3 AM crisis: When muscle spasm strikes POS agent by Remmy Nweke - Telecoms Clinic@ITREALMS

A midnight leg cramp is not just pain for Nigeria’s 1.5 million POS agents standing up to 14 hours daily, it’s an occupational hazard. In this Telecoms Clinic feature, REMMY NWEKE explores the physical toll of agency banking, debunks the "tight band" myth, and offers practical ergonomic fixes for operators.

Midnight Agony at 3:15 AM:
The time was 3:15 AM on a quiet Sunday morning. While most of the neighborhood was fast asleep, Bisi woke up screaming in agony. A sharp, excruciating knot had seized her right calf, locking her leg in a rigid, unbearable spasm. 

Disoriented and unable to move, Bisi relied on her husband, who fortunately was right beside her, to react quickly. Panicked but following her desperate instructions, he pulled her toes back toward her shin and massaged the hardened muscle until the contraction slowly released, leaving behind a deep, dull ache. 

Breaking: Court strikes out Falana charges against Zinox chairman, Ekeh on alleged N170m fraud - ITREALMS

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The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) presided over by Honourable Justice C. O. Oba sitting in Court 32 has struck out Charge No. FCT/HC/CR/469/2022 filed by Falana & Falana against the Chairman, Zinox Technologies, Leo Stan Ekeh and officials of Technology Distributions Limited, including Mrs. Chioma Ekeh, Chris Eze Ozims, Shade Oyebode, Charles Adigwe and others over an alleged fraud involving a N170m contract with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

This follows a letter dated October 28, 2022 from the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, through the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation (DPP) to Falana & Falana withdrawing the fiat earlier granted them in May 2022 and also directing them to immediately withdraw the said Charge constituted as FCT/HC/CR/469/2022 leveled against Mr. Ekeh and the others, based on the findings that the fiat was obtained on misrepresentation and concealment of material facts by their client, Mr. Benjamin Joseph of Citadel Oracle Concepts Limited.