PRESIDENT BUHARI GIVES REASONS FOR WITHHOLDING ASSENT TO ELECTORAL ACT (AMENDMENT) BILL 2021
Dec. 21, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has said withholding assent to the electoral Act, as amended is in the best interest of the nation. Buhari in a statement on Tuesday…
Broadband deployment timelines: NCC ready to sanction defaulting infracos
Dec. 20, 2021 The Nigeria Communications Commission says it will mete out regulatory sanctions against Infrastructure Companies (Infracos) who default on Broadband deployment timelines. The Executive Vice Chairman of the…
EFCC Chair, Bawa, in Court as Witness in alleged N1.4bn Nadabo fuel subsidy fraud
December 20, 2021 Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa was physically in court on Monday to continue his testimony in the alleged N1.4billion fuel…
NCC Sets New Mobile ITR for Voice Services
Dec. 20, 2021 …Floor price now $0.045, new rate effective January The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has determined the new International Termination Rate (ITR) for voice services paid by overseas…
Ekeh, Zinox boss, donates N50m to NCS Innovation & Development Fund
December 20, 2021 Serial digital entrepreneur and Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has donated the sum of N50m to an Innovation and Development Fund set up by the Nigeria…
Zannah Mustapha: A hero like no other; why CNN couldn’t look away
December 19, 2021 One outstanding hallmark of greatness is to do good when nobody is watching and expecting nothing. Nigeria’s Zannah Mustapha, a lawyer who has retired from active legal…
Emir of Daura turbans President Buhari’s son, Yusuf; now district head
December 18, 2021 The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Farouk Umar, on Saturday turbaned Yusuf Buhari, the only son of President Muhammadu Buhari as Talban Daura and district head of Kwasarawa…
Buhari marks birthday in Turkey; says ‘I’ll return to my farm in 2023’
December 17, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Istanbul, Turkey, marked his 79th birthday with the cutting of a birthday cake draped in national colours, green-white-green to start the…
More savings for shoppers as Konga Jara 2021 goes live
December 15, 2021 Konga, foremost composite e-commerce giant has raised the curtains on its final sales promotion of the year – Konga Jara, which offers shoppers massive discounts and huge…
5G: NCC rakes in $547m as Mafab, MTN Win 3.5GHz Spectrum Auction; Airtel Drops Out
December 13, 2021 After 11 rounds of competitive bidding stretching over eight hours, new entrant Mafab Communications Ltd and MTN Nigeria Plc, have emerged the two successful winners of the…