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     Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issues a revised Guide to Charges by Banks, Other Financial and Non-Bank Financial institutions. Revisions: Electronic transfers N10 for transactions less than N5000 N25 for transactions between N5,001 - N50000 N50 for transactions above N50000 Automated Teller Machine(ATM) Withdrawal N35 (previously 65) after 3rd withdrawal in a month, on another banks ATM. Card Maintenance N50 every 3 months for Savings Accounts Zero for Current Accounts. One more photo below.

        Nigerians have expressed outrage after a video of a woman lifting her maid up and throwing her to the ground was shared online. In the heartbreaking video, the woman is seen reaching into the car to drag out a child believed to be her maid. She then lifts her into the air and slams her to the ground. The girl stood immediately and ran off, afraid of what her madam could do next and the woman ran after her. It is not clear what led to the woman's outrage but she is heard in the video ranting about "ATM". It is suspected the maid might have misplaced her ATM card. Nigerians who watched the video are shocked by it and are asking for the abusive woman to be found and prosecuted. A Facebook user claims the woman lives in Enugu and they supplied an address which they alleged is hers.More photos below.

       As part of its humanitarian programmes aimed at ameliorating the plight of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Northeast of the Country, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) today, 23 December 2019, presented Dignity Packs to young girls at IDP Camps in Dalori and Bama in Borno State. The distribution of the Dignity Packs, which contain sanitary pads, towels, detergent, ba th soap, body cream, body spray as well as inner vests and other sanitary items, is aimed at assisting young females in the Camps to build a culture of personal hygiene that would also enhance their self-esteem. In his remarks, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was represented by the Commander Air Task Force (ATF) Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Air Commodore Precious Amadi, noted that the packs were being distributed in response to an appeal made to the CAS by some of the girls during his last visit to the Camp. The CAS explained that he was moved by the request,...

      The Lagos State government has met with stakeholders to discuss the planned relocation of the Computer Village from Ikeja to Katangowa in Agbado/Oke-Odo LCDA to get their commitment to the project, particularly to facilitate the construction of a network of roads around the new location. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, in his welcome address said the relocation process began with the exchange of vital information with stakeholders to engender the successful commencement of the landscape transforming project at the new location. Salako affirmed that by approving the infrastructure upgrade for the host community that will accommodate the project, the present administration has displayed its commitment to providing modern infrastructure to enhance the business of computer village traders as well as residents and other stakeholders of Agbado Oke-Odo Community. “I am happy to note that this is a landmark event which...

       With the Christmas and New Year festivities around the corner, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has affirmed its readiness to meet the waste management needs of residents during the season and to consolidate on its year round vision of establishing a cleaner and healthier Lagos. In a statement released by the Authority, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin disclosed that bearing in mind the anticipate d 100 per cent increase in waste generation during the period, the Authority would leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the season was celebrated in a clean environment. He revealed that the agency had intensified the distribution of black thrash bags for household waste and purple bags for recyclables to residents in the state, adding that PSP operators had been mandated to work round the clock in their assigned areas of operation, while the authority would provide backup trucks. Dr. Gbadegesin further stated that the aut...

         It was all fanfare in Ojokoro, a densely populated suburb in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, on Monday as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu fulfilled the commitment given to the residents, with the inauguration of 31 network of roads recently completed by the current administration. The contract for the roads, which adds up to a total of 20.216 kilometres in length, was awarded in 2017 in two phases, but construction work was stalled shortly after, leaving the roads in deplorable condition. For about two years, the hapless residents groaned in distress plying the roads. Sanwo-Olu, on assumption of office, reviewed the contract for the roads and promised to complete them before the end of December. Six months after, the Governor fulfilled the promise. He led members of the State’s cabinet to the area to formally commission the newly constructed roads in a ceremony greeted by spontaneous celebrations. The joyous residents trooped out...

       The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office recently held a workshop to develop guidelines for an urban renewal programme in Lagos State. Declaring the stakeholders' workshop tagged “Future Cities Programme Centred on Development of Guidelines for Urban Programme ln Lagos State” open, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban  Development, Dr. Idris Salako said the main objective of the programme was to carry out targeted interventions to encourage sustainable development, increase prosperity and alleviate the high level of urban poverty. Salako noted that slum and its characteristics had become a global phenomenon for the past two decades, disclosing that Lagos State Government had continually paid the deserved attention to the upgrade of slums to achieve a more sustainable physical environment as indicated in the Lagos Development Plan of 2012- 2025. The Commissioner hinted that the...

            Owing to the tremendous successes recorded in the ongoing Operations/Exercises across the country especially in the aspect of Exercise POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION, the Nigerian Army (NA) has extended the deadline for the conduct of Exercises AYEM AKPATUMA II, ATILOGWU UDO I and CROCODILE SMILE IV from the 23rd of Dec ember 2019 to 7th of January, 2020. Recall that in her spirited efforts to combat insecurity across the nation, the NA, through a Press Release made on the 25th of September 2019, alerted members of the public of the commencement of the said routine exercises in the different regions of Nigeria. All the exercises were scheduled to be conducted concurrently from the 7th of October 2019 to 23rd of December 2019. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai wishes to reassure the good citizens of our country of the Nigerian Army’s unwavering resolve to protect lives and properties of all law abiding citizens. He d...

         Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, December 23, 2019, dismissed an application for a post-conviction bail filed by a convicted former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu. Justice Liman dismissed the application for lacking in merit and also ordered Kalu to remain in the Correctional (Prison) Custody till his appeal is heard. Kalu had, on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 , filed the application, following his conviction and sentencing to 12 years imprisonment for N7.1bn fraud by Justice Muhammed Idris sitting at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos on December 5, 2019. In the application, Kalu, through his lawyer, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, had claimed that he had health challenges that could not be managed by the medical facilities in the Custodial Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos. He had also argued that the offences for which he was convicted and jailed were bailable. However, counsel to the respondent, Rotimi Jacobs,...

       The EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office on Monday, December 23, 2019, secured the conviction of one Enoch Oluyode who was prosecuted on offences bordering on Internet Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences. Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of a Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, the State Capital, convicted and sentenced Oluyode to six months imprisonment after finding him guilty on a one count amended charge levelled against   him by the EFCC. Enoch Oluyode (Alias John Donnna ) sometime in October, 2019 at Ilorin, within the judicial division of the Kwara State High Court, did attempt to cheat by impersonation, when he pretended to be one John Donnna, a white Caucasian vide Gmail account: johndonna777@gmail.com and in that guise, communicated with one Colin Wison vide Hangout, a representation he knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 95 of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 324 of the same Penal Code.

       ANAMBRA STATE POLICE COMMAND DIARY : During the week under review, the Command has recorded cases of interest to members of the Public as follows, It would be recalled that on the 25/10/2019 at about 8:30pm,one Engineer Emeka Chiaghana 'm' was abducted from Nibo in Awka South LGA of Anambra State by gunmen and taken to unknown destination along with his laptop and other valuables. Following the incident, Police operatives were on the trail of the syndicate who perpetrated the act. Consequently, on the 19/12/2019 at about 9:45pm,while acting on a tip off,the Command Special Anti Robbery Squad in conjunction with Puff-Adder operatives stormed their hideouts in Agulu and following a fierce gun battle arrested the following suspects who allegedly perpetrated the Act. - Stanley Ngala 'm' aged 20 years of obehe village, Agulu, - Onyedika kanu 'm' aged 29 years of Ndikelionwu in orumba North LGA and, - Chiemelie Obi 'm' aged 20 years of Amaot...

       STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE Desirous of fast-tracking the targets and mandate of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the following new appointments in the Parastatals listed below: 1. Nigerians Communications Commission (NCC) (a) Prof. Adeolu Akande (South West) replaces Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye (South West) as Chairman, Board of Commissioners – subject to Senate confirmation (b) Mr Uche Onwude (South East) replaces Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Ararume (South East) as Non-Executive Commissioner – subject to Senate confirmation. 2. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) (a) Dr Abubakar Sa’id replaces Prof. Adeolu Akande as Board Chairman (b) Dr Habibu Ahmed Imam (North West) replaces Dr Lawal Bello Moriki (North West) (c) Dr Mohammed Sa’idu Kumo as Board Member 3. The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) Dr Ismail Adebayo Adewusi (South West) replaces Barrister Bisi A...