Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) have raised their short message service (SMS) alert charges by 50 per cent with effect from today, May 1. Among the banks are Guaranty Trust Bank, Ecobank as well as others that have informed their customers of the increase of the charges to N6 per one SMS. While GTBank announced a…
The absence of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witnesses on Tuesday stalled the trial of the Managing Director of Beligetto Holding Company Limited , Ayodele Raymond and four others in an FCT High Court, Zuba. The EFCC charged Raymond alongside the group chairman of the company, Harry Samuel, Gowon Egbunu, Alhaji Nuhu Amanabo with…
Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim is ‘dissatisfied’ with his current options at the club and has urged the Red Devils’ chiefs to sign Galatasaray’s striker Victor Osimhen. According to Sky Sport Germany, Amorim is already growing frustrated with his current options in Man United’s attack line as Rasmus Hojlund is still struggling and Joshua Zirkzee…
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Justice Oyewole Kayode as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, read the letter during plenary on Tuesday. In the letter, Tinubu cited Section 231(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…
The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) is set to inaugurate the Nigeria Procurement Certification Programme (NPCP) to standardise and professionalise procurement certification in Nigeria. Dr Adebowale Adedokun, Director-General(D-G), BPP disclosed this at a news briefing in Abuja on Monday. Adedokun said the programme, which was in partnership with the World Bank, would be inaugurated on…
The history of Hollywood strikes and the current joint action by actors and writers, as they challenge compensation issues and the impact of artificial intelligence in the entertainment industry is now on the front burner as reported by The Republican Interest. Throughout the history of the entertainment industry, strikes by Hollywood actors and writers…
The Kaduna State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has attributed the victories at Saturday’s by-elections in the State to the enduring resonance of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the inclusive, people-centered leadership of Gov. Uba Sani. Mr Yahaya Pate, Kaduna State Secretary of the APC, made the affirmation on Sunday in…
Gov Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has issued a stern warning to illegal miners operating in the state, urging them to desist or face arrest and prosecution. Fintiri gave the warning on Tuesday at the 2025 North-east African Mineral Summit and Exhibition in Yola. The governor, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Commerce, Trade,…
Nigeria’s former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has been named Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as opposition parties join forces in a coalition they say is determined to rebuild democracy and return power to the people. The announcement was made in Abuja on Wednesday during a formal ceremony in which Ralph…
The Governing Council of Salem University, Lokoja, has appointed Prof. Sunday Okpanachi and Dr Adejoh Emmanuel as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), respectively. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, announced the appointments on Monday in Lokoja, noting that they were part of activities marking the institution’s 18th anniversary. He also…
