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Tears As Trailer Crushes 12 To Death In Ondo After Losing Control
It's been a festival of tears and weeping as no fewer than 12 persons have been confirmed dead while search continues for others in an accident that occurred near the entrance gate of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo state. The accident was said to have occurred when a truck coming from...
Subscribers, Banks, Telcos Agree On Airtime Billing
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria now have direct access to revenue generated from Unstructured Supplementary Service Data services, following a new billing arrangement approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria. The new model, known as the End-User Billing framework, allows MTN, Airtel, 9mobile and Glo to deduct USSD service charges directly from subscribers’ airtime balances, eliminating...
Ex-EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde Is Dead
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, is dead. Lamorde, a retired police officer, was said to have died after he battled an undisclosed illness. The retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police died at the age of 61 in Egypt where he was receiving medical treatment. A former EFCC official told our correspondent on Sunday morning that...
Osun POS Operators Announce New Charges
The Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, AMMBAN, Osun State Chapter has revealed that it will review upward its charges for Point of Sale, POS, and transactions. AMMBAN disclosed that its decision is a result of the current economic reality in the country which has negatively impacted the business. It also revealed that another resultant effect is that...
Petrol Nears N900/Litre As OPEC+ Plans To Increase Oil Production
The pump price of petrol may hit N900 per litre this week if the price of crude oil continues to hover around $70 per barrel. This was even as OPEC+, a group that comprises non-members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, agreed on Sunday to raise oil production by 547,000 barrels per day for September. Our correspondent reports that depots...
Hardship Should Be Tackled Through Ballot, Not Protest — Kwankwaso
A former governor of Kano State governor and the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, has called on Nigerians and the youths, to employ the power of the ballot box to resolve the current economic hardship in the country. The NNPP helmsman spoke on the background of a planned nationwide hunger and hardship protests...
Focus On Expectations Of Your Constituents, Godswill Akpabio Urges Senators
Senator Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate, urged lawmakers on Tuesday to focus on issues that are in the best interests of Nigerians. Akpabio made the call during his opening remarks on the Senate’s return from its three-week Sallah recess. The Senate President stated that the country was facing enormous challenges and that it was time for lawmakers to get to...
”Major Marketers Frustrating My Refinery” — Dangote
Aliko Dangote, the president of the Dangote Group, has stated that the main traders and marketers who are still battling to keep his refinery open are not the new management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Dangote stated this as he praised President Bola Tinubu for assembling a “capable leadership team” at the NNPC, highlighting the appointments of Mr...
APC Has Become A One-Man Show In Benue, Says Sen. Abba Moro
The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, has advised members of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State to remain with the party. He said all the past PDP-led administrations are far better than the current one-man show of the APC-led government in the state. Senator Moro gave this advice on Monday during the...
First Bank Building Collapses In Umuahia
A section of the First Bank building located along Bank Road in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, has collapsed, ABN TV reports. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday afternoon, sending panic across the busy commercial area that houses several financial institutions, offices, and shops. As of the time of this report, details about possible casualties or the extent of damage remain...
