The federal government has suspended the controversial 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic banking transactions. Minister of information, Mohammed Idris, confirmed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday after the two-day federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa. According to him, the levy was undergoing review and has…

Kandoon Louisa Iornumbe, who was allegedly murdered by unknown assailants in Abuja has been laid to rest in Benue State. The body of the deceased was found dumped after the Mpape junction in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT on Thursday morning, May 2, 2024. It’s suspected that she was a victim of one-chance criminals terrorizing…

Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a prison van at a motorway toll in northern France, killing at least two prison officers and freeing a convict who had been jailed last week. President Emmanuel Macron vowed that everything would be done to find those behind the attack as hundreds of members of the security forces were deployed…

In a bid to boost the ease of doing business in the mining sector, the federal government has launched the Nigeria Mineral Resources Decision Support System (NMDSS). During the unveiling of the NMDSS Tuesday in Abuja, the minister of solid minerals development, Dr Dele Alake, explained that the portal demonstrated the federal government’s commitment to…

Singer Davido is elated as his first child, Imade, turns nine today May 14. Davido and businesswoman, Sophia Momodu, welcomed Imade on May 14, 2014. However, in recent years, their co-parenting has become sour. Taking to to his Instastories this morning, the father-of-four expressed how much he loves Imade while promising to see her soon….

President William Ruto Tuesday named Lazarus Amayo, Kenya’s outgoing ambassador to the US and a career diplomat, as the Special Envoy for the African Union Champion for Institutional Reforms. Amayo will play a critical role in driving AU’s institutional reforms in liaison with the State Department for Foreign Affairs and the AU institutions. According to…

In a move that is set to revolutionise the engineering, construction, and real estate sectors, Forte GCC Innovative Solutions Limited has announced its commitment to innovation, sustainability, and excellence. Since its inception in 2019, the company has established itself as a trailblazer in the industry, with a team of dedicated professionals and a vision to…

Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested two notorious armed robbery suspects and recovered an operational vehicle. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday, May 14, said the suspects, Chibuieze Orji, 52, and Jibrin Mohammed, 45, are members of an armed robbery gang usually…

Stakeholders in the public health sector have raised concerns that rural communities will be adversely affected by the increased migration of Kenyan nurses to foreign countries.   The massive migration of nurses abroad in search of greener pastures has got backing from the national government in recent months with many travelling to Europe, the US, and the Middle…

A twenty-year-old man, Elisha, who is said be a student of the University of Uyo has allegedly murdered his auxiliary nurse girlfriend and butchered her body over her refusal to accede to his sexual demand. The incident has thrown the scene of the incident located along Atiku Abubakar Way in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State’s…

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has said that the labour union would disown the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, if he adopted the policies of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, and the World Bank if elected Nigeria’s President. Ajaero made this statement on Tuesday while speaking…