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By Halimah Olamide We want to work, not to work and die,” “Don’t kill us, stop using no work no pay to threaten us The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL),on Friday, protested the alleged shortage of manpower and work overload at the hospital. The ARD members, who marched round the hospital premises, decried the shortage of manpower and overwork load on their members. The doctors displayed placards with various inscriptions such as “We want to work, not to work and die,” “Don’t kill us, stop using no work no pay to threaten us,”…
By Halimah Olamide Nigerian fintech companies have warned their customers to desist from trading in cryptocurrency or any virtual currency on their apps. At least four fintechs—Opay, Moniepoint, PalmPay, and Paga—have communicated this development to their customers on Friday, threatening to block any accounts found engaging in such activities. Recall that NPO made reports of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issuing a fresh directive to the major fintech firms to halt onboarding new customers. The CBN’s move was linked to an ongoing audit of the Know-Your-Customer process of the fintechs, which have been under scrutiny in recent months over…
By Halimah Olamide For me these young UBA Graduates are a testament to who we are: a truly pan-African Group Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), in its latest edition of its Graduate Management Acceleration Programme (GMAP), has empowered 398 young Africans This is the second edition of the programme, with the graduands inducted into the UBA Tribe after a rigorous six-month hands-on-work and learning experience. The event, which was held in a grand ceremony in Eko Hotel, Lagos on Thursday, was graced by esteemed guests, the UBA management, faculty members, mentors, and the graduating class. The graduands…
…as issuing bank confirmed distribution of 160,000 cards by Adebutu One of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) agents in the March 18, 2023 gubernatorial election in Ogun State, Femi Adedayo has confessed to have distributed prepaid ATM cards to those who cast their votes for the party during the poll, in line with directives from their leaders. Adedayo made the confession at the resumed hearing of a seven-count charge bordering on vote buying and other offences levelled against the governorship candidate of the PDP, Ladi Adebutu before Hon. Justice A.A Akinyemi of the Ogun State High Court on Thursday. The…
By Halimah Olamide Singer, Teniola Akpata popularly known as Teni Entertainer has shared a video of her chance encounter with an Ogun based businessman Ibrahim Dende. In the video shared by Teni, she was shown as being over excited at the meeting. She was seen going down on her knees in respect to the businessman. IBD Dende is the businessman at the centre of an investigative reports by Nigerian journalist, Fisayo Soyombo who carried out an extensive investigation into the activities of smugglers in the Iroko Ilaro border areas of Ogun state. In the series of published stories by Soyombo,…
By Halimah Olamide the protesters urged the anti-graft agency to delve into all petitions against Matawalle Some protesters have on Friday stormed the entrance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Zamfara State to stage a protest. According to information gathered by NPO Reports, they are demanding the reopening of investigations into the former Governor of the state, Bello Matawalle. Under the auspices of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Loyalists Forum, the protesters urged the anti-graft agency to delve into all petitions against Matawalle, particularly concerning the alleged diversion of contracts amounting to N70 billion during his…
By Halimah Olamide The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Basirat Damilola Marshall, daughter of Fuji maestro, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, a.k.a KWAM1, as his Senior Special Assistant on Tourism. This was according to a viral video of her father thanking the governor, which was posted on her Instagram page, @damimarshall_ on Thursday. In the viral video, her father, KWAM1, while performing on stage at the coronation and birthday reception of Oba Sikirullah Apena on Thursday, thanked Sanwo-Olu for appointing his daughter into his cabinet. The fuji singer noted that it was his daughter, Damilola, who asked…
By Halimah Olamide Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tiwatope Savage, popularly known as Tiwa Savage, has released a new song titled Lost Time. The afrobeat artist made this known via her instagram story on Thursday. This is coming before the release of her film titled WaterandGarri set to air on Prime Video by May 10. The music is now available to stream on all music platforms.
By Yetunde Yekini-Oropo “The person behind the shooting has been identified as a police officer serving at Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 17, Lion Building, Lagos. “Investigation is still ongoing and further findings will be made available, ” he said. The Police Command in Lagos State has identified the officer who allegedly shot a man dead at a filling station in the Obalende area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development in a post he shared on his verified X handle@ benHundeyin on Thursday. He said that the officer had been identified. “The person behind…
Agency Report More than 2,000 cases were recorded in one week last month and 123 people have died,” the WHO said The UN World Health Organsation (WHO) has started a mass vaccination campaign in Niger’s Niamey region in response to an ongoing meningitis outbreak. The UN health agency, in a statement, said the vaccination campaign against meningitis outbreak began on Thursday. “More than 2,000 cases were recorded in one week last month and 123 people have died,” the WHO said. Niger is one of 26 African countries where the disease is endemic and persistently poses a high risk in the…