Nigerians spent N3.2 trillion on airtime, data in 2021 – telecom firm

A telecommunications e-commerce company, Virgin Platform International Ltd, has said telecom subscribers in Nigeria spent at least N3.2 trillion purchasing airtime and data in 2021. This is as the organisation launched a service application, My Wallet Shop, an automated virtual top-up (VTU) trading system for global use. Speaking at the unveiling of the platform in […]

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Maina feigning ailments to escape from custody, FG tells court

The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and Haliru Nababa, Controller General (C-G), Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), say Abdulrasheed Maina is feigning ailments to aid his escape from lawful custody. The minister and the C-G made the allegation in their joint counter affidavit in opposition to Maina’s originating motion filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo of […]

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Atiku’s US trip will help fast-track Nigeria’s economic recovery, says PDP campaign

The presidential campaign council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s foreign engagements will benefit the country. The PDP presidential campaign council said this on Sunday in a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, its spokesperson. Abubakar, the PDP standard bearer, had traveled to the United States for meetings tied to his […]

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Akeredolu commissions private estate in Akure

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, CON has said the various quality housing schemes already delivered and those under construction across the State have attested to his administration’s remarkable progress in provision of housing to the people of the state. He explained that the REDEEMED agenda of his administration captures development through massive infrastructure. A […]

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Burning oil-laden vessel is premature, wrong

Ghana-bound vessel destroyed by Tompolo’s outfit, Tantina Security Services, for allegedly stealing oil The burning by Nigeria’s military authorities of a crude oil-laden marine vessel arrested by the Federal Government-hired Tantita Security Services Limited and handed over for due process of investigation and prosecution is an unilateral act; and to that extent illegal. By civilised […]

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Atiku most experienced to prevent Nigeria’s looming collapse – PDP campaign council

Director of Strategic Communication, PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Momodu, has warned that Nigeria risks imminent collapse if an experienced economic and human manager like the PDP’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar is not elected as the country’s next president. Momodu, who linked the free fall of the naira against top global currencies to what he […]

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Federal High Court sets up special task force to disposal of pre-election cases

The Federal High Court (FHC) of Nigeria has constituted a special task force of judges to swiftly hear and determine all pre-election cases before it. The FHC made this known on Wednesday in a statement by its Assistant Director of Information, Dr Catherine Oby-Christopher, in Abuja. According to Oby-Christopher, a circular letter issued by the […]

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Stakeholders canvass retooling of eligible customer policy as 9,000 mw power remains stranded

TCN’s bottlenecks, DisCos load rejection slow generation expansion Five years after the Federal Government introduced an eligible customer policy to address the dismal state of electricity supply in the country, stakeholders have insisted that the policy remained a mirage amid repeated grid collapse and load rejection. Considering infrastructure bottlenecks to wheel electricity to consumers, energy […]

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‘Network quality in Nigeria, S’Africa better than UK, U.S., others’

• MTN makes case for voice, data tariff increase • Mobile service adoption to rise as operators invest $30b in network expansion The Group Chief Executive Officer, MTN, Ralph Mupita, has asserted that the quality of service offered by some network operators in Nigeria, South Africa, and other African countries is far better than offerings […]

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Airlines count losses, relocate operations as union shuts down MMA2

Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II, Lagos Bi-Courtney flays ‘illegal action’, says sacked 37 workers ‘unproductive’ FAAN, BASL, unions begin talks Domestic flight operations were disrupted in Lagos, yesterday, as aviation union members made good their threat to picket Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II (MMA2), operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL). The action, which began […]

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