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- 20 Oct 2015
Stallion, Olam Owe Nigeria N44Bn Import Duties –Senate
Stallion Group and Olam International, two companies involved in rice importation into Nigeria, owe the country a whopping N44billion as import duties on metric tonnes they imported since May 2014,…
- 14 Jul 2026
Nigeria Lost N34 Trillion to Import Waivers in 2025, Customs Tells Senate
Bashir Adeniyi, Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has disclosed that the value of Import Duty Exemption Certificate (IDEC) approvals granted by the Federal Government rose to…
- 18 Aug 2021
Indigenous Telcos Seek 5 Years Tax Holiday, Special Intervention Funds
Indigenous telecommunications companies in Nigeria have appealed to the Federal Government to give them tax holidays of up to five years and a special intervention funds. This, they said, would allow…
- 29 Sept 2013
Airtel Boss Cites Reason for Slow Mobile Money Uptake
Airtel Nigeria, has identified the exclusion of Telecommunications Operators (Telcos) from playing very active roles in the implementation of mobile money as a major drawback to the uptake of the…
- 26 Jan 2009
Local OEMs Need Support to Create Job, Wealth- Balogun
Tunji Balogun is chief architect of Brian Integrated Systems, manufacturers of world class desktops and laptops as well as other computer accessories. A member of many ICT associations, Balogun…
- 1 Feb 2010
Transition to Digital Broadcasting Requires Careful Planning - Bolarinwa
Yomi Bolarinwa, director general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) a parastatal of the Federal Government of Nigeria, empowered to regulate the broadcasting industry. Under him, the NBC is now…
- 22 Oct 2016
Under Jonathan N1.3Trillon was Stolen by 55 People
Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has said that 55 people stole N1.3trillion from the national treasury in seven years under President Goodluck Jonathan’s watch. The…
- 7 Mar 2024
FG Accuses Buhari’s Govt of Printing Free Naira for 8 Years
Federal government has disclosed that the free printing of naira notes for eight years, under the previous administration went into the hands of a privileged few, without corresponding productivity,…
- 13 Dec 2024
Experts at CADEF Webinar Advocate for Renewable Energy Solutions Amid Nigeria's Energy Crisis
Experts speaking at the Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation (CADEF) webinar on Thursday have reiterated the need to address Nigeria's energy challenges through the promotion of distributed…
- 16 Oct 2016
BCN Commends NCC, Seeks USPF Review
Backbone Connectivity Network Nigeria (BCN) has extolled the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC’s) efforts towards the deployment of fibre broadband infrastructure to the un-served and…
- 7 Dec 2021
FIRS CollectsN4.9Trillion Taxes in 2021 – Chairman
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said it generated the sum of N4.9trn between January and November, 2021 from taxes for the Federation. Out of the N4.9trn collected since the beginning of the…
- 22 Jun 2016
Exploiting Economic Potentials of the Nigerian Aviation Industry
The aviation industry is a catalyst for socio-economic development anywhere! It provides the fastest and safest means of transportation of persons and cargo within and between countries thereby…
- 26 Jun 2026
NCC Pledges Executive Support, Policy Incentives for Local Device Manufacturing
Nigerian government has opened a high-stakes window of opportunity for international tech investors, offering direct presidential intervention and sweeping economic waivers for hardware companies…
- 31 Mar 2021
ipNX Reiterates the Potential of the FTTH Sub-sector to Drive Nigeria’s Digital Economy
Bimpe Olaleye, the Group Executive Director of Commercials at ipNX Nigeria, has called on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) stakeholders in Nigeria to pay close attention to the…
- 21 Mar 2023
FG Removes Excise Duty for Telecoms Services
Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for telecom sub-sector of Nigeria's Digital Economy Industry in line with the recommendations of the Committee it constituted to review the…
- 22 Mar 2010
2.3GHz: Dark Spots, Intrigues Threaten Licenses
Air of solemnity pervaded the telecom industry last weekend as stakeholders wait with cautious optimism government’s reaction to the landmark judgment which ordered the Nigerian Communications…