused by dangerous driving. The FRSC Chief Route Commander, Florence Okpe, who spoke with our correspondent further confirmed […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission has ruled out an extension of the February 28, 2024 deadline for the linkage of Subscriber Identity Module cards to National Identification Numbers. As a result, telecommunication companies have been directed to bar 12 million lines which have not been linked to the owners’ NINs after the expiration of the deadline. […]
The Lagos Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has said that it recorded 342 road accidents that claimed 22 lives in the state between January and February 2024. The state Sector Commander, FRSC, Babatunde Farinloye, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with PUNCH Metro on Tuesday. The PUNCH had reported that the FRSC Corps Marshal, Dauda […]
