Author: Kenneth Jukpor

By Alex Onovo The winner of the just-concluded Big Brother Naija Season 8, All Stars Edition. Ilebaye has been gifted N10million by Davido’s wife, Chioma Avril Rowland. Ilebaye, Adekunle, Cross, Mercy Eke, CeeC, and Pere, six of the housemates, made it to the grand finale, however four of them were evicted along the way, and just two – Mercy Eke and Ilebaye Odiniya made it to the final stage. The 2023 BBNaija edition also saw two female housemates in the top two for the first time ever on Big Brother Naija, a Nigerian reality television program. Mercy and Ilebaye engaged…

By Alex Onovo It has been verified that The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in collaboration with the Trade Union Congress (TUC) called off the planned indefinite strike scheduled for October 3, 2023, following the sudden fuel subsidy removal saga. This decision came after a crucial emergency meeting between government representatives and labour leaders. Both NLC and TUC mutually agreed to suspend the strike to allow for the implementation of NLC’s demands, but only after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government. Consequently, the NLC’s National Executive Council (NEC) has instructed all its affiliate members to direct their members…

By Alex Onovo Nigerian banks, including First Bank, Sterling Bank, and Zenith Bank, are undergoing significant name and operational changes to enhance returns, product offerings, and compete in the market. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) already approved Zenith Bank’s restructuring as a financial holding company, with plans to establish a banking subsidiary and other financial services sector subsidiaries. Sterling Bank on the other hand, plans to delist, transfer, and relist all shares to Sterling Financial Holding Company on the Nigerian Exchange, marking a significant step towards its transition from a financial institution. When transition is duly completed, ”Sterling Holdings…

Following the order of a United States District Court in Northern District of Illinois, Chicago State University has released to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. The CSU released the documents to Atiku on Monday in compliance with the court order as a US district judge dismissed the President’s Tinubu’s objection. The judge ruled: “For the foregoing reasons, the court overrules President Tinubu’s objections to Magistrate Judge Gilbert’s recommended ruling, and therefore, adopts the ruling in full. “Mr Atiku’s Application is, therefore, granted. In light of the pending Supreme Court of Nigeria deadline, represented…

Maritime Worker’s Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has taken a cue from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in jointly suspending the indefinite strike billed for October 3, 2023 following the removal of fuel subsidy. News Diet recalls that the Nigeria Labour Congress had directed its affiliate member Unions across the country to mobilize and shutdown the country following the refusal of government to adhere to the seven points demand made by the NLC and the TUC to ameliorate the suffering of the teeming Nigerian workers and the impoverished masses of the country. Similarly, the President-General…

Africa’s leading digital financial services provider, Moniepoint, in partnership with Nithub University of Lagos, has enhanced Nigeria’s tech-hub with the graduation of the pioneer software engineers from its HatchDev programme.  The 9-month specialized training, designed to produce hundreds of market-ready software engineers every year, is in line with the resolve of the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy to build a robust framework for the training of one million technical talents over the next three years and the Presidency’s goal of creating two million digital jobs. In Nigeria, where the digital economy is rapidly expanding, there is a pressing…

CRFFN Board member welcomes new TCIP Controller The Managing Director of Muna Sylver Nigeria Limited, Hon. Princess Chi Ezeh has tipped the newly appointed Customs Area Controller, Tin Can Island Port (TCIP), Comptroller Dera Nnadi mni, to balance trade facilitation and revenue generation at the port. Princess Chi observed that creating a balance between both issues pose the highest challenge confronting Customs bosses across seaports, land borders and airports. The freight forwarder, who is also a Governing Board member of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), made this remark during a chat with newsmen in…

Comptroller Bomodi hands over endangered species to National Park Service Five days after intercepting 62 African parrots and a hawk being smuggled out of Nigeria via Seme border, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized another set of 105 wild birds amid attempts to import and export the endangered species through the Seme-Krake border. The Customs Area Controller of Seme Border Command, Comptroller Timi Bomodi revealed this during a press briefing today, even as he condemned the criminal activity by some Nigerian citizens. Bomodi noted that the species of birds were; Sixty (60) Green parrots, Fourteen (14) Budgerigar Parrots, Six (6)…

The National Publicity Secretary of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Mr. Emmanuel Onyeme, is contesting for President of the alumni of Command Day Secondary Schools, Jos. According to the ANLCA Spokesman, his decision to run for President is primarily driven by a desire to give back to humanity and inspire significant infrastructural development at the academic institution. Onyeme noted that the school has produced several high-ranking military and paramilitary officers, who he intends to motivate towards giving back to the academic institution as President of the Ex-Commandos Association. His words: “This school has done so much in…

The Presidency, through the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has declared the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) as the best Federal Government Agency in Digital Transformation. Director General, BPSR, who conveyed the Presidential award to NIMASA management, also announced that the DG/CEO NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR has been nominated to receive the distinguished GovTech Trailblazers award for providing exemplary leadership. The BPSR also announced that the awards were as a result of a nationwide nomination and online voting process initiated by the Bureau, as well as a detailed analysis of performance of all government MDAs at…