A yet-to-be-identified soldier has allegedly stabbed a ticket agent, Ibrahim Ikudaisi, aka Guardian, to death over N100 ticket in the Oshodi area of Lagos State. It was gathered that Ikudaisi was visiting stores to demand N100 levy from different traders in a market in Oshodi when one of the traders refused to pay him. The trader’s refusal to oblige to Ikudaisi’s request reportedly led to an argument and in the process, the soldier intervened to prevent the ticket agent from collecting the money from the trader. It was learnt that the argument degenerated and in the process, the soldier brought…
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Again, Naira records gains, trades at N461.10 to $1 The naira exchanged at N461.10 to $1 at the Investors and Exporters window. The figure represented an appreciation of 0.02 per cent compared with the N461.17 it exchanged on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N461.25 to the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate of N462 to $1 was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N461.10. The naira sold for as low as N439.96 to $1 within the day’s trading. A total of $40.24 million was traded at the official Investors and Exporters Window…
Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria has faulted the appointment of former Inspectors General of Police (IGPs) as chairmen of the Police Service Commission (PSC). President Muhammadu Buhari appointed former IGP Musiliu Smith as Chairman of the PSC in 2018, but Smith resigned in 2022 and retired Justice Clara Ogunbiyi took over as Acting Chairman. In January 2023, President Buhari appointed another retired IG, Mr. Solomon Arase, as substantive chairman of the PSC. Obasanjo expressed his misgivings at the public presentation of a book, titled: Policing the Nigeria Police, authored by Chief Simon Okeke, a former chairman of the PSC.…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has condemned the directive of the National Universities Commissions to the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities that universities should be shut to enable students to participate in the forthcoming general elections. The NUC gave the directive in a letter on Tuesday addressed to vice-chancellors of all universities and Directors of Inter-university Centres. The commission noted that the directive was based on the instruction of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu. Also Read: NUC orders Closure of Varsities for Elections The letter partly read, “As Vice-Chancellors of all Universities and Directors/Chief Executives of Inter-University…
On Safeguarding Maritime Transportation for Actualizing Blue Economy By Kabir Abdulsalam Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, launched the Expanded Committee on Sustainable Blue Economy on January 17, 2022, in Abuja. The committee’s task is to recommend how to strengthen the governance framework and infrastructure of the maritime sector in Nigeria. Among the committees were representatives of 10 states: Rivers, Lagos, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Borno, Ogun, Ondo, Cross River, Bayelsa, and Edo states. Also, there were people from maritime agencies like the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), and…
Less than a few weeks to the 2023 presidential election, the Taraba State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has witnessed a major shake-up as about eleven commissioners reportedly dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, is expected in the state in the next few hours for their campaign rally. The politicians who have just declared their allegiance to the Tinubu/Shettima’s ticket would be received into the APC fold by President Muhammadu Buhari at the rally; The PUNCH quoted a party…
Billboard and Vibe ranked the legendary rapper and 27-times Grammy winner, Shawn Carter AKA Jay Z in its list of the greatest rappers of all time. The list was released Wednesday, 8th February 2023 to reflect hip-hop’s foundational pioneers, evolutionary trailblazers, and contemporary mainstays. , whose illustrious career has spanned nearly 3 decades. Speaking on the list Billboard and Vibe say: “So it took a lot of deliberation and deep discussion to reason our way to what we believe is a well-thought-out, authentic In addition, that mix also encompasses 50 years of cultural milestones for a genre initially dismissed as…
Google on Wednesday announced a slew of features powered by Artificial Intelligence, but a mistake in an ad caused its share price to tank. Shares of Alphabet, Google parent’s company nose-dived by nearly eight per cent after new artificial intelligence chatbot Bard gave inaccurate information as reported by Reuters following a Twitter advertisement for the service, which generates answers for user queries and is debuting to a limited group of testers before a wider release, causing the company to instantly lose $100 billion in market value. The search engine giant is rushing into the space after the bot ChatGPT caught…
Ahead of the May 29 handover to the next administration, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a presidential transition council to facilitate and manage the 2023 transition programme. The development was announced on Thursday in a statement by Willie Bassey, director of information in the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF). Others are Permanent Secretaries from the Ministries of Defence, Interior, Finance, Budget and National Planning, Foreign Affairs, Information and Culture, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), and Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs. Also Read: Naira-Fuel Scarcity: Buhari Convenes Emergency Council Meeting Others…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), through its Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT),has advised Nigerians who use Samsung phones to update the Galaxy Store application on their phones immediately to avoid cyberattacks. The advisory was issued in response to the discovery of multiple vulnerabilities in the Samsung Galaxy App Store application, which can result in unwanted app installations and code execution. The NCC-CSIRT disclosed that Ken Gannon, a cybersecurity researcher from NCC Group, discovered the vulnerabilities in the Galaxy App Store application on Samsung devices that are running Android 12 and older. Cybercriminals on the prowl: While warning that cybercriminals…
Femi Falana, SAN, a leading human rights advocate, has explained why the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, must abide by the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the currency swap crisis. In a statement on Thursday, Falana warned the central bank not to believe stories and suggestions that it could disregard the Supreme Court’s ruling prohibiting it from enforcing the ban on the old Naira notes. A seven-member panel of the apex court led by John Okoro, on Wednesday, temporarily restrained the federal government from restricting the use of the old naira notes after February 10. The ex parte application was filed…
The regulatory agency for universities in Nigeria, the National Universities Commission, regulatory agency for Nigeria’s universities has ordered the closure of universities across the country to enable students to participate in the 2023 general elections, Meridianspy learnt. Contained In a letter addressed to vice-chancellors of all universities and directors of inter-university centres, the NUC noted that the directive was based on the directive of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu. “As Vice-Chancellors of all Universities and Director/Chief Executive of Inter-University Centres are quite aware the 2023 General Elections have been scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023, for the…