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NLC prompts shutdown of Jos DisCo over electricity tariff hike

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has taken drastic action by shutting down the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) in Plateau State, in protest of the recent...

ASUU refuses N35,000 wage offer, demands negotiated member salary

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has firmly stood its ground, rejecting the N35,000 wage award and instead, pressing for negotiated salaries for its members under the Tinubu-led...

CBN instructed to stop cybersecurity levy implementation by reps

The House of Representatives on Thursday directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt the implementation of the cybersecurity levy. The House recognized the...

Reps to investigate Binance executive's escape while under NSA custody

The House of Representatives has taken a decisive step to investigate the puzzling escape of Nadeem Anjarwalla, an executive from the cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance. GistReel...

FG refutes Binance bribery claims

The Federal Government, through Minister Alhaji-Mohammed Idris, has vehemently refuted the bribery allegations leveled by Binance, asserting that such claims are merely diversionary tactics aimed at...

Peter Obi criticizes the cybersecurity levy, labeling it as an attempt to drain a struggling economy

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, shares his perspective on the newly introduced Cybersecurity levy by the President...

TUC warns FG: Withdraw cybersecurity levy directive or risk economic shutdown

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria has strongly opposed the recent cybersecurity levy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). They consider...

The Naira depreciates by 4.6% against the dollar in the official market

The Naira on Tuesday depreciated at the official market, trading at N1,416.57 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees...

Gunmen have abducted 13 people from a community in Abuja and are demanding a ransom of N900 million

On Sunday night, a group of [gunmen] stormed Piko, a remote community in Bwari Area Council of Abuja and reportedly kidnapped 13 individuals. The operation which went on for a whole hour...

NLC and TUC set deadline for NERC to reverse electricity tariff hike

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria have given the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC a deadline of May 12 to reverse the recent increase in electricity...

JAMB releases results for 531 more candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has recently disclosed the release of an additional 531 results for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), bringing...

Arthur Eze urges Nigerians to back Tinubu before it's too late

In a widely circulated video, Arthur Eze, a prominent billionaire, passionately urges Nigerians to throw their support behind President Bola Tinubu, commending his commitment to fostering...

FG reduces Band A electricity tariff from N225/kwh to N206.80/kwh

The Federal Government has just lowered the electricity tariff for Band A customers in Nigeria by 8.1 percent. It’s now at N206.80/kWh, down from N225/kWh. Band A customers are electricity...

Edo Assembly suspends 3 lawmakers for impeachment scheme

The Edo House of Assembly on Monday suspended three lawmakers over an alleged plot to impeach the Speaker and other Principal Officers. The Speaker, Mr Blessing Agbebaku, announced the...

Gov Radda of Katsina: Bandits offering N500 to recruit youth into crime

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has revealed that the bandits are luring young individuals into criminal activities for as little as N500. Governor Radda shared this revelation...

The Nigerian Senate confirms the minimum age for university admission remains 16

The Nigerian Senate has clarified that there are no changes to the 16-year requirement for admission into tertiary institutions. Senate...

Nigerian banks shut down 2 million accounts due to BVN and NIN requirements

Nigerian commercial banks closed around 2 million bank accounts in the first quarter of 2024, Q1’24. According to latest report, the banks took this step to get rid of suspicious...

Government finds 86 rooms constructed beneath Lagos bridge, with tenants paying N250k annually

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, just revealed that the government found 86 partitioned rooms under the Dolphin Estate Bridge in Ikoyi,...

The Naira experiences a rebound, strengthening by N28.15 against the dollar

The Naira wrapped up April on a positive trajectory, surging by N28.15 against the dollar to settle at N1,390.96, according to data from the FMDQ Exchange, which oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign...

Gunmen cause panic in Abuja community, kidnapping 4 individuals

The residents of Bmuko community in Dutse Baupma axis of Bwari area council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, are in a state of panic after four individuals were kidnapped...