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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the takeoff of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme for workers across the country. Consumer credit serves is the lifeblood of modern economies, enabling citizens to enhance their quality of life by accessing goods and services upfront, paying responsibly over time. It facilitates crucial purchases, such as […]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has flagged off the “Eko Cares” Initiative, a social intervention programme aimed at lessening the burden on residents amid economic hardship. A total of 300,000 households are expected to benefit from the inaugural programme. Beneficiaries are cut across 20 Local Government Areas, and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, of the state. […]
The organised labour, on Sunday, listed its expectations ahead of the 2024 Workers’Day, calling on the Federal Government to announce a new minimum wage on May 1. The National Vice President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, who spoke with our correspondent, described Workers’ Day as Christmas Day for workers. He noted that there […]
To end the lingering scarcity of the e-passport booklets caused by the non-payment of N16 billion production debt to vendors and other stakeholders in the value chain, the federal government and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have initiated moves to offset the debt and clear the way for more supplies . LEADERSHIP Friday learnt that […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged Lagos residents, particularly Christians and Muslims, to continue to live in love and peace, just as they demonstrated during the Lenten and Ramadan seasons. The Governor assured that his administration will continue to do everything that has made Lagosians proud of his government in the areas of […]
The Federal Government is to launch three new national identity cards in May this year and has a target of providing them for about 104 million citizens across the country. The three new national identity cards planned by the National Identity Management Commission include a bank-enabled National ID card, a social intervention card, and an […]
A group of protesters stormed Lagos House of Assembly with placards seeking the suspension of Mr John Ogundare, the chairman of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area (LCDA) over alleged misappropriation of N1.9billion. The leader of the protesters, identified as Mr Segun Williams said Ogundare was indicted by an investigative report of the local government’s […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has said it is investigating over 400 cases of privacy breaches involving online loan apps. Cases of data privacy breaches have become prevalent in recent times due to the proliferation of digital lending platforms. The commission made this known in its 2023 Annual Report made available to The PUNCH on […]
Ride-hailing company, Uber, has said it would not be sharing the personal data of its riders with the Lagos State Government. The company, whose drivers recently had issues with the State’s authority over the data sharing arrangement, said it is cooperating with the government to share data as earlier agreed. This has, however, raised concern […]
About ten million telephone lines will be disconnected when telecommunication firms start barring subscribers with unverified National Identity Numbers (NINs) from March 29, 2024. A directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission mandates telcos to bar lines whose NINs have been submitted but not verified by March 29, 2024, and bar those with less than five lines linked […]
