•CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed deposit money banks in the country to start charging 0.5% cybersecurity levy on transactions. This was contained in a circular dated yesterday, Monday May 6, 2024 by the apex bank to all commercial, merchant, non-interest and payment service banks as well as mobile [&hel...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Education to include graduates of the National Open University in the National Youth Service Corps scheme. Tinubu also resolved the longstanding admittance of NOUN Law graduates to participate in Law School in the country for equal opportunities. He made the disclosure during his prese...
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has instructed the Muslim Ummah to observe the crescent of Shawwal 1445AH starting from today. Prof. Sambo Janaidu, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, conveyed the directive ...
•Central Bank of Nigeria A Significant increase in the minimum capital requirements for all banks operating in the country was yesterday announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs. Hakama Sidi-Ali, listed requirements for the various categories of banks in a circular, reports The Nation. The ...
•Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu The Edo State House of Assembly has directed the state Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa to set up a seven man panel to investigate the allegations levelled against the state deputy governor Philip Shaibu. The state assembly is accusing the deputy governor of misconduct and divulging governments information t...
•Police recruits The Senate, today, directed the Police Service Commission and the Nigeria Police Force to recruit a minimum of 10 candidates from each of the 774 local government councils in Nigeria. The directive, according to the Upper Chamber, should form part of its annual recruitment processes, reports Channels TV. The resolution was rea...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed airlines to promptly share information about flight disruptions to enable passengers to make informed travel decisions. The directive came on the heels of recent flight disruptions which inconvenienced air travelers, reports The Nation. In a statement by its Director of Public Affairs an...
•Sim cards The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed MTN Nigeria, Airtel and other telecommunications firms to fully bar phone lines without National Identity Numbers and those whose NINs have not been verified. This was disclosed in a corporate notice that MTN Nigeria filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited revealing the directive ...
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