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- 2 Jul 2021
Wow!lotto Opens Operation in Nigeria, Dangles ₦300m for Winners
Wow!lotto, first interactive online lottery game platform in Nigeria, has unveiled operation with an offering of a unique combination of lottery game mechanics with online casino visualization for…
- 23 Mar 2013
Lagos, Generation Enterprise Empower Youths on Entrepreneurship
The first set of trainees from the Job Opportunity Creation Center (JOCC) of the Lagos State Ministry of Special Duties have graduated. The intensive training, which involved 12 youths was organized…
- 30 Mar 2017
NIMASA Director Hails PRCAN DigitalPR Masterclass
Hajia Lami Tumaka, director of Special Duties at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has congratulated the Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN) for…
- 29 Jul 2021
FG to Acquire CMS to Monitor Gaming
Federal government will soon acquire a Central Monitoring System (CMS) for the gaming industry for better performance and enhanced revenue generation. Sen. George Akume, minister of Special Duties…
- 18 Mar 2022
FG Urges Lottery Firms to Pay Outstanding Liabilities or Risk Revocation of License
The Federal Government, yesterday warned licensed lottery companies in the country to pay all outstanding liabilities or they risk the revocation of their licenses. The Minister of Special Duties and…
- 19 Mar 2021
Lottery Operators Defrauding Government – FG
George Akume, minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, has accused lottery operators of failing to remit 25 per cent generated revenue to the coffers of the Federal Government. Akume…
- 17 Apr 2013
FG Sets Up Amnesty Committee for Boko Haram
Federal government has named a 26 member panel headed by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, minister of Special Duties, to engage key members of Boko Haram to fashion out the best way to tackle the Islamic…
- 23 Dec 2021
Congolese Regulator Understudies Nigeria's Telecoms Market
Faith in the operational excellence and regulatory efficiency that have become the marks of Africa's foremost regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was demonstrated recently when a…
- 23 Jun 2022
NCC Appoints Reuben Muoka as Director of Public Affairs
The Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission has appointed Reuben Muoka, an innovative journalist and consummate public relations practitioner, as its new Director of Public Affairs…
- 6 Jul 2023
Tinubu Suspends 5% Telecoms tax, defers Finance Act to September 1
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed four Executive Orders in fidelity to the pledge to put Nigerians at the centre of government policies and address business unfriendly fiscal policy measures and…
- 23 Sept 2024
FEC Approves Bill to Amendment Company Income Tax
Federal executive committee (FEC) has approved the economic stabilisation bill seeking amendment of tax policies, according to Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy.…
- 7 Jul 2020
NCC Creates New Department to Accelerate FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
In continuation of its renewed strategy and vigour for effective delivery of its regulatory mandate, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally…
- 7 Jul 2020
NCC Taps Digima to Head New Department to Accelerate FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally responsible for implementing programmes and policies aimed at fully supporting and promoting the…
- 30 Dec 2015
FG Set to Digitalise Civil Service Operations in 2016, Says Oyo-Ita
Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, acting head of the Civil Service (HOS) of the Federation, said Federal Government will digitalize the operations of the Federal Civil Service in 2016 to forestall altering of…
- 11 Aug 2015
Shake Up @ NCC as Danbatta, New NCC Boss Redeploys Staff
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reshuffled 53 management staff and reversed the deployment of some staff made in the twilight of his…
- 28 Feb 2022
NCC to Strengthen AOL Administration
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is unwavering in its commitment to deploy a Revenue Assurance Solution (RAS) in the telecommunication sector to ensure a more robust Annual Operating Levy…
- 28 Jul 2024
TSTV Seeks Court Protection to Prevent Irreparable Business Losses in Nigeria
The legal team of Telecom Satellites Limited (TStv) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to grant its “restraining” requests to prevent the business from suffering irreparable losses in Nigeria,…
- 8 Jul 2021
FG Mulls National Gaming Act to Replace National Lottery Act
The Federal Government says all machinery has been put in motion to repeal the National Lottery Act (NLA), 2005. It said that after the repeal of the Act, it would be replaced by the National Gaming…
- 30 Jan 2020
Nigeria Must Leverage Power of ICT to Contain insurgency, Emergencies- Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that Nigeria must leverage and appropriately deploy telecoms and ICT resources in the fight…
- 11 Oct 2021
Eugene Juwah, Former NCC Boss Dies in Canada
Dr Eugene Juwah, former executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is dead. Eugene Juwah, Former, EVC, NCC Juwah, according to family sources,…
- 31 May 2024
Presidential Tax Reforms Committee Moves to Boost BPO Business in Nigeria
Worried by the dwindling fortune of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) business in the country, Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee has identified the impediments to its growth and…
- 20 Dec 2013
Ekiti Distributes 48,000 Laptops to Teachers, Students
Ekiti State government has distributed 48,000 computers to teachers and students for the purpose of enhancing teaching and learning in the State, according to Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the governor.…
- 23 Sept 2019
Osakwe, Nigeria’s Chief Trade Negotiator Dies in Switzerland
Ambassador Chiedu Osakwe, director-general/chief trade negotiator, Nigeria Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN) has died in Geneva, Switzerland after a brief illness. Emenike Chibuzor, head,…
- 24 Sept 2023
Stamp Duty Is Revenue Stamp, Not Postage Stamp, LIRS Chief Clarifies
Mr Tokunbo Akande, Special Adviser to the Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, has clarified the misunderstanding about stamp duty as he maintained that it is a…
- 28 Oct 2013
Na’Abba, Others Make Ministerial List
President Goodluck Jonathan is set to send fresh list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and clearance. The nominees are to fill the 10 vacant slots in the 42-member Federal…
- 5 Jan 2018
109 Personnel Affected in FRSC Shake-up
The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has redeployed 109 of its personnel in a major shake-up aimed at enhancing the Corps’ operational efficiency. Mr Bisi Kazeem, Corps Public Education Officer, said…
- 7 Sept 2021
FG Reiterates Commitment to Achieving 17 SDGs
The federal government has reiterated its commitment to achieving all the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to promote economic growth and eliminate poverty in Nigeria. The Minister of Special…
- 6 Jul 2022
Asaju, Spectrum Expert, Bows Out of NCC with Accolades
Engr. Oluwatoyin Asaju, former Director of Spectrum Administration Department of the Nigerian Communications Commission, who turned 60 recently, has bowed out of the regulatory body, after 17 years…
- 8 Oct 2015
Applied Computing Emerging Trends Resonate @ Ogun NCS Conference
Information Technology (IT) experts who gathered at a three-day Applied Information Technology (AIT) Conference 2015 have called for increased awareness on the emerging trends in the applied…
- 17 May 2021
Lottery Commission to Introduce General Monitoring System
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission is set to introduce a central monitoring system that would ensure that all earnings due to government on lottery are collected with precision. Mr. Lanre…