MTN says it has ordered 14,000 new devices to enrol and capture National Identity Numbers. The devices, it said, are expected to arrive in Nigeria in two weeks. The telecom company during an investors call on Thursday told shareholders that the Federal Government had granted MTN and other operators a licence to register the identities […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission on Friday said it remitted over N362.34bn as revenue in five years to the Federal Government’s consolidated revenue account. Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Umar Danbatta, said this in his presentation to Course 29 Participants at the National Defence College Abuja. He stated that the role of telecommunications was critical to the […]
The Police Service Commission on Friday, promoted four Assistant Inspectors- General of Police and one Commissioner of Police to the substantive rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police. The new DIGs were expected to represent their geo-political zones in the Police Management Team. They are Usman Baba, currently acting DIG Administration; Dan Mallam Mohammed, AIG in […]
Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare, said the National Stadium pitch in Surulere, Lagos, will be ready for use as from May 2021. Speaking in Lagos on Friday, he noted that the contractors handling renovation of the pitch and tracks had assured the ministry of early completion of the renovation works on the main […]
By Foster Obi The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has received 15 wheel chairs from the Rotary Club of Falomo, Ikoyi Lagos. A press statement signed by Henrietta Yakubu (Mrs.), General Manager, Corporate Affairs said at hand-over ceremony held at the Authority’s Headquarters Liaison in Lagos, the Managing Director of FAAN, who was represented by […]
During the 2020 Annual Meetings, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) welcomed 26 bloggers/vloggers, journalists, communications experts, young professionals, and students to participate in the first series of the IMF Youth Fellowship Contest, which included a training program on media and video storytelling with discussions on current global economic issues including inclusive growth, inequality, fintech, and […]
The members of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), the policy advisory committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), have selected Ms. Magdalena Andersson, Sweden’s Minister for Finance, as Chair of the Committee for a term of three years, effective January 18, 2021. Ms. Andersson succeeds Lesetja Kganyago, Governor […]
Row deepened on Thursday over the directive of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Ibrahim Pantami to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to order telecom operators to deactivate all the subscriber identity module (SIM) cards that are not linked to the National Identity Number (NIN) issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). […]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the immediate reopening of four of Nigeria’s land borders. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council, said rice and poultry products remained banned. The […]
The House of Representatives is considering empowering the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to regulate the production and sale of packaged water in the country. Water packaged in sachet is popularly called ‘pure water’. A bill to amend the NAFDAC Act, which passed second reading at the plenary on Wednesday, is […]
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