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  WITTY GLOBAL BLOGS | SATURDAY FLAGSHIP EDITION Your Money Disappeared, Your Bank Failed to Respond: How Nigerians Can Challenge Failed Transfers, Unauthorised Deductions and Unfair Charges By Itoro Uwah | Saturday, November 14, 2026 CONSUMER RIGHTS | DIGITAL BANKING | PRACTICAL GUIDE NIGERIA — Imagine transferring money to a supplier, receiving a debit alert and discovering that the recipient has not received the payment. The supplier is waiting. Your account balance has reduced. Customer service asks you to wait, but the money has not been returned. For a small business, this situation can interrupt deliveries, delay payments and damage relationships with customers. But an important distinction must be made: a failed or delayed transaction does not automatically prove that a bank has stolen money or acted fraudulently. The real questions are what happened to the transaction, which institution is responsible for investigating it, what evidence is available ...
  WITTY GLOBAL BLOGS | MORNING EDITION ₦50,000 Relief for Vulnerable Nigerians: SERAP Demands Answers on Who Gets Paid, How Funds Are Shared and Who Is Accountable By Itoro Uwah | Monday, November 9, 2026 Public Affairs | Government Accountability | Social Protection ABUJA, NIGERIA — A Federal Government relief programme promising ₦50,000 monthly assistance to eligible vulnerable Nigerians is facing renewed calls for transparency, as the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) demands answers about funding, beneficiary selection, payment arrangements and safeguards against political interference. The organisation made its demands in a Freedom of Information request dated November 7, 2026, addressed to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro. SERAP wants the ministry to explain how the National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention (NERSI) is financed, how recipients are identified and how the governmen...
  ,  THE UNBOUGHT PREMIERES TONIGHT: WITTYVERSE STUDIOS UNVEILS A NEW CHAPTER IN AFRICAN CINEMATIC STORYTELLING Sunday, November 8, 2026 | Witty Global Blogs Entertainment Desk ONE CITY. ONE MAN. A SYSTEM THAT BELIEVES EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE. Tonight, the countdown ends. The mystery begins. And a new voice in African cinematic storytelling steps into the spotlight. WITTYVERSE STUDIOS officially introduces THE UNBOUGHT — Episode One , an original psychological thriller exploring the dangerous intersection of money, power, ambition, betrayal and the courage to remain principled in a society increasingly defined by material success. The inaugural episode is scheduled to premiere today, Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 7:00 PM West Africa Time on the Witty Global YouTube channel. WHEN EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE, WHO DARES TO REMAIN UNBOUGHT? Imagine a city where influence is traded like currency, loyalty can be purchased, and appearances conceal realities far more distu...
  WITTY GLOBAL BLOGS | MORNING EDITION FG Cancels NTI's 2026 NCE and Degree Admissions Over Regulatory Violations, Announces Safeguards for Existing Students By Itoro Uwah | Sunday, November 8, 2026 Education | Public Affairs | Institutional Accountability | Nigeria ABUJA, NIGERIA — The Federal Government has cancelled all admissions into the National Certificate in Education (NCE) and degree programmes of the National Teachers' Institute (NTI), Kaduna, for the 2026 academic session, citing regulatory violations involving admissions, accreditation and university affiliations. The Federal Ministry of Education announced the directive on Saturday, November 7, 2026, in a statement signed by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade. The ministry directed the institute to discontinue its university affiliations and degree-awarding arrangements, explaining that NTI is not authorised to independently award NCE qualifications or university degrees....
  WITTY GLOBAL BLOGS | AFTERNOON EDITION Nigeria's Broadband Expansion Gains Momentum as Bauchi Joins 12 States Waiving Fibre Right-of-Way Charges By Itoro Uwah | Saturday, November 7, 2026 Technology | Digital Economy | Telecommunications | Infrastructure ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigeria's efforts to accelerate broadband infrastructure development are gaining momentum as Bauchi State joins 12 other states reported to have eliminated right-of-way charges for telecommunications fibre deployment. A November 6, 2026 report by ConsumerConnect highlighted the development, citing the Nigerian Communications Commission's efforts to encourage more investment in digital infrastructure. According to the report, 13 states now operate zero-charge right-of-way policies, while another 16 have adopted the previously recommended rate of ₦145 per linear metre. The development reflects increasing recognition among state governments that affordable access to telecommunications ...
  WITTY GLOBAL BLOGS | MORNING EDITION Education Ministry Seeks Seven-Year Halt on New Federal Tertiary Institutions as Nigeria Faces Funding and Quality Challenges By Itoro Uwah | Saturday, November 7, 2026 Public Affairs | Education Policy | National Development ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Education has urged the National Assembly to suspend consideration and approval of bills seeking to establish additional federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for seven years, citing serious funding constraints and concerns about academic quality. The appeal was contained in a memorandum dated November 2, 2026, addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and signed by Education Minister Dr Tunji Alausa. The ministry said the request was intended to support a seven-year moratorium approved by the Federal Executive Council on August 13, 2025. The policy seeks to address the proliferation of public tertiary institutions, duplication ...
  THE UNBOUGHT: WITTYVERSE STUDIOS UNVEILS A POWERFUL NEW CINEMATIC SERIES — PREMIERING THIS SUNDAY November 7, 2026 | Witty Global Blogs | Entertainment & Society What happens when a society begins to measure human worth by money, influence and appearances — and one man refuses to surrender his principles? This Sunday, November 8, 2026, WITTYVERSE STUDIOS introduces THE UNBOUGHT , a dramatic thriller exploring the intersection of wealth, power, ambition, deception and the price of personal integrity. In a city where influence can purchase loyalty, appearances can disguise corruption, and shortcuts appear more rewarding than honest achievement, a different kind of struggle is about to begin. Not everyone is willing to be bought. And not everyone who refuses will be allowed to walk away peacefully. A CITY BUILT ON AMBITION. A SYSTEM BUILT ON SECRETS. At the heart of THE UNBOUGHT is Elijah, a man whose convictions place him on a collision course with a society increasi...
  WITTY GLOBAL BLOGS | MORNING EDITION Nigerian Military Rules Out Ceasefire With Boko Haram and ISWAP, Vows Continued Operations By Itoro Uwah | Friday, November 6, 2026 National Security | Public Affairs | Governance | Nigeria ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigeria's Defence Headquarters has denied the existence of a ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), insisting that military operations against insurgents and other armed groups will continue. The clarification was delivered on Thursday, November 5, 2026, by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, during a joint security briefing organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja. The statement follows reports alleging that the Federal Government had entered into a temporary ceasefire arrangement with a faction of Boko Haram operating in northeastern Nigeria. Defence Headquarters rejected the suggestion of a ceasefire and maintain...