Newspaper Headlines: CBN reintroduces controversial cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions
BY Ayodele Oluwafemi
September 19, 2024 7:00 AM
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Reports on the reported appearance of Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), perfuse the cover pages of the dailies.
The Punch reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed over 5,000 bimodal voter registration system (BVAS) machines and 18,000 ad hoc workers to Edo for Saturday’s governorship election. The newspaper says the Lagos government, through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), said it attends to an average of 300 new sexual and domestic violence cases monthly.
Daily Trust reports that corpses of 10 of the victims of the boat accident that occurred on Saturday, at Gummi in Zamfara state, have been recovered. The newspaper reports the EFCC as saying that Bello remains wanted and has not been arrested by the agency.THISDAY reports that Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff, said security agencies have the mandate of President Bola Tinubu to ensure a free, fair, and credible election in Edo state. The newspaper says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the enforcement of a 0.005 percent cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions conducted by banks and financial institutions.Nigerian Tribune reports that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced the evacuation of damaged drugs and regulated products from Borno markets following the Maiduguri flood. The newspaper says the federal capital territory (FCT) emergency management department said it has set up an ad hoc committee to sensitise residents on earth tremors.The Nation reports that governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are divided over an alleged plot to remove Umar Damagum as acting national chairman of the PDP. The newspaper says the EFCC and Bello are playing a hide and seek game, as the agency rejected the manner the ex-governor reported to the commission’s office in Abuja.