A new poll suggests 51 per cent of Canadians support banning the social media app TikTok, after a U.S. bill aiming to do just that passed in the House of Representatives. Canada has ordered its own national security review of TikTok, something the Liberal government revealed following passage of the U.S. bill earlier this month. … Read more
While employees have started to receive their bonuses for the past year based on their performance review, those who were rated “M” or higher will be rewarded extra payment of between 5 per cent to 15 per cent of their original bonus, according to Hua Wei, head of human resources at ByteDance, in an internal … Read more
The federal Liberals say they ordered a national security review of popular video app TikTok in September 2023 but did not disclose it publicly. “This is still an ongoing case. We can’t comment further because of the confidentiality provisions of the Investment Canada Act,” a spokesperson for Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said this week. “Our government has … Read more
The House of Representatives has decried the recurring destruction of oil and gas pipelines in the country and persistent lack of transparency in the operations and regulatory activities in the sector. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, chairperson, Special Committee on Oil Theft, condemned the act at a meeting with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd in Abuja. … Read more
The push is on for more federal aid to help local communities deal with “high volumes of migrant arrivals,” as Bay State Congress members sound the alarm about the “severely inadequate” funding levels. Congresswoman Lori Trahan on Monday co-led a group of House members who are asking for $3 billion in funding for FEMA’s Shelter … Read more
The House of Representatives has resolved to launch an investigation into the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The lower chamber resolved to investigate the funds disbursed to the licensed electricity distribution companies by the CBN as loans under the NMMP. … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the Central Bank Governor, Oluyemi Cardoso, for shunning its invitations. The Chairman of the committee, Bamidele Salam (PDP, Oyo), issued the threat in a letter addressed to Mr Cardoso on Tuesday. In the letter, dated 27 February, the … Read more
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit filed Saturday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule the disgraced New York Republican on the show. The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York names Kimmel, … Read more
The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the utilisation of funds allocated to states through the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). This resolution was a motion of urgent public importance moved by Ademorin Kuye (APC, Lagos) on Wednesday during plenary. It is unclear how the lawmakers plan to embark on this probe, considering state … Read more
Twelve new members of the House of Representatives, who were recently elected in the bye-elections across the country, have been sworn in by the Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen. The oath of office was administered by the speaker during plenary on Thursday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Saturday conducted bye-elections and … Read more
