Today's Headlines: Tinubu’s Economic Reforms Will Take Nigeria To Next Level – Ganduje; Wizkid Loses Mum
Tinubu’s Economic Reforms Will Take Nigeria To ‘Next Level,’ Says Ganduje
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Despite the controversies that have trailed the removal of subsidy on petroleum, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje is optimistic about President Bola Tinubu’s capacity to reform the country’s economy for the people’s betterment.
He spoke in Abuja on when he hosted the South-West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA) led by Senator Dayo Adeyeye.
Ganduje told the group at the APC National Headquarters that Tinubu is equal to the task of reforming all social issues that will take Nigeria to the next level.
“We believe Asiwaju is equal to the task. He’ll reform our system, reform the system of governance, reform the institutions, reform the economy, and all other social issues, that will take Nigeria to the next level,” he said at the Thursday event.
The group was in Abuja to lend support to the APC leadership under the former Kano State governor.
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Singer Wizkid loses mum
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Mrs Jane Dolapo Balogun, the mother of Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has passed away.
The mother of three died at around 1.30 am, Friday.
Wizkid’s manager, Sunday Are, confirmed the incident to journalists on Friday, saying; “Yes, she died this morning, at about 1.30 am.”
Fans have been thronging to social media platforms to condole the singer and his family since the news frittered on the internet.
Makinde declares August 20 Isese Day
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The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has announced that every August 20 will be dedicated to the celebration of Isese Festival while Monday 21 will also serve as holiday for workers in the state.
A statement by the Secretary of Heads of Traditional Religion Worshippers Association in the state, Mogaji Fakayode Fatunde, Araba of Ibadan, Chief Ifalere Odegbola and Aare Isese Foundation, Baale Omikunmi Egbelade respectively, quoted the Secretary to the State Government, Olanike Adeyemo, to have announced this, on Friday, in Ibadan, the state capital.
The association saluted the strong will of the governor to institute sense of equality among religions and adherents in the state.
It, therefore, called on traditional religion believers to see the Isese Day celebration as an avenue to get closer to their creator and pray for humanity, Nigeria, the state and their different households to prosper.
Banking sector records N9.5bn losses to electronic fraud in five years – CBN
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The Central of Nigeria, CBN, says accumulated Electronic Fraud within the financial sector has led to a loss of N9.5 billion in 2023.
The Director of Payment Systems Management of CBN, Musa Jimoh disclosed this on Friday at the Third Quarter general meeting of the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum, NeFF.
He said that between 2019 and 2023, losses to electronic fraud jumped from N3 billion to N9.5 billion in the space of Five years.
Jimoh, also the Chairman of NeFF, stated that if electronic fraud is not nipped in the bud, the menace will crash the country’s banking sector.
He harped on the need for banks, financial institutions and other operators in the industry to secure their operations in the digital environment.
“Today, we are here to continue that conversation to look at new strategies by which we can combat E-fraud. If we don’t combat cyber criminals, they will take us down and disrupt the entire system.
“For fraud trends over the last five years, in 2019, we’re looking at about N3 billion, and currently 2023, we are looking at about N9.5 billion. Fraud losses have increased dramatically over the last five years,” he said.
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