Telecoms investment stock hits $75.6b as sector adds N10.126tr to GDP

• Danbatta assures of more capital inflow, service expansion The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, said the total stock of investments in the nation’s telecommunications sector, comprising foreign direct investment (FDI) and local capital, has reached $75.6 billion. Danbatta disclosed this at an interactive session with […]

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Tinubu to announce new dates for national census – NPC chairman

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu receives in audience the chairman of the National Population Commission, Mr Nasir Isa Kwarra, and his delegation from the Commission at the State House, Abuja on Thursday… Photo: Twitter/DOlusegun The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will announce the new dates for the 2023 National Census […]

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Tinubu: My government ready to eliminate all of Nigeria’s security challenges

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says his government is conscious of the security situation in Nigeria and ready to address all the concerns of Nigerians on the issue. Represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, he said this during the closing ceremony of the 2023 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) and 160th Anniversary of the Nigerian Army on […]

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Pandemonium in Enugu as gunmen enforce sit-at-home

Files: Deserted Coal Camp, Enugu State, during the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) recently. There was pandemonium in Enugu State, yesterday, following reports of shooting by unknown gunmen, who allegedly invaded the town to enforce a one-week sit-at-home order by Simeon Ekpa-led Biafra independence agitators. The group had said the order […]

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Tinubu signs executive orders, suspends 5% excise tax on telecoms

President Bola Tinubu has signed an Executive order suspending the five percent Excise Tax on telecommunication services as well as the Excise Duties escalation on locally manufactured products. His spokesman, Dele Alake, announced during a press briefing at the State House in Abuja on Thursday. The President also signed the Finance Act (Effective Date Variation) […]

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LASU best-graduating student meets Sanwo-Olu at Lagos State House

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FG, Oyo inaugurate NADIS-Mobile App to track zoonotic diseases

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde The Federal Government in collaboration with Oyo State Government has inaugurated a new software application National Animal Disease Information System (NADIS) Mobile Application, to track and report animal disease outbreaks in the State. This is contained in a statement by the Co-ordinating Director, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. […]

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Adeleke submits commissioners-designate list to assembly

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has submitted the full list of commissioners-designate and special advisers-designate to the state’s House of Assembly through the Speaker, Hon. Adewale Egbedun. The list is to be read out at the plenary session of the Assembly when it resumes from its recess early nextweek. The House had gone on recess […]

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NSIP eradicating poverty in Osun – Ibitoye

– Calls for upward review of NHGSFP program in Nigeria The Focal Person of the National Social Investment Program (NSIP) in Osun State, Hon. Kehinde Ibitoye, yesterday called for an upward review of the National Home Grown School Feeding Program (NHGSFP) in the country. Ibitoye who commended the initiative and positive impact on the pupils […]

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