Olugbenga Ige

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The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed Deposit Money Banks to start deducting charges for unstructured supplementary service data transactions directly from users’ mobile airtime. According to an email from the United Bank for Africa to customers on Tuesday, the charges will no longer be deducted from customers’ accounts. UBA said the directive takes effect from Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

4 days ago | punchng.com | Olugbenga Ige

The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed Deposit Money Banks to start deducting charges for unstructured supplementary service data transactions directly from users’ mobile airtime. According to an email from the United Bank for Africa to customers on Tuesday, the charges will no longer be deducted from customers’ accounts. The UBA said the directive takes effect from Tuesday, June 3.

4 days ago | punchng.com | Olugbenga Ige

NILDS Director-General, Abubakar Suleiman The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Prof Abubakar Sulaiman, has emphasised the need for consistency and clarity in the interpretation of court judgments across Nigeria’s judicial system. According to a statement on Tuesday, Suleiman made the call during a one-day public dialogue on judicial reforms held in Abuja on Tuesday.

5 days ago | punchng.com | Olugbenga Ige

A former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has dismissed speculations suggesting that he plans to leave the All Progressives Congress. The former Imo West Senator stated this in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo. Okorocha also refuted a recent report which claimed that he described the APC as a party desperate to hijack power, saying that the report is a fabrication by his detractors.

5 days ago | punchng.com | Olugbenga Ige

National Association of Polytechnic Students The National Association of Polytechnic Students has called for the legislative upgrade of polytechnics to degree-awarding institutions. In a statement on Monday signed by its President, Comrade Eshiofune Oghayan, the association said the upgrade will resolve the lingering dichotomy between Higher National Diploma and Bachelor of Science holders.