by Oni Kayode Philips | May 1, 2024 | International, NEWS, Security
Israel threatens to follow through on threat to invade Rafah Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will launch an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah regardless of truce talks with Hamas. His threat on Tuesday comes amid ongoing attempts to...
by Oni Kayode Philips | May 1, 2024 | NEWS, Politics, Security
CBN orders mobile money operators to stop onboarding new customers The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reportedly moved to stop mobile money operators including fintech firms such as OPay, Palmpay, Kuda Bank, and Moniepoint from onboarding new customers. The...
by Oni Kayode Philips | May 1, 2024 | NEWS, Politics, Security
House of Representatives summons Minister of State for Petroleum Resources over fuel crisis The House of Representatives, has resolved to invite the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri; and his counterpart for the gas sector, Ekperikpe...
by Oni Kayode Philips | May 1, 2024 | NEWS, Security
Federal Government approves pay-rise for workers under six consolidated salary structures The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salaries for Civil Servants on six Consolidated Salary Structures Benefitting workers are those under...
by Oni Kayode Philips | Apr 30, 2024 | International, NEWS, Security
US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has expressed hopes that Hamas will accept what he has called Israel’s “extraordinarily generous” offer for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal. Antony Blinken was speaking on Monday as a Hamas delegation...
by Oni Kayode Philips | Apr 30, 2024 | NEWS, Security
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has one again assured Nigerians that only customers enjoying up to 20 hours of power daily would pay the new electricity tariff. The minister stated this on Monday while appearing before the Senate Committee on Power, for a...