In less than three weeks of a ‘jollof rice debate’ by two former African Presidents, His Excellencies John Dramani Mahama of Ghana and Ian Khama of Botswana in the African most rated luxury hotel, ‘The Delborough Lagos’, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne had also have ...

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has accused operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of unlawful invasion and arrest of students of Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun state.Residents of Ede told Blueprint correspondent that the EFCC operatives invaded ...

The US last week paused a bomb shipment for Israel over concerns it was going ahead with a major ground operation in Rafah, southern Gaza, a senior administration official says. The shipment consisted of 1,800 2,000 lb (907kg) bombs and 1,700 500 lb bombs, the official told CBS ...

The presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms says there is a need to increase the value-added tax (VAT) rate. Speaking at the policy exposure and impact assessment session organised by the committee, the committee chairman, Taiwo Oyedele, also disclosed that the VAT revenue-sharing ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), River Chapter, has said the call for the impeachment of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara is a step in the right direction.The Chairman, Mr Allwell Ihunda said at a news conference in Port Harcourt on ...

By Matthew Atungwu Elder Statesman and Dean of Borno Elders Forum, Prof. Khalifa Dikwa, had said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration was blackmailed into approving the cybersecurity levy policy initiated by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Dikwa made this statement in an interview on ...

The recent directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria mandating banks to impose a Cybersecurity Levy on transactions has sparked discussions regarding the various levies Nigerians incur on electronic transactions. This move, outlined in a circular issued to all commercial, merchant, ...

A 46-year-old Friday Nwafor, was on Wednesday arrested by the officials of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) for allegedly vandalising the road light indicators on the newly renovated Third Mainland Bridge. Jubril Gawat, a senior special assistant to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu ...

The member representing Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State at the House of Representatives, Mansur Soro, moved a motion on Wednesday for the suspension of the national cybersecurity levy by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Soro expressed concerns about the timing of the levy, ...

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt Member representing Bonny Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon Victor Oko-Jumbo, has emerged as  factional Speaker of the Assembly. Oko-Jumbo is among the four lawmakers loyal to the the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The swearing ...

The political crisis in Rivers State took a new turn on Wednesday as lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara elected Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo as Speaker. Oko-Jumbo, who represents Bonny State Constituency, is one of the five members of the assembly loyal the governor He was elected 24 ...

Uthman Salami Residents of the Amje Estaport Community in the Agbado/Oke-Odo area of Lagos State have been facing hard times following the collapse of the only bridge leading to the area following a torrential rainfall on May 6, 2024. Presently, businesses in the community have become grounded, ...

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has faulted the newly introduced cyber security levy, saying it would negatively affect the economy. In a statement by Yunusa Tanko, his spokesperson on Wednesday in Awka, Obi said that the focus should shift to nurturing and ...

Two students in the Mass communication department of the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI) in Ekiti State have been expelled from the university over their involvement in the bullying of a colleague as captured in a viral video.The ...

The immediate former Minister of Power Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu, says he has not granted any interview since leaving office on 29 May 2023, He said this while responding to some interviews attributed to him regarding the power sector. “I wish to inform the public that I did not grant any media ...

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has shut down three substandard bakeries and a sachet water factory in Port Harcourt. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the South South Zonal Public Relations Officer, Cyril Monye, the bakeries were operating in ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Presidency has said that President Bola Tinubu would return to Nigeria on Wednesday from his trip to Europe. The Special Adviser on Information and strategy to the president, Bayo Onanuga made this known in a statement via his X handle on Tuesday. “President Bola Ahmed ...

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has, recently sworn in 14 new commissioners, newly-elected chairmen of the eight local government areas, vice chairmen as well as the chairman of the Bayelsa State Board of Internal Revenue, Daniel Iniekezimene. The ceremony took place inside the ...

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Binance, a popular cryptocurrency trading platform, Richard Teng, has claimed that some unknown persons sought a bribe of cryptocurrency from its executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, before their detention on February 28, 2024. Teng made the ...

Janet Ogundepo The Oyo State Coordinator of the Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older Persons in Nigeria, Olayinka Ajomale, has lamented that older persons in the country are neglected and not ageing healthily. He highlighted the prevalent neglect by society, decrying societal ...

The Katsina State Police Command said it arrested 22 suspected armed robbers, and 36 persons in connection to rape and sodomy cases in the state within the month of April. The State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, confirmed this while briefing newsmen on the command’s ...

A week after certain senators raised their voices against one another over seating arrangements in the refurbished Red Chamber, Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno Central and Chief Whip of the Senate, expressed his disenchantment over dysfunctional facilities in the renovated complex. ...

CosmeticChef Limited, under the leadership of CEO Chidinma Goodman, is set to revolutionize the Nigerian skincare industry. Formerly known as 1303 Organic Therapy under SkinRecipe Limited, the brand has introduced innovative collections to cater to various skincare needs. One such ...

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said Nigeria has experienced more jailbreaks since the change of name from prison service to correctional centers. He stated this during plenary on Tuesday in Abuja, while commenting on two legislations billed for concurrence. They are the bill to repeal ...

Lara Adejoro The National Coordinator of the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, Abdulkadir Ibrahim, on Tuesday, said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention cannot manage the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country. He stated this in Abuja at the opening ceremony of the ...

