Cable cut: Telcos pledge 100% voice, data service today

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria has said voice and data services affected by the cut in the undersea fibre optics along the coasts of Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal will be completely restored on Tuesday (today). The Chairman of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, made this disclosure in an exclusive interview with The Punch on […]

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Dollar supply rises to $11bn, naira closes 1,572/$

Forex turnover at the official foreign exchange market has increased to $11.43bn within over two months of trading following fresh reforms by the Central Bank of Nigeria, findings have shown. An analysis of reports and data of daily forex transactions recorded on the website of FMDQ Securities, a platform that publishes official foreign exchange trading […]

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Port Harcort refinery: Marketers eye fuel price reduction, ready to load

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria and the Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria have projected a marginal reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, produced by the Port Harcourt Refining Company once the plant begins operations next month. IPMAN and MEMAN also declared their readiness to load products […]

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Restructuring: Nigeria has only two options — Anyaoku

Abuja should not dictate to states — Sanwo-Olu Amaechi, Fayemi, Amosun speak on Nigeria’s future NASS should give a new constitution in six months — SAN Elder statesman and former top commonwealth diplomat, Chief Emeka Anyaoku on Monday tabled two restructuring paths before Nigerians. He said it is either a retrace to the 2014 confab […]

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EFCC obtains order to track Nigerians transacting on Binance

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered Binance Holdings Limited to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with comprehensive information on all persons from Nigeria trading on its platform. The court handed down the order following an ex parte motion filed by the EFCC demanding information about Nigerians trading on Binance. The […]

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Withheld salaries: SSANU, NASU strike grounds varsities

National President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has called on the Federal Government to pay the four months withheld salaries of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions. This was in reaction to the seven-day warning strike that SSANU/NASU began on Monday, which grounded universities’ activities […]

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About “Be Fruitful and Multiply….”

By IkeChukwu Unegbe, Esq. It is always the concern that the words of the Scriptures (the Bible) are frequently interpreted in narrow contexts by the readers and hearers, or in some cases, out-rightly misinterpreted; thereby denying many the spiritual benefits the words ought to convey. One such narrowly interpreted set of words are reflected in […]

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Stop corruption, make Nigeria great Osun SUBEB boss admonishes

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke The Chairman of Osun State Universal Basic Education Board, Hon. Ibukun Fadipe has urged Nigerians to shun greed and ostentatious living. This is to stop sending wrong signals to the youths at the expense of other core values that are needed for the growth and development of Nigeria. He gave […]

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Adeleke Opens Rehabilitated Government House

Governor Ademola Adeleke on Saturday opened the newly rehabilitated Government House in Osogbo with top officials and dignitaries joining him for inspection of the facilities, prayers and commissioning. A ststement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed said the rehabilitation covers the main house, the completion of an abandoned multi-bedroom Guest House, remodeling of many of […]

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