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CBN Announce Fresh Migration Deadline For Nigerian Banks, Others
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a new deadline and directive to all Nigerian banks, Mobile Money Operators, MMOs, Switching and Processing Companies, Payment Terminal Service Providers, PTSPs, Payment Solution Service Providers, PSSPs, Super Agents and other licensed operators to migrate to the ISO 20022 messaging standard and implement geo-tagging of payment terminals. In a circular dated August 25,...
Investigation Begins As Abuja-Kaduna Train Mishap Injures Six
A passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed on Tuesday morning, leaving several carriages overturned and triggering panic among those on board. The incident occurred around 11:09 am at KM 49 between Kubwa Station and Asham Station. According to eyewitnesses, the derailment happened without warning, causing confusion and chaos as passengers rushed out of the affected cabins. Six passengers...
FCCPC Warns Nigerians Against Consuming Fruits Ripened With Chemicals
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned Nigerians against consuming fruits ripened with calcium carbide. The Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FCCPC, Mr Olatunji Bello, gave the warning on Monday at a one-day sensitisation programme on food quality standards, organised by the agency in Ado-Ekiti. Bello, who was represented by the agency’s Director of Quality Assurance,...
Kano Gov’t Refutes Alleged Aide’s ₦6.5bn Diversion, Withdrawal
The Kano State Government has denied allegations of diversion and withdrawal of ₦6.5 billion from the state treasury linked to one of its aides. In a statement on Friday, the Director General, Media and Publicity to the Governor, Sanusi Bature, described the claims as false, stressing that government financial processes are guided by laid down rules and budgetary provisions. Bature explained...
Damagum Affirms PDP’s Resilience, Focus Toward Nation Building
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has reaffirmed the party’s resilience and focus in navigating the country’s current challenges, positioning itself as a credible alternative for Nigerians. Damagum said this during his remarks at the PDP’s 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Monday in Abuja. He emphasised that Nigerians continued to look to the PDP...
Israel’s Security Cabinet Meet To Discuss Gaza Ceasefire Negotiation Deal
The Israeli security cabinet will meet Tuesday evening in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesman said, with local media reporting it would discuss renewed negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal. Responding to a request from AFP, spokesman Omer Mantzour did not provide any details Monday on the meeting’s agenda. The security cabinet approved in early August a plan for...
Musk’s xAI Filed Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple, OpenAI
Elon Musk’s companies xAI and X filed a sweeping US antitrust lawsuit Monday against Apple and OpenAI, alleging the tech giants formed an illegal partnership to stifle competition in artificial intelligence and smartphone markets. The 61-page complaint, filed in federal court in Texas, accuses Apple and OpenAI of entering an exclusive deal that makes OpenAI’s ChatGPT the only generative AI...
Liverpool Won 10-men Newcastle 3-2 In Premier League Fresh Start
Liverpool needed a 100th minute winner from 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha to beat Newcastle 3-2, after blowing a two-goal lead against 10 men, in a Premier League thriller on Monday. Ryan Gravenberch and long-time Newcastle target Hugo Ekitike struck for the English champions, either side of Anthony Gordon’s red card for a wild lunge on Virgil van Dijk. But amid a frenzied...
FG Establish Mandatory Ethics, Criminal Screening For Teachers
The Federal Government has unveiled a Teacher Ethics and Criminal Record Verification Framework, making it mandatory for all teachers in public and private schools to undergo ethics screening and criminal background checks before employment. Minister of Education Dr Tunji Alausa announced the initiative on Monday in Abuja at the official launch of the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) digital...
Trump Signs Executive Order To Hunt-down Flag Burner
US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested Americans would like a dictator as he signed orders to tighten his federal clampdown on the capital Washington and to prosecute flag-burners. In a rambling 80-minute event in the Oval Office, Trump lambasted critics and the media as he complained that he was not getting credit for his National Guard-backed crackdown on crime...