The Rivers State Government has slammed the All Progressives Congress, APC, over its call on the State House of Assembly to immediately commence an impeachment process against the governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph ...

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has presented 16 Toyota ambulances for the use of primary healthcare facilities across the state, effectively strengthening the health emergency response system at the grassroots.The ambulances were purchased by the local government authorities, each ...

Some social media users across X, Facebook and Instagram, have bemoaned the newly introduced 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy to be charged on all bank transactions. The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday, issued a circular to all commercial, merchant, non-interest, and payment service banks, among ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), has announced release of additional 531 results of candidates who sat in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, (UTME).The released results were among the over 64,000 results JAMB had withheld over suspected examination ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria, on Monday, directed banks and other financial institutions to start charging a cybersecurity levy on all banking transactions. PUNCH Online reports that, according to the circular, the implementation of the levy would start in two weeks. The circular read in part, ...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions to implement a 0.5 percent cybersecurity levy on electronic transfers.This is contained in a circular signed by Chibuzor Efobi, director of payments system management and Haruna Mustafa, director of financial ...

Looking for entertainment right in the comfort of your home? Look no further, as Netflix promises to deliver all the drama, romance, action, comedy and all the fun you could ever need this May! Catch up on highly anticipated titles like Postcards and Bridgerton: Season 3 Part 1 this ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, will now represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas. Vice President Kashim Shettima who was originally scheduled to represent the President was unable to make the trip following ...

Sunday Aborisade in Abuja  The Indian Consulate General to Nigeria, Shri Chandramouli Kern, has expressed his hopes for strengthened bilateral ties between India and Nigeria in the areas of quality healthcare services. He made the pledge at the launch of StarCare International Hospital, a ...

Two different groups from the North Central have filed suits seeking to nullify the position of Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The groups are the Concerned North Central APC Stakeholders and the North Central All Progressives Congress ...

By Nsikak Nseyen The Federal Government has reduced the electricity tariff for Band A customers. Recall that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), had charged customers with a daily supply of a minimum of 20 hours to pay N225/Kwh. However, under the approved review, Band A ...

Former Manchester United defender, Gary Neville, has claimed Manchester City could win the Premier League before the last day of the season. Arsenal are still top of the table following a 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday lunchtime. However, City responded hours later with an emphatic 5-1 ...

ZENITH Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended 31st March 2024, with an impressive triple-digit growth of 189% in Gross Earnings, from N270 billion reported in Q1 2023 to N781 billion in Q1 2024. This is despite the challenging operating environment and ...

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has honoured the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), Dr. Rabiu Olowo, with its 2024 ‘Top Chartered Accountant Under 40” award. The award was in recognisation of Olowo’s rising profile ...

Victor Ayeni A distraught mother, Rita Ebirim, has demanded justice for her five-year-old daughter defiled by her brother-in-law in Lagos. The woman, who spoke with our correspondent on Friday, said her estranged husband had filed a divorce on August 2, 2022, and while waiting for the trial, she ...

An accident involving an 18-seater bus belonging to Kakara Transport Nig. Ltd. occurred in Gashaka Local Government Council of Taraba State. The accident, which occurred just after the old bridge, a few metres away from Serti, the administrative headquarters of Gashaka Council, left several ...

Youths in Ondo State, under the auspices of the Ondo State Youth Network (OSYN), have called on candidates of the two main political parties in the forthcoming governorship election to consider picking a youth as their running mate in the election. The youths stated that selecting a youth ...

By Zayd Ibn Isah Reactions have continued to trail the recent release of the UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) results for university hopefuls by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). JAMB’s Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, announced the release of the UTME results in a ...

Our reporters About 27 states, including the Federal Capital Territory, have recorded delays in the implementation of ecological projects that were approved since 2017, despite several billions of naira disbursed as funds. Details of the ecological funds were contained in a report obtained from ...

Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has declared that there is no crisis in the state. Rather, Fubara said his administration is focused on delivering good governance to the people of Rivers State. He spoke while receiving members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions ...

The former managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Efiong Okon Akwa, Sunday, congratulated the Senate President, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, on the reception organised for him by the people of Ikot Ekpene senatorial district.The event which took place at Ikot ...

In a moving and emotion-laden elegy, the renowned communication scholar, Professor Ralph Akinfeleye has remembered his late wife, Mrs Carol Anike Akinfeleye who transited on May 6, 2023. In a statement issued yesterday, Akinfeleye said, “Darling Carol Anike, you left us 365 days ...

..Launches Documentary To portray Northern Nigerian women in a new and liberating way, a Nigerian film director, Nadine Ibrahim has created a new documentary tagged, “Beyond the Veil.” Ibrahim in a statement, she signed and made available to the media, explained that the show ...

Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Muyi Aina, The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has said Midwives are unsung heroes of the fight against maternal and infant mortality in the country.It said the tireless efforts of midwives in Nigeria had significantly contributed to ...

The Management of the Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), an electricity distribution company (DisCo), has said that its investment in infrastructure and community welfare was paying off. It also reiterated its commitment to accelerated network upgrades aimed at providing efficient service delivery to ...