NCC to unveil strategic plan for telecom sector in January in push for Renewed Hope Agenda
The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, says he will unveil a strategic plan for the telecommunication sector at the end of January 2024. Maida…
WHO prequalifies a 2nd malaria vaccine, a significant milestone in prevention of the disease
Dec. 22, 2023 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines. Recall that in October 2023, WHO recommended its use for…
Angola to quit OPEC, reducing membership to 12 countries
Dec. 22, 2023 Angola has said it is leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) with effect from Jan. 1 2024, after exits from Ecuador in 2020 and…
2023 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue: Maida calls for conscious measures to reduce waste
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has canvassed for conscious measures to reduce the electronic waste generated…
NNPC Ltd Delivers Port Harcourt Refinery, Achieves Mechanical Completion
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. has fulfilled its pledge of achieving the mechanical completion of rehabilitation work on Area 5 Plant of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC). Rehabilitation…
Nigeria’s $11 bln damages bill for collapsed gas deal thrown out by London court
Dec. 21, 2023 Nigeria is off the hook for an $11 billion damages bill over a collapsed gas processing project that was procured by bribery after the award was thrown…
Mastercard Foundation: Disquiet over discrimination against Nigerian workers
Rosy Fynn, Country Director for Nigeria By Adeyinka Ogunleye Founded in 2006 through the generosity of Mastercard when the payment solutions company went public, the Mastercard Foundation…
Rivers Chiefs Pledge Support for NDDC, Pray for Legacy Projects
The Ogu Divisional Council of Chiefs in Rivers State has pledged to support the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and its Executive Management in the task of urgently developing the…
Nigeria’s total public debt now N87.91trn ($114.35bn) – DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says Nigeria’s total public debt as at September 30, 2023 was N87.91trn ($114.35bn). The DMO, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the amount represented…
MTN, journalists’ group, others win at NGX Made of Africa Awards
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, VFD Group Plc, CardinalStone Securities and Chapel Hill Denham emerged winners at the Made of Africa Awards, organised by the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX). In his…