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President Bola Tinubu has left Nigeria for France to attend the Global Financing Pact Summit convened by the French President, Emmanuel Macron in Paris. The new Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP, Egbetokun and Service Chiefs bid the president farewell at the point of his departure His trip to France was disclosed by his Media Aide, Dayo Olusegun via Twitter. https://twitter.com/i/status/1671111601900908545 He shared a video of Tinubu’s departure, Olusegun wrote: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu heads to France ahead of the Global Financing Pact Summit convened by President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. New Acting IGP Egbetokun and the newly appointed Service…

WhatApp has been strengthening its privacy controls for some time now. Earlier this year, several users in India witnessed an uptick in scam calls from international numbers. WhatsApp said that international scam calls are a new way that scammers have adopted and to prevent this, the company boosted its AI and machine learning systems. To further secure users’ privacy, WhatsApp has launched the ‘Silence Unknown Callers’ feature. Here’s how it works: International call scam: Need of call privacy feature WhatsApp is rolling out the feature globally but deploy some countries as test platform. The countries saw users getting scam calls…

Since assuming office of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it appears many Nigerians have being left in-between the rhythm “as e day sweet us, e day pain dem, or as e dey pain dem, e dey sweet us. Salutations has come greeting his quick-fire decisions, hailed by many as “bold,” “decisive,” and “correct,” are not without attendant effects that are grim and grueling for the average Nigerian. For instance, the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), has soared following the removal of fuel subsidy. Recently, there has been speculation of an impending Value Added Tax (VAT) on PMS.…

The National Commissioner and CEO of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr. Vincent Olatunji, has said that commercial banks, telecommunications companies and other organisations may be fined up to two per cent of their annual revenue for data breaches. Olatunji stated this on Monday in Abuja during a news conference on the implementation of the recently signed Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023. The NDPC CEO said the sanction could be more or less severe depending on the impact on the victim and other factors. While avowing that the act will ensure a sustainable digital economy, he disclosed that the…

Nigerians health and safety are priorities to me, this were the words of President Bola Tinubu has he hosts Dangote, Bill Gates at the State House, Abuja, today. The President spoke when he received the co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Bill Gates and the President of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. While saluting the courage and commitment of Bill Gates to working for humanity, he commended the partnership with the Aliko Dangote Foundation. The President said his administration would do all that is required to make their…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on Monday night approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest. The dissolution does not, however, affect Boards, Commissions and Councils listed in the Third Schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended. In view of this development and until such a time new boards are constituted, the Chief Executive Officers of the Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies are directed to refer…

In what appears anticipated by Nigerians, unfolding news from the Aso Villa has it that; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from service as well as their replacements with immediate effect. The newly appointed Officers are as follows: Mallam Nuhu Ribadu – National Security Adviser Maj. Gen. C.G Musa – Chief of Defence Staff Maj. T. A Lagbaja – Chief of Army Staff Rear Admirral E. A Ogalla – Chief of Naval Staff AVM H.B Abubakar – Chief of Air Staff DIG Kayode Egbetokun…

The National Industrial Court on Monday declared that the order barring the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress from embarking on planned strike subsists. While ordering both party to maintain the status quo, the court adjourned the matter until July 20 for hearing. During the proceedings, the Federal Government’s counsel, Ochum Emmanuel, informed the court that he was ready to proceed with his application. He told the court that the matter was scheduled for Monday for the claimant to take its motion on notice for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the defendants from embarking on strike. On his part,…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Thursday, June 22, be out of Nigeria on is first official International trip since becoming President. He will join world leaders in Paris, France, to review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on a priority list for support and investment. This follows the devastating impact of climate change, energy crisis and aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The President will participate in the two-day Summit, June 22 and 23, that will explore opportunities to restore fiscal space to countries that face difficult short-term financial challenges, especially the most indebted; mobilize…

The immediate past governor of Plateau state, Mr. Simon Lalong, has appealed to Nigerians to join him in prayers for the state to overcome its current unrest challenges. This call was made during a dinner event organised in his honour by the 1990 set of the Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Chairman of the set, Sylvanus Tahir, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and his set put together the event, which was held on Sunday night in Abuja. The ex-governor, who decried the wanton killings and destruction of properties in the state, said there was a need…

Deregulation of the downstream petroleum industry has spur the Federal Government to begin closing-down the Petroleum Equalization Fund. The move PUNCH gathered was in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. The meeting was held in Abuja between officials of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and oil marketers on Wednesday deliberated on the closure of the fund. The officials and marketers discussed the reconciliation of the PEF accounts and plans to close it in the next one month. “The meeting was a consultation with the NMDPRA on implementation of the PIA, clarifications of various…

In bid to further redeem the economy and the naira, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has announced further policy changes. According to the Director of Corporate Communications, Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, the policy changes are aimed at promoting transparency, liquidity and price discovery in the FX market. He said this is to improve FX supply, discourage speculation, enhance customer confidence and ensure overall stability in the FX market. AbdulMumin stress that in line with deliberations at an extraordinary Bankers’ Committee meeting held on June 16, the CBN provided further guidance to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), as follows: “All visible and…