DEON: Over 40m telecom subscribers risk fresh airtime lending disruption
By Innocent Anaba No fewer than 40 million low-income Nigerians who rely on airtime borrowing services may again face disruption if the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission FCCPC, resumes full enforcement of its Digital, Electronic, Online or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending, DEON, Regulations 2025 before the determination of an appeal, the Wireless Application Service Providers […]
Lagos-Calabar Highway: Don’t sacrifice Ondo’s coastline, Afenifere tells Tinubu
By Dayo Johnson Akure The Secretary-General of Afenifere, Chief Sola Ebiseni, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to ensure the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway passes through the coastal communities of Ondo State, declaring that the current alignment distorts the project’s original vision. Ebiseni, in an open letter to the President, said he was writing on behalf […]
Anti-Preaching Bill: Leave Christians alone, Ibiyeomie tells lawmakers
By Olayinka Ajayi PORT HARCOURT — The Presiding Pastor of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, has criticised the proposed 2026 traffic offence and anti-preaching bill, urging lawmakers to drop the initiative and focus on addressing the country’s pressing socio-economic and security challenges. Speaking during a Sunday service in Port Harcourt, Ibiyeomie argued that the proposed […]
Gov Otu reshuffles cabinet in major shake-up
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has reshuffled his cabinet in what has been described as a strategic move to reposition the administration for greater efficiency as it heads into the electioneering phase.
Many trapped as Oko Poly 3-storey students’ hostel collapses
Some victims have been pulled from the debris and taken to a hospital, while bodies recovered from the scene have been deposited in a mortuary
Anti-preaching law: Leave Christians alone, Pastor Ibiyeomie fumes
Speaking during a Sunday service in Port Harcourt, the cleric described the bill as “stupid” and accused lawmakers of targeting Christians while ignoring other pressing national issues such as insecurity, hunger and poverty.
