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Local Stories
Aggrieved National Assembly members plan showdown with govs over lost tickets
National Assembly members, who failed to win their parties’ tickets for the 2023 elections, are set for a showdown with state governors and their aides. Read more…
Buhari rules out bail option for Kanu
On Thursday, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), ruled out bail for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Read more…
Alleged organ trafficking: Ekweremadu, wife risk a lengthy jail term if convicted
The Specialist Crime Team of the Metropolitan Police in London has arrested a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. Read more…
Three injured as hoodlums disrupt PVC collection in Osun
Three people were confirmed injured when some suspected hoodlums in some communities in Ilesa West local government area of Osun State, on Thursday stormed venues designated for collection of Permanent Voter Cards and disrupted the exercise. Read more…
ASUU sues Edo varsity over alleged contempt of court
The Ambrose Alli University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has filed a suit at the Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Benin, Edo State capital, against the management of the institution over what it termed as the selective payments of January and February 2022 salaries of workers. Read more…
South-South APC leaders pledge support for Tinubu
Leaders of the South-South Zone of the All Progressives Congress have thrown their weight behind the presidential flagbearer of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, ahead of the 2023 general election. Read more…
Develop frameworks to tackle corruption, Malami urges stakeholders
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Honorable Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, SAN, has called on stakeholders to collaborate to develop frameworks that will assist in the fight against corruption across the country. Read more…
Bandits release 29 Zamfara cellphone sellers
Bandits have released the 29 members of the Nigeria Cellphone Sellers and Repairers Association, Zamfara State branch, abducted along Sokoto-Gusau road last week after payment of an undisclosed amount. Read more…
International Stories
Japan says Chinese coast guard ships in longest violation of its territorial waters in a decade
Two Chinese coast guard ships navigated Japan's territorial waters near a chain of disputed islands for more than 64 hours this week, Japanese authorities said Friday -- the longest incursion of its kind in a decade. Read more…
Senate passes first major federal gun safety legislation in decades
The Senate on Thursday night passed a bipartisan bill to address gun violence that amounts to the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades. Read more…
EU awards Ukraine and Moldova candidate status
Ukraine and Moldova have both been granted EU candidate status, President of the European Council Charles Michel has announced. Read more…
Capitol riot hearing: Lawyers threatened to quit over Trump election pressure
US government lawyers threatened to quit en masse as then-President Donald Trump hounded them almost daily to help overturn his 2020 election defeat, a congressional inquiry has heard. Read more…
Business Matters
MTN, Airtel push Nigeria’s active mobile subscriptions to 204.2 million in May 2022
Active mobile subscriptions across the four GSM networks of MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile rose to 204.2 million in May 2022. The increase recorded in the month was driven largely by two of the network operators, MTN and Airtel. Read more…
Domestic, foreign transactions in stocks rise 61% to N1.5trn
The total value of domestic and foreign transactions on Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) in the first five months of this year, January to May 2022 amounted to N1.506 trillion, representing 61.3 percent increase over the N933.65 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2021. Read more…
Pension assets rise 0.7% to N14.2trn
Total Pension Fund assets of the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, increased by 0.71 percent Month-on-Month, MoM, to N14.2 trillion in May 2022 from N14.1 trillion recorded in April 2022. Read more…
Marketers notify FG on planned fuel price hike, queues persist
Oil marketers on Thursday said they had escalated their call for an increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, to the Federal Government, as the current cost of the commodity was no longer sustainable. Read more…
FG saves N10.2tn via TSA/IPPIS, uncovers 70,000 ghost workers
The Federal Government-backed Integration Personnel and Payroll Information System has so far exposed and eliminated about 70,000 ghost workers in the civil service system, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr. Dasuki Arabi, has said. Read more…
Tech Updates
MTN, NCC to launch 5G spectrum on August 24
The Nigerian Communication Commission and MTN Nigeria have announced the date for the rollout of 5G technology in Nigeria. Read more…
Solana Labs is building a Web3 mobile phone
The Solana Labs, the key stakeholder of the Solana Blockchain, is getting its own mobile phone called “Saga,” an Android handset. Read more…
Metro
Netflix sacks 300 more employees as revenue slows
Less than two months after it sacked 150 staff, video streaming company, Netflix has laid off another 300 employees, which represents 3% of its workforce. Read more…
Hijab ruling: Drama as lawyer wears native doctor’s attire to Supreme Court
A human rights lawyer, Malcolm Omoirhobo, on Thursday, caused a stir due to his mode of dressing at the Supreme Court in Abuja. Read more…
Tonto Dikeh nominated as deputy governorship candidate of Rivers State under ADC
Nigerian movie star Tonto Dikeh has been nominated as the deputy governorship candidate of Rivers State under the African Democratic Congress. The announcement was made known by the governorship candidate of the party, Tonte Ibraye via his Instagram page on Friday, June 24, 2022. Read more…
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