Point of Sale agents in Lagos State will soon begin to charge customers N500 for N10,000 cash withdrawals. This is after the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, Lagos Chapter, announced a new price list for PoS transactions on Channels Television’s Business Morning programme by the Public Relations Officer, Lagos Chapter, Stephen…
A sharply divided Supreme Court on Friday effectively killed President Joe Biden‘s $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of Americans. “This fight is not over,” he said. The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, said the Biden administration overstepped its authority with the plan, and it…
Adeyeye Adeola, a talented Nigerian chef, has embarked on a remarkable culinary journey to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon (individual). Adeola’s cook-a-thon began on Friday, June 30, 2023, in the Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State and is scheduled to conclude on Thursday, July 6, 2023. This is…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), on Friday, took a swipe at the National Universities Commission(NUC) over the proposed imposition of the newly introduced Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) on all the nation’s universities, saying the new curriculum model will further drag Nigerian university education down. The union gave this position in a statement…
•••As Adeleke, Oyinlola, PDP stakeholders harp on unity Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has disclosed that his administration will soon introduce free bus rides and adjust working days for public servants to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. The Governor, while speaking at Peoples Democratic Party’s, PDP, stakeholders meeting at the party Secretariat in…
Following the clash that ensued between some aides of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State and former Senate spokesman, Ajibola Basiru at the Osogbo Central Eid Ground on Wednesday, Muslim leaders in the South-West, yesterday, warned politicians not to bring politics into the mosque. The two parties had, during the Eid-el-Kabir festival rite in Osogbo,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the commission will “soon” take action on the case of suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari. INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye made this known on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. According to Okoye, the police have concluded investigations on the matter. The INEC…
It is astounding that Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is still so relevant across the globe at 65 years of age. Things Fall Apart was first published on June 17, 1958, by William Heinemann, London, and contains only 50,380 words, but it has packed more influence all over the world than many fatter novels…
France midfielder N’Golo Kante has made an exciting move off the pitch, as he has acquired Belgian third-tier club Royal Excelsior Virton. Starting from 1st July, he will replace Flavio Becca as chairman of the club, which is located near the Luxembourg border. Interestingly, this is the same date when Kante is set to join…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has described the death of a veteran nollywood actress, Sidikat Odukanwi, popularly known as Iyabo Oko, as devastating and painful. The Governor in a condolence message signed by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, said Iyabo Oko made a great mark in the movie industry, adding that…
