CBN LIMITS TRANSACTIONS VIA CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS TO N50,000 PER DAY
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has placed a N50,000 daily limit on contactless payments either through bank accounts or digital wallets. The apex bank also limited the amount per…
WORLD BANK SAYS POOR NIGERIANS WILL HIT 101 MILLION WITHOUT SUBSIDY REMOVAL PALLIATIVES
The World Bank has stated that Nigeria has one of the highest inflation rates, which pushed an estimated four million people into poverty between January and May 2023. This was…
FG, BANKS PLAN SPECIAL ID CARDS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
The Federal Government meets with officials of Deposit Money Banks and other related institutions in Abuja, on Tuesday, to plan for the production of functional three-in-one identity cards for older citizens…
PROTESTS IN PARIS AFTER POLICE KILL TEENAGER FOR BREAKING TRAFFIC RULE
Violent protests shook Paris suburbs overnight and celebrities expressed outrage on Wednesday after police shot dead a teenager during a traffic stop and appeared to have lied about the circumstances…
TRADERS SEEK SANWO-OLU’S INTERVENTION OVER ALABA DEMOLITION
Alaba Amalgamated Council has called on the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to probe the demolition exercise carried out by the Lagos State Building Control Agency at Alaba International Market,…
NIGERIAN GOVT WARNS AGAINST SLAUGHTERING SICK ANIMALS
The Nigerian government has warned against slaughtering sick animals for Eid-el-Adha to avoid the outbreak of anthrax in the country. According to a public health advisory jointly signed by the…
IPOB DISMISSES RUMOUR OF WEEK-LONG SIT-AT-HOME IN SOUTH EAST
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed an audio message circulating on social media asking residents of the southeast to observe a one-week sit-at-home from July 3 to 10.…
FCT TO HOST G7 MEETING WITH NEIGHBOURING STATES
The Director of the FCT Department of Security Services, DSS Adamu Gwary, has said the forthcoming G7 security meeting will tackle issues of kidnapping and other violent crimes in the…
