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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Portable and DJ Chicken fight dirty at Lagos show
The controversial Nigerian singer, Portable has engaged in a dirty fight with disc jockey DJ Chicken. The clash happened after Portable met DJ Chicken at a show in Lagos on Sunday night. A trending video on social media captured Portable attempting to get his hands on DJ Chicken but was obstructed by bouncers.The reason for […]
President Tinubu signs new National Minimum Wage bill into law
President Bola Tinubu today signed the National Minimum Wage Bill into law. The President signed the bill just passed by the National Assembly during the Federal Executive Council FEC meeting held at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. Speaking after the signing, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio who commended President Tinubu for signing […]
Ayra Starr Announces Release Of ‘Ayra Starr Dolls’
Nigerian singer Ayra Starr, has announced the release of her limited edition ‘Ayra Starr Dolls’. On her social media handles yesterday, the singer said her limited edition dolls will be available in Lagos, Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom, and France. She added that the limited edition dolls would be released alongside a social media contest, […]
President Tinubu blasts sponsors of planned protest
President Bola Tinubu has allayed fears of manipulation by any interest group, in the ongoing economic reforms, saying his campaign was self-sponsored, without strings, or indebtedness to any individual or institution. The President, who stated this yesterday when he received a delegation of Islamic leaders at the State House led by Sheikh Bala Lau, noted […]
CBN Raises Monetary Policy Rate From 26.25% To 26.75%
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again raised the Monetary Policy Rate by 50 basis points, from 26.25% to 26.75%. Announcing this after the apex bank’s 296th Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja, CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, said the committee also pegged the Cash Reserve Ratio for Deposit Money Banks at 45% while that […]