The Central Bank of Nigeria has threatened to penalise banks that compel customers to withdraw amounts lower than N20,000 per transaction from Automated Teller Machines. The apex bank disclosed this in a ‘Question and Answer’ explainer released on Thursday in reaction to its recent review of ATM withdrawal fees. It stressed that ATM charges for...
Author: Udeh chinenye
Super Eagles Set to Clash with Russia in June
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Russia in a friendly encounter in June, Ugamatv reports. According to information available on the official website of the Russian Football Union, the encounter will hold on June 6. The venue and time will be announced later by the organisers. The Europeans will also slug it out with...
Former Anambra First Lady Ebele Obiano gets into altercation with fellow passenger on airplane
Ebele Obiano, a former First Lady of Anambra State, has been filmed having an altercation with a fellow passenger on an airplane. The video shows Ebele standing on the aisle while arguing with a passenger who appears to be a Caucasian male. It appeared the male passenger asked her to “get out” of the way...
Tinubu’s Request Fulfilled: Senate, House Approve N54.9 Trillion Budget for 2025
The National Assembly has approved a N54.9 trillion budget for the 2025 financial year, increasing the initial proposal by N700 billion from N54.2 trillion. The approval follows President Bola Tinubu’s request to raise the budget from the originally proposed N49.7 trillion, citing additional revenue generated by key government agencies. During Thursday’s plenary session, the Senate...
Canada Denies Visas to Top Nigerian Military Officials, NSA Blasts Officials
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has blasted Canada officials for denying visa to top Nigerian military officials, including the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Ribadu expressed his disapproval at the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the Institute for Security Studies (AANISS), held at the Shehu Yar’adua Centre, Abuja, on...
Nigerian Man Arrested in South Africa for Masterminding Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
South African authorities have arrested a Nigerian national accused of orchestrating a sophisticated fraud scheme that swindled millions from victims worldwide. Nwachimere Collins Ofoegbu, 55, was arrested in Sandton on February 10, 2025, following an extensive investigation by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Unit. Ofoegbu appeared in the Randburg Magistrates Court on February 11 and...
UK Grants Asylum to Nigerian Woman Who Joined IPOB to Avoid Persecution
A Nigerian woman who was denied asylum in Britain eight times has finally been granted the right to stay after deliberately joining the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The 49-year-old woman, who is from Nigeria, became involved with the Indigenous People of Biafra ‘in order to create a claim for asylum’, a judge said. The...
Ganduje, Wife, Others’ Trial in Bribery, Misappropriation Case to Resume April 15
A Kano State High Court has fixed April 15, 2025, for the hearing of all pending preliminary objections in the case of alleged bribery and misappropriation involving the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat Umar, and six others. Ugamatv reports that the Kano State Government brought an eight-count...
PDP Crisis Deepens as Anyanwu Ignores NWC’s Directive, Continues to Hold Office
Embattled Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu has defied the directive of the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, over the ongoing contention for his position. Anyanwu, on Thursday, resumed at the PDP National Secretariat and continued his duties from his office, despite the position of the party’s NWC. In a video call with...
MTN NIGERIA Reverses 200% Tariff Hike on 15G Data Plan, Says it was a Mistake
Nigeria’s telecommunications giant, MTN, has reversed its 15G data plan 200 percent tariff hike. The company disclosed this in a statement through its official X account on Thursday. Recall that on Tuesday, MTN commenced implementation of a 200 percent tariff hike for the 15G data bundle alongside other data plans. The hike had contravened the...