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Telecoms investment in Nigeria now $75.6bn, Danbatta declares
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has officially announced that the investment profile in the nation’s telecommunications sector, comprising foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment, has reached $75.6 billion as of 2021. Danbatta disclosed this at an interactive session with stakeholders in the communications media ecosystem, in Lagos on Wednesday…
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My response to the ‘fake news’ assertion by the EU report, By Festus Keyamo
The part of the EU report that asserts that there was a single incident throughout the whole campaign where I retweeted a news item by a ‘suspicious website’ does not deserve my response because it is so presumptuous and outside their mandate and exposes a deep-seated bias about how the so-called observers went about their assignment. However, for the education…
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PHOTO NEWS: Anyim, Metuh visit Tinubu
Former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim and former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh visited President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday.
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Abia new tax system for transporters, traders to include free medical insurance – Otti
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has launched a digital tax system for transporters and traders in the state. Otti, who announced the launch, said traders and transporters in the state will have access to free medical insurance. The governor promised transparency with the scheme, noting that it will fuel the entrepreneurial growth of the state and increase the revenue. “I’m…
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Tinubu mourns first FCT Minister Adeogun’s death
President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of Nigeria’s first Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, who passed on last Saturday in Lagos. Chief Ajose-Adeogun who died at the ripe age of 96 was appointed the Minister of Federal Capital in 1976 by the Murtala Mohammed military administration and he served in the position till 1979. Describing the…
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Tribunal: Tinubu, Shettima present LP register to show Obi isn’t party member
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima have submitted a copy of the Labour Party (LP) membership register for Anambra State, aiming to substantiate their claim that Peter Obi is not a registered member of the party. In response to a petition filed by Obi and the LP, Tinubu and Shettima argued that Obi, who contested the presidential election…
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Fuel subsidy: Zulum releases 50 buses, 30 pick-up vans to farmers
To reduce the high cost of living caused by the withdrawal of fuel subsidy, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday, released 50 buses and 30 pick-up vans for free transportation of farmers from their communities to farmlands. The 80 means of transport will comprise 50 luxurious buses to be allocated from the fleet of the Borno Express Corporation,…
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India downplayed a key Russia-friendly summit, but Putin and Xi may not be complaining
Last year, the world watched closely as China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi of India and other world leaders within a Moscow-friendly group gathered in the Uzbek city of Samarkand for a high-profile, two-day summit. The spotlight was on how each of the attending leaders interacted with Putin – who at the time was more than six months…
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No fuel subsidy payments have been made to marketers since 2016 – NNPC Limited
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said that it will reconcile fuel subsidy deductions with the Federal Government, after stating that no fuel subsidy payments were made to marketers since January 2016. The company stated this on Tuesday, when it posted a before and after fuel subsidy factsheet via their official account on Twitter. It is important to also note…
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ALTON hails NCC boss for quality regulation
The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, has praised the exceptional leadership of the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta. He also commended the NCC’s commitment to quality regulation, attributing the success of the telecom industry in the country to the regulatory environment…
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