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The Abuja Investment Company Limited (AICL) has announced that over 500 high-level participants from 40 countries will attend this year’s Abuja Business Investment Expo. The Expo, convened by the AICL with the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, as chief host, is slated for October 22 to 25, 2025, at the President […]
The Federal Government has ordered an immediate suspension of all land allocations and reclamation activities along the Lagos Lagoon shoreline, including Banana Island. The suspension is among sweeping reforms the government has adopted to restore order and curb environmental degradation along the nation’s coastline and other areas. The move followed a directive from President Bola […]
The Nigerian equities market yesterday extended its bullish streak to 26 days, with investors gaining N479 billion. Reforms in the industry have fuelled a rally in insurance stocks, contributing to the equities market’s impressive performance. This is as the NGX Insurance lead the sectoral indices with a gain of 8.8 per cent. The All-Share Index […]
Nigeria’s telecommunications sector faces a severe crisis as a diesel supply shortage threatens to force the shutdown of approximately 16,000 telecom sites nationwide. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), which issued a warning about a looming national communications blackout, said this was caused by disruptions to the supply of diesel, a critical […]
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has issued a public advisory outlining critical access protocols for users of its self-service portal for National Identification Number (NIN) data modification. Reacting to this, the head of the Corporate Communications Unit at NIMC, Dr. Kayode Adegoke, said the measures were designed to safeguard and protect the identity of […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has raised a red flag over what it describes as the systematic sabotage of telecommunications infrastructure nationwide. Over 1,000 fibre optic cable cuts, 545 access denials, and nearly 100 theft cases are recorded weekly across the country. Speaking in Lagos at an event themed “Critical National ICT Infrastructure and Industry […]
PalmPay has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development to launch the Youth Data Protection Awareness and Training (YDPAT) Programme, which equips over 1,000,000 Nigerian youths digitally over three years. It said the training programme, started last week at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, was part of its commitment to data protection […]
Indigenous airline operators have cautioned that implementing the newly signed Nigerian Tax Reform Act 2025 could cause their operations to collapse within 48 hours. The vice president of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Dr. Allen Onyema, warned that the Act’s provisions—particularly the introduction of Customs duty and a 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) […]
The federal government has unveiled the YouthCred programme, even as it encouraged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to take advantage of the initiative. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja while flagging off the scheme at the orientation camp for NYSC Batch B Stream 1 members, minister of youth development, Ayodele Olawande, described it as a […]
WhatsApp has announced new measures to combat the rising tide of sophisticated messaging scams. The platform revealed that it has shut down millions of accounts linked to criminal scam centres and is introducing fresh in-app safety features designed to enhance user security worldwide. In a statement issued to journalists yesterday in Abuja by the vice […]