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- 20 Feb 2024
Students Registering for Public Exams Face Digital ID Obtention Hassles
The sufferings of Nigerian students in Lagos seeking the National Identification Number (NIN) in order to facilitate their registration for some public exanimations have been laid bare. A report by…
- 2 Dec 2024
FG Begins N50 Electronic Levy Deductions from Moniepoint, Other Digital Banks
Federal government has commenced N50 electronic levy deductions from transactions of N10,000 and above made by users of financial technology (Fintech) companies, including Opay, Moniepoint, Kuda, and…
- 14 Sept 2015
Panic as NIPOST Asks Workers to Produce Primary School Certificates
There are palpable fears among the staff of Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) as the organisation commenced its Operation Show Your Primary School Leaving Certificates nationwide, according to the…
- 17 May 2020
ASCSN Says NIMC Can Help Improve Security, Fight Corruption
The organised Labour has said that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), can improve the security situation and fight against corruption in Nigeria in no small measure if the Federal…
- 30 May 2023
Meet the 2023 MTN Media Innovation Fellows
School of Media and Communications, Pan-Atlantic University, has announced the 2023 fellows for the second edition of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP). The 20 successful fellows emerged from…
- 16 Jul 2017
AMACOS ’92 Alumni to Mentor MAPOLY Students
The 1992 set of the Association of Mass Communication Students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, has concluded arrangements to hold a mentoring programme for the students of the department…
- 11 Nov 2017
CSO Sends FoI Request To NCC
Following the alleged plans to block online news sites, the Paradigm Initiative has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Nigerian Communications Commission asking the Commission to…
- 26 May 2025
Ponzi Scheme Operators Risk N10m Penalty, Others- IST Chair
Amos Azi, chairman, Investment and Securities Tribunal (IST), Amos Azi, has disclosed that the newly enacted Investments and Securities Act now prescribes punitive measures of no less than ten…
- 6 Nov 2017
FG Clamps Down on Online Newspapers, Others
Federal government has begun secret moves that will see a number of online newspapers, blogs and websites perceived to constitute “threat to national security” permanently shut dow, according to the…
- 28 Jan 2026
Subair: LIRS Won't Raid Accounts – Unless You've Lost Every Court Battle
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service Executive Chairman Ayodele Subair Tuesday demolished online panic over alleged bank account raids, insisting the agency's "Power of Substitution" targets only…
- News7 Sept 2026
NELFUND Denies Rumours of Life Imprisonment For Student Loan Defaulters
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has dismissed as fake an image circulating online claiming that President Bola Tinubu had ordered life imprisonment for students who fail to repay their education loans after graduation.
- 14 Mar 2021
Banks Demand Extra KYC for Domiciliary Account Online Transfers
Banks in Nigeria in Nigeria have started informing customers that they can no longer make instant online transfers out of their domiciliary accounts without proper documentation or Know Your Customer…
- 8 Nov 2017
Paradigm Initiative Unhappy with Alleged Government’s Attempts to Clampdown on Online Newspapers
By peter Paradigm Initiative has expressed displeasure over alleged Federal Government’s secret attempts to block the domain names of several identified websites accused of threatening national…
- 6 Aug 2019
FIRS, MTN Bicker over Tax Deductions
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and MTN Nigeria are in another tax dispute over deductions of taxes from its 2015 record fine. This is coming days after Babatunde Fowler, chairman, FIRS,…
- 17 Mar 2023
BrandXchange Opens Nomination Portal for 2023 Consumers Value Awards
BrandXchange, conveners of the 2023 Consumers Value Awards, have announced the commencement of nomination of brands eligible for voting. According to Akonte Ekine, Chief Analyst and Managing Director…
- 18 Jun 2024
DStv, GOtv Bouquet Prices Remain Unchanged- Multichoice Nigeria
Multichoice Nigeria, owners of DStv and GOtv has refuted reports circulating online that the company has reduced the subscription prices for users in Nigeria. The paytv provider however said that…
- 27 Sept 2021
MultiChoice Gets Breather in FIRS ‘s N1.8 Trillion Tax Claims
Lagos zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) hearing the N1.8 trillion tax dispute between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and MultiChoice Nigeria has announced October 20 as the date for…
- 22 Jul 2013
CPC Seeks Powers to Tackle Online Marketing Abuses
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) is seeking legal powers to tackle consumer right abuses arising from online marketing, according to Abiodun Obimuyiwa, deputy director of Public Relations of CPC.…
- 7 Feb 2021
Criminal Cartel Hijack Bank Data, Demand Ransom in Bitcoins
Criminal cartel recently hijacked a local commercial bank’s data and demanded for a ransom payment in bitcoins, according to the Tribune. This reportedly prompted the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at…
- 3 Dec 2024
Oyedele: Majority of Nigerians Approve Tinubu's Tax Reform Bills
Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms (PCFPTR), says that 90% of Nigerians support the tax reform bills introduced by the Tinubu administration.…
- 5 Jul 2022
Africa Data Hub Announces First Cohort of it’s Community Journalism Fellowship
Africa Data Hub has announced recipients of the first cohort of the ADH Community Journalism Fellowship. The Africa Data Hub is a reputable and up-to-date source for COVID-19 related data on the…
- 26 Jan 2026
Nigeria’s 9 Top FinTech Firms Valued at $10.6Bn in January 2026
Nigeria’s leading financial technology companies are now collectively valued at about $10.6 billion as of January 2026, underscoring the country’s growing influence in Africa’s digital finance…
- 21 Feb 2019
Jumia Opens Voting for Nigeria Travel Awards
Jumia Travel has announced the launch of the 3rd edition of the annual Nigeria Travel Awards which is scheduled to hold on Monday, March 11th, 2019 at Jupiter Hall, Four Points by Sheraton. The…
- 8 Jun 2015
IBA Launches Mobile App to Aid Prosecution of Human Rights Atrocities
The International Bar Association (IBA), with support from LexisNexis Legal & Professional, has launched the eyeWitness to Atrocities app – a new tool for documenting and reporting