House of Reps Questions LUTH extra N150 Billion Expenditure
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has Questioned the Lagos University Teaching Hospital LUTH Over Extra-Budgetary Spending of N150.3 Billion Without Approval. While grilling the Chief Medical Director of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) over alleged non-remittance of internally generated revenue (IGR) discrepancy in Remita payments amounting to over N2 billion, Chairman of […]
House of Reps Reconsiders Special Seats for Women
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the 10th assembly is considering reintroducing a bill on special seats for women and supporting electoral reforms to increase female representation in leadership structures. Speaking at a one-day high-level national summit on women’s inclusion in governance, the speaker represented by the […]
NDPC Fines Fidelity Bank N555.8 Million for Data Protection Breach
The Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has fined Fidelity Bank N555.8 million for violating customer data protection laws. Speaking at a validation meeting in Abuja, Honorable Commissioner of NDPC, Vincent Olatunji, disclosed that the bank breached the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, and the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation, 2019, leading to the fine, which represents […]
FG increases fees for Nigerian Passport from September 1
The Federal Government has approved an upward review of Nigerian passport fees of 32-page passport booklet with a 5-year validity to N50,000, up from N35,000, while the 64-page booklet with a 10-year validity will cost N100,000, up from N70,000. According to a statement issued by the Public Relations officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, DCI […]
FG to Introduce the latest Version of Internet Protocol, IPv6
The Federal Government plans to introduce the latest version of Internet Protocol, called IPv6, to improve how internet users and their devices are identified, numbered, and tracked in Nigeria. Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy highlighted that Nigeria’s migration to IPv6 places it among the leading African nations adopting this advanced […]
ASUU Issues 21-day Ultimatum to States and FG to address issues
The National President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed this yesterday to newsmen at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, to intimate the public with the outcome of the union’s National Executive Council meeting held between August 17 and August 18 at the University of Ibadan. Osodeke said ASUU has issued a 21-day ultimatum […]
10-Man Committee Inaugurated To Enforce LGA Autonomy
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, CON, has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement delivered on 11th July, 2024 granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria. The committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function […]
ECOWAS urged Fully Implement Anti-corruption Protocol
In a bid to wipe out corruption in the region, Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, has called on member countries of the regional body to, as a matter of necessity, ratify and fully implement the […]
Planned Protest: FG begins sale of 50kg rice for N40,000
Ahead of the planned protest, the Federal Government says it has created centres across the country where Nigerians can purchase a 50kg bag of rice for N40,000. Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, who revealed this after the Council meeting, said this was one of several initiatives by the Tinubu administration to ease living conditions for citizens. […]
FEC Approves Sale of Crude Oil to Dangote Refinery and others in Naira
The Federal Executive Council has approved the sales of crude oil to local Refineries in Nigeria, Including Dangote Refinery to be denominated in Naira at a fixed exchange rate. Announcing this after the FEC meeting on Monday, the Special Adviser on Revenue to the President and FIRS Chairman, Zack Adedeji explained that the strategic intervention is […]