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Cell Phone, Computer Abuse Lead To Vision Loss, Optometrist Warns

AN Optometrist, Dr. Comfort Omo-Irabor, has disclosed that excessive and unguided use of cell phones and computers can lead to vision loss. Omo-Irabor, who made this known to the News...

At Etiquette Africa Conference And Awards, Panelists Identify Effect Of Incivility On Africa’s Devt

THE recently concluded conference on ‘The effect of incivility on Africa's development,’organised by Etiquette Africa and managed by Etienying Akpanusong, has identified incivility as...

FG Orders Registration Of PoS Operators Within 60 Days

THE Federal Government, through the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has issued a two-month registration deadline to Point of Sales (PoS) companies to register their agents, merchants...

One Killed As Gunmen Kidnap Travellers On Sagamu-Benin Expressway

THE Ogun State Police Command, on Monday, May 6, confirmed the abduction of travellers at Ilisan/Iperu axis on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway. The Command’s Public Relations Officer...

Nigerians Reject Tariff Cut For Band A Customers, Demand Total Reversal

*NLC, TUC Give NERC Sunday To Reverse Hike NIGERIANS have flatly rejected the minimal tariff reduction by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC) reduction of the tariff...

CBN Directs Banks To Charge 0.5% Cybersecurity Levy On Electronic Transactions

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions in the country to commence implementation of a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy...

EFCC Questions Six Senior NSCDC Officers Over N6bn Fraud

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested six senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over alleged N6billion fraud. The...

Dollar Speculation: FG To Ban Naira From Crypto Trading Platforms

THE Federal Government, through the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), would soon delist the Naira from all peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto platforms as it steps up efforts to...

Rivers Assembly Overrides Fubara, Passes Public Procurement Bill Into Law

*‘Those Claiming To Be Assembly Members Are Not Existing’ THE Rivers State House of Assembly, at its 173rd legislative sitting on Monday, May 6, overrode the assent of Governor...

NCC Summons Telcos Over Panned Tariff Hike

THE regulator of the telecommunications sector in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has invited operators for dialogue over their demand for end user...

Shettima Aborts U.S. Trip As Airborne Presidential Jet Develops Fault

VICE President, Kashim Shettima, has been forced to abort his planned trip to the United States (US), where he was scheduled to represent President...

Delta Police Say Ughelli Protesters Dispersed Using Teargas, Not Shot

BY GODWIN IJEDIOGOR  THE Delta State Police Command has dismissed reports of one protester being shot during a protest in Ughelli on Monday, May 6,...

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