TELECOM subscribers in Nigeria will pay higher costs for data and airtime as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved a 50 per cent tariff adjustment for telecom operators. The regulatory body cited rising operational costs and the need to sustain the industry as key reasons for the hike. The tariff hike was the first…
President Donald Trump has announced US’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization, in a significant move that drew criticism from public health experts on his first day back in the White House. Trump has long been critical of the United Nations’ health agency, and his administration formally began a withdrawal from the WHO in July…
The federal government has promised to make N75,000 cash transfers to 15 million poor Nigerian homes in 2025, but it is yet to fulfil its pledge to increase allowances for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from a monthly N33,000 to N77,000. On Wednesday, Nentawe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, appeared…
The Lagos State Government has sealed the facilities of three major companies – Nigerian Bottling Company (producers of Coca-Cola), FrieslandCampina (makers of Peak Milk), and Guinness Nigeria Plc – for extracting large quantities of groundwater without proper authorisation. The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) carried out the enforcement operation, as disclosed by Mr. Olowu…
Media professionals have been charged to assist state governments in sensitizing Persons with Disabilities to register at their offices for data collection. The Head, Directorate of Social Development and Integration, Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs, Kelani Akim, gave the charge at a media awareness campaign on sexual reproductive health and rights of women and…
The Federal Government has unexpectedly paid National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members their old monthly allowance of ₦33,000 for September, despite the recently approved increase to ₦77,000. This has left many corps members frustrated and disappointed. The Federal Government officially announced an increase in the NYSC monthly allowance from ₦33,000 to ₦77,000, effective from July…
The Edo State Government has announced an indefinite postponement of resumption of all schools in the state over the hike in fuel price. T!he government announced this in a memo signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Ojo Akin-Longe, in Benin on Saturday. The permanent secretary said the resumption, scheduled for September…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state has initiated a process to establish a drug manufacturing agency to promote access to quality drugs and consumables. Abayomi disclosed this at the opening of the 7th Nigeria Pharma Manufacturers’ Expo in Lagos on Wednesday. The biennial programme, jointly organised by PMG-MAN and…
Last Month President Bola Tinubu signed into law the N70,000 new National Minimum Wage Act. Though, some states have begun discussion on the consequential adjustment arising from the new wage ahead of its implementation, most states even the Federal Government are yet to begin implementation as the consequential adjustment has to be agreed on.To agree…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, on Wednesday sent a notification of a planned massive shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria, effective September 15, 2024.The student body said the protest is in response to the recent fuel price hike and the perceived incompetence of the NNPC CEO Mele Kyari. The union equally demanded…
