The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified the issue of payments of N50 charges by merchants who use Point of Sale (POS) machines for cashless transactions, insisting that nobody should pay extra on goods and services. The CBN explained that the N50 stamp duty is a fee regulated by an act that directs merchants […]
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Nigerian singer, Abolore Adegbola Akande popularly known as 9ice is set to marry his babymama, Olasunkanmi Ajala this month. His wife to be and mother of his daughter, Michelle Abolanle Akande, took to Instagram to share beautiful pre-wedding photos ahead of their big day. 9ice has also taken to Instagram to pen down a heartfelt message
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The federal government has directed the Department of State Services (DSS) to release Omoyele Sowore, convener of RevolutionNow movement, and Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA). Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, gave the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday. Malami said the decision to release them was in compliance with the bail
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A middle aged Nigerian man in the custody of United States Immigration and Enforcement at the Worcester County Jail in Snow Hill, Maryland, died of suspected suicide on Saturday morning at the facility. The Nigerian, 56-year-old Anthony Oluseye Akinyemi, was pronounced dead at 5:23 a.m. local time on December 21, 2019, after he was found
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The Lagos State Police Command has explained the reason for the arrest and detention of House of Representatives member, Shina Peller. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said Peller’s club, Quilox, was fond of obstructing free flow of traffic. He explained that the lawmaker had been warned many times, but he refused to
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Five people have been sentenced to death over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but two top figures investigated over the killing have been exonerated, Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said Monday. “The court issued death sentences on five men who directly took part in the killing,” the prosecutor said in a statement. According to AFP,
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The University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) has expelled no fewer than 100 students for indulging in examination malpractices. The university, in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by Dr Habib Yakoob, the Head of its Information and University Relations, said that 72 of the expelled students were undergraduates, while 28 were postgraduate students. He said
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the reduction in the withdrawal fee charged for the use of other banks’ Automated Teller Machines (ATM). The apex bank on Sunday December 22, announced that it has slashed banks’ ATM withdrawal fee from N65 to N35. It also directed that the N35 ATM fee should be imposed on
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Popular Nollywood actor, Samuel Alabi Oludayo Akinpelu, popularly known as Alabi Yellow is dead. Before his death, Alabi Yellow suffered a stroke after his wife’s death. He had gotten a handsome donation of N10m from popular cleric Reverend Esther Ajayi. He was later moved to his hometown Ikorodu to live with his mother. He passed on
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Alhaji Jamilu Zannah, the Commissioner of Education in Zamfara State has resigned posting a sharp rebuke of Governor Bello Matawalle as a bad team player. Zannah resigned barely two weeks after his inauguration as a member of the state executive council. He hinged his resignation on the “high-handedness” and lack of consultation on the part of Matawalle.
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