The Group Managing Director/CEO United Bank for Africa (UBA), Oliver Alawuba has been bestowed the Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. Alawuba was conferred with the highest honour for bankers during the Institute’s 2023 investiture ceremony held in Lagos recently, receiving the award alongside other 20 distinguished Nigerians across banking, finance and […]
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The Dangote Group yesterday received a significant accolade from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who expressed Government’s position over the company’s numerous strides in Nigeria and across Africa. The Presidential recognition comes at the heels of several honours and awards received by the company for creating thousands of jobs and touching lives. President Tinubu who visited […]
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At a ceremony attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima (GCON) on Thursday, October 19, 2023, on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum in Beijing, China, the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and new Chinese partners signed three (3) memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) for new projects valued at […]
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Apparently not satisfied about the burden of high cost in delivering telecoms services, coupled with the Right of Way (RoW) and multiple taxation issues, which are currently affecting the quality of telecoms services across networks, telecoms operators, under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), have tasked the newly appointed […]
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In spite of the 70 per cent broadband projection by 2025 as enshrined in the Nigerian National Broadband Plan, which the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani has promised to work towards its attainment, industry indices has revealed that Nigeria may not be able to meet the projection. Analysis of data […]
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The new Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has said he would align the Commission’s regulatory focus to achieve the promises of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda to advance the nation’s digital transformation agenda. Maida, who spoke to the Senior Management team of the Commission at […]
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The Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) says it employs no fewer than 7,000 workers yearly in its Backward Integration Project (BIP) in Numan, Adamawa State. Speaking during a media tour of the company in Numan, the company’s Group General Manager, Operations, Bello Abdullahi Dan-Musa, said, that despite employing thousands of abled- youths as direct employees, the […]
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The award for the best Federal Ministry, Department and Agency, MDA in Digital Transformation from the Presidency through the Bureau of Public Service Reforms was this weekend conferred on the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Other recipients of the Presidential recognition include the University of Benin Teaching Hospital and Edo State Government. Individual […]
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Senator Wasiu Sanni, Chairman Senate Committee on Marine Transport, says the bill to amend the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Act has passed first reading on the floor of the Senate. Sanni said this on Friday during a working visit by the committee to NIMASA operational offices in Lagos. He noted that the […]
Read More Meet Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), who takes over from Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, who was EVC NCC from 2015 to 2023 Dr. Aminu Maida was appointed the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by President Bola Tinubu, GCFR on Wednesday, October 11, […]
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The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has restored regulatory services to one of its licensees, Globacom Limited after it successfully cleared its outstanding debt obligations to the Commission for unpaid Spectrum Fees, Numbering Fees and Annual Operating Levy (AOL). The Commission has also stepped down planned enforcement action against Globacom over its breach of extant regulations […]
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The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr. Bello Hassan, has appealed to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to incorporate courses on the Deposit Insurance System (DIS) into its educational programs and modules. Hassan made the call during a courtesy visit by the Governing Council Members of ICAN, […]
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