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- 11 Jun 2024
Emefiele Printed ‘Own Naira’, Ignored Buhari’s Approved Design– Umar
Ahmed Umar, former director of Currency Operations, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said that Godwin Emefiele, the embattled immediate past governor of the apex printed his own design of the…
- 2 Jul 2024
CBN to sanction banks rejecting old and small Dollar denominations
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to sanction Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) for rejecting old and small denominations of the United States of America Dollars. In a circular issued by the Ag.…
- 17 May 2010
FG, Microsoft Partner to Empower 100 Youth, Development Officers Nationwide
The Federal Ministry of Youth Development, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) and the Digital Bridge Institute have commenced an entrepreneurship development capacity building…
- 8 Sept 2014
Fidelity Bank Rewards Customers
Fidelity Bank Plc has rewarded its customers that emerged winners in the first nationwide draw of the bank’s ‘Save 4 Scholarship’ promotion with a total of N15.9 million. These winners emerged from a…
- 12 Dec 2025
FIRS says MOU with DGFIP Won’t Compromise Nigeria Tax Data Sovereignty
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has clarified that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed with France’s Direction Générale des Finances Publiques (DGFiP) is a strictly…
- 3 Jul 2025
FG Commissions Rebuilt Kano Digital Industrial Park with Support from IHS Nigeria
The Federal Government has commissioned the fully refurbished and restored Kano Digital Industrial Park, reaffirming its commitment to inclusive digital growth, youth empowerment, and strong private…
- 9 May 2017
Ikeja Electric Decries Spate of Vandalism, Seeks Community Support
Power supply to Igando, a bustling community located in Alimosho local government area of Lagos State, South-West, Nigeria has been severely compromised, following a wave of vandalism of electrical…
- 20 Sept 2021
Naira Slumps by 209 Per Cent in 6 Years
Despite the over $130bn deployed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to defend the naira and a myriad of policies churned out to shore up its value over the past six years, the Nigerian currency has…
- 13 Dec 2023
Tinubu Sacks FAAN MD, Others, Suspends NCAA DG
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Managing Directors (MDs) of two key aviation agencies and the heads of four other agencies and appointed replacements. Those sacked included Mr. Kabir Yusuf…
- 20 Feb 2025
Depositors Funds Safe in Nigerian Banks- NDIC
Bello Hassan, managing director, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), has said that with strict regulations put in place by the agency, depositors need not worry about the safety of their…
- 29 Aug 2017
Diezani Loses N7.6B Loot, Protesters Demand Extradition from UK
The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered the final forfeiture of N7.6billion allegedly stolen and hidden by Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum Resources. This came as…
- 2 Sept 2019
NAFDAC Integrates its e-Permit for Regulated Products
The use of e-permit of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on the Nigeria Trade Portal for processing e-form ‘M’ will come into effect from September 9, 2019.…
- 20 Jul 2026
NASENI Honours Outstanding Staff, Says Workforce Driving Agency’s Transformation
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, Executive Vice Chairman, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has reaffirmed that the Agency's remarkable transformation is powered by the…
- 1 Oct 2016
Shittu, New NITDA Boss Meet
Barrister Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, played host to the newly appointed Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr.…
- 4 May 2026
FG Signs MoU with Airbus to Boost Aerospace Development
The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus, one of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturing giants, as part of the working visit of Festus…
- 6 Mar 2016
Senate Invites Shittu, Comms Minister, Others over MTN Fine
Senate Committee on Communications has asked Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications and Abubakar Malami, his counterpart, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and minister of Justice, to…
- 14 Apr 2022
BON Inaugurates Award Steering Committee
The Steering Committee for the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, (BON) Award has been inaugurated. Performing the inauguration of the committee yesterday, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, the Chairman…
- 28 Jul 2022
Subscribers, Telcos Kick as FG Slams 5 Percent Tax on Calls and Data
Federal government has slammed additional five per cent excise duty, that the telecom subscriber pays, which is different from the cost of voice call.. This was disclosed yesterday at a stakeholders’…
- 13 Jun 2023
Danbatta Receives APPON Award, Assures of Broadband Support for e-Procurement
Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON) has conferred the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar…
- 16 Feb 2020
FG Condoles with Family of Late Zimit, Ex-NCC Commissioner
Federal government at the weekend commiserated with the entire family of the late Alhaji Mukhtari Zimit, a former commissioner on the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Zimit…
- 11 Jul 2014
President Jonathan Approves Board for FAAN, 4 Others
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the composition and appointment of the chairmen and members of the Governing Boards of five Federal Government Institutions, Parastatals and Agencies. This…
- 15 Aug 2021
NCC Commiserates with Family of Ex-Board Chair, Ahmed Joda
The Board, Management and Staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have commiserated with the family of the late Alhaji Ahmed Joda, former Chairman, Board of Commissioners of the…
- 22 Sept 2025
CAC Unveils Measures to Ease Company Registration
Mr. Hussaini Ishaq-Magaji, SAN, registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), said the commission is determined to end delays in business registration and service delivery through new…
- 14 Mar 2024
Moniepoint Reiterates Commitment to using Innovative Technology to Bridge Financial Inclusion Gap
Given the critical importance of financial inclusion to national development and building a sustainable economy, Group CEO Moniepoint Inc, Tosin Eniolorunda has reaffirmed his organization’s resolve…
- 14 Apr 2017
Buhari Sacks PenCom, CPC Bosses, 21 Others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday relieved the heads of 23 Federal Government agencies of their appointments and approved the appointment of their replacements. Key agencies of government…
- 1 Jun 2022
ATCON Sets June 9 for its Conference on Actualization of National Broadband Target of 70%
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced Thursday, June 9, 2022 as date for one of its flagship events – National Strategic Mobilization for the Actualization…
- 25 Aug 2017
Danbatta Visits Computer Village: NCC to Sign MoU With Association
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed plans to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Computer and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria, (CAPDAN), for…
- 20 Aug 2021
NCC Board Pays Tribute to Late Board Chairman, Ahmed Joda in Yola
The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has paid an official condolence visit to the family of Ahmed Joda, former Board Chairman of the Commission, in his country home in Yola,…
- 18 Aug 2022
PenCom says Pension Fund Value, Contributors Hit N14trn, 9m Respectively
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says the total number of registered contributors and the value of pension fund assets stand at 9,795,957 million and N14.27 trillion respectively, as at June…
- 24 Oct 2024
Kashifu Inuwa: Championing Nigeria's Digital Renaissance
By Mubarak Umar In the rapidly evolving global digital landscape, nations must constantly adapt, innovate, and secure their technological ecosystems. Nigeria's IT ecosystem, under the stewardship of…