GSM Subcribers in the country got yet another reprieve as the Federal Government approved the extension of the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to October 31, 2021. The decision to extend the deadline was made following a request by stakeholders to accommodate registration in hard-to-reach remote areas, foreigners and […]
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A major assault against bandits is in the offing, as the military is set to carry out a major operation against kidnappers and other undesirable elements in the Kwangai forest of Niger State. A former Police Commissioner, Alhaji Adamu Usman, disclosed this while speaking at a send forth organised in his honour by the Niger […]
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Ahead of the Lagos LG Polls scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, July 24, a civil society organisation YIAGA Africa fears that voters may not turn out en masse. It reached this conclusion after conducting a pre-election environment observation where other issues emerged such as the poor deployment of technology by Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), […]
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No fewer than 300 persons have been hospitalised following an outbreak of Cholera in Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The ActionAid Nigeria has enjoined the Bauchi state government and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to declare a state of emergency over the outbreak in the state to save the residents from […]
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Shareholders of NOVA Merchant Bank have urged the bank to continue the growth trajectory notwithstanding the current challenging macro-economic environment. They also approved the payment of N800 million as dividend for the 2020 financial year. These were among resolutions taken at the bank’s 4th Annual General Meeting in Lagos where shareholders commended the board and […]
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Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has disclosed that the Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (Infraco) Plc would commence full operation by the third quarter of the year. Emefiele said this at the investors webinar organised the Bureau of Public Enterprises, in collaboration with the Nigerian Exchange Group (NXG) and the Nigerian […]
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Shareholders of NOVA Merchant Bank have urged the bank to continue the growth trajectory notwithstanding the current challenging macro-economic environment. They also approved the payment of N800 million as dividend for the 2020 financial year. These were among resolutions taken at the bank’s 4th Annual General Meeting in Lagos where shareholders commended the board and […]
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The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo has said that market formation framework is the key to optimally exploit Nigeria’s precious metal and solid minerals endowments. He disclosed this during a webinar organised by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Mines and […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration would increase in budgetary allocation to the education sector, which remained the top priority of his administration. Buhari, in a release that was issued yesterday by his Spokesman, Mr. Garba Shehu, said that improving the quality of education would continue to be his administration’s priority. He […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will auction the Fifth Generation Technology (5G) spectrum by the Fourth Quarter (Q4) of 2021. Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed this at the maiden International Conference on Information and Engineering Systems (ICIES) on Thursday at Nile University, Abuja. The conference is centered on […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is yet to renew Airtel’s Mobile Operating Licence. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, made this known in a statement by the commion in Abuja. According to him, the attention of the NCC was drawn to a recent statement on an online publication, credited to the […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission officials who were summoned by the House of Representatives on Friday, July 16, 2021, over the suitability of the use of electronic devices for the transmission of election results in the country disclosed that it is less than 50% of the country that enjoys 3G Internet required for coverage for which […]
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