Author: Amina Mohammed

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared the On-Street Parking scheme, commonly known as the ‘Park-and-Pay’ scheme, to be illegal, citing fraudulent practices in the contract agreement between the managing contractors and the FCT administration. Wike made this declaration during a media briefing on Wednesday, marking his first year in office as FCT Minister. He revealed that the scheme, initially introduced in 2014 and reintroduced in 2023, was underpinned by a contract worth N908.3 billion with concessionaires NAJEC Limited and Messrs Automaten Technik Bauman Nigeria Limited. The agreement was estimated to generate N26.93 billion in…

The daughter of President Bola Tinubu and Iyaloja-General, Mrs. Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, has successfully mediated a resolution to the dispute between the Lagos State Butchers Association and the National Butchers Union of Nigeria. The conflict, which had seen the Lagos State chapter, under the leadership of the former state Chairman Alhaji Bamidele Kazeem, attempt to withdraw from the national union, was resolved during a crucial meeting held on Monday. The meeting included the union’s National President, John Adun, and other key stakeholders from both the national and state chapters. During the meeting, Tinubu-Ojo listened to the various perspectives of the representatives…

The National Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has imposed a hefty fine of N555.8 million on Fidelity Bank for violating its customers’ data privacy. This was announced by the NDPC’s National Commissioner, Vincent Olatunji, during a Validation Workshop on the Nigeria Data Protection Act General Application and Implementation Directive held on Wednesday in Abuja. Fidelity Bank was found to have breached the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) of 2019 and the Nigeria Data Protection (NDP) Act of 2023. The fine, which amounts to 0.1 percent of the bank’s annual gross revenue for 2023, is the largest ever issued by the NDPC.…

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Bauchi State office, has begun a three-day exercise in Bauchi markets to mop up fake Milo chocolate drinks in circulation. NAFDAC State Director, Dr Paul Kamai made this known on Wednesday in Bauchi. Kamai said: ”The NAFDAC office began the inspections in markets and superstores to get rid of the fake Milo in circulation following a directive from the Headquarters. “This exercise will last three days starting Tuesday,” he said. The state director also said that the agency had scheduled a date within the week to engage the leadership…

The Naira depreciated on Tuesday to N1,600 per dollar in the parallel market, down from N1,590 per dollar last weekend. In contrast, the Naira appreciated to N1,579.22 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market. NAFEM is the trading segment for investors, exporters, and end-users where forex transactions are conducted at exchange rates determined by current market conditions. Data from FMDQ indicated that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,579.22 per dollar from N1,579.89 per dollar last Friday, marking a 67 kobo gain for the Naira. The volume of dollars traded in the market surged by 41.4…

Following cases of fake certification recently detected by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB), examination boards in Kenya and Uganda are now writing Nigeria to verify records presented by Nigerian candidates seeking admissions into tertiary institutions in their respective countries. JAMB made this known in a document ‘Registrar’s Report on 2023 ADMISSION & 2024 UTME Policy Meeting’ document obtained by Channels Television on Wednesday. According to the document, JAMB stressed the need to protect Nigeria’s tertiary institutions from international disrepute, adding that it would not falsify the records of any students. “Uganda and Kenya examination boards are now writing to…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Daser David as the new President/Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Bridge Institute. He has also appointed two new executive directors for Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited. The Presidency announced the appointments on Monday in a statement signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled ‘President Tinubu Appoints New Chief Executive Officer of Digital Bridge Institute and Executive Directors of NIGCOMSAT.’ David, described by Ngelale as “an academic and industry expert with a deep understanding of digital technologies and educational leadership,” succeeds Prof. Mohammed Ajiya. At NIGCOMSAT, President Tinubu has also…

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, said President Bola Tinubu made a significant impact in his life and career. Egbetokun, who said that he met the President in 1998, said his life was transformed within 24 hours of meeting Tinubu. The IG spoke at the unveiling of a book in his honour titled, “Readings in Policing, Peace, and Security” in Abuja. He said, “I thank the Almighty God by whose grace I’m alive today to receive this incredible honour. My life and career are testaments to God’s infinite mercy. It has been God all the way for…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has explained why the anti-narcotics agency is proposing a drug test for students of tertiary institutions. On Tuesday, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who spoke on Channels Television’s Morning Brief, said that the agency is treating drugs as a public health issue and not a criminal offence “We’re treating this as a public health issue, not a crime, let me quickly put that in perspective,” he said. According to the NDLEA spokesman, students who test positive for hard drugs should be given the necessary support to thrive on school grounds.…

Paris Saint-Germain are at risk of being banned from the Champions League after Kylian Mbappe reported the club to the French Professional Football League and UEFA over unpaid wages. The French superstar, who left PSG for Real Madrid earlier this year after seven successful years in Paris, claims the club owes him a substantial sum of money from the final year of his contract. According to Le Monde, Mbappe is still owed £46.8 million by PSG, which includes three months of unpaid wages and a £30.6 million signing bonus that should have been paid in February. Additionally, the forward is…