CBN directs banks to demand customers’ social media handles for account opening
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued guidelines requiring banks to collect and verify social media handles as part…
Naira devaluation pushes up vehicles duties by 40%
The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigeria Customs Service have taken the ongoing foreign exchange reforms to the maritime…
Lagos Deputy Gov Hamzat Denies Renouncing Nigerian Citizenship
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has denied renouncing his Nigerian citizenship. According to a statement by the deputy…
DisCos Shun Oppostion, Insist on July 1 Tariff Hike
Power distribution companies, on Sunday night, confirmed and insisted that the tariffs payable by electricity consumers across the country would…
UK Awaits Tinubu’s Cabinet, Ready for Stronger Ties with Nigeria
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said the United Kingdom (UK) is awaiting the appointment of ministers…
Mob Beats Butcher to Death over Alleged Blasphemy in Sokoto, Nigeria
In the order of late Deborah Samuel, a butcher identified as Usman Buda has been killed in Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria…
Subsidy: Lack of License, Foreign Exchange, Others Hinder Fuel Importation
Barely a month after deregulation, operators in the downstream sector have not been able to import petrol into Nigeria, due…
“We’re Being Used to Cook, Sweep and Wash Clothes for Our Bosses” – Female NIS Operatives Decry Status as Domestic Servants
Some aggrieved personnel of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Ekiti State have accused the authorities of maltreatment. According to…
Traders Seek Gov Sanwo-Olu’s Intervention over Planned Demolition of Lagos Otto Market
Otto Market traders in the Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria have appealed to the state governor,…
Banks to Start Using Social Media for KYC in Nigeria
Nigerians have reacted to the recent directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to banks and other financial institutions…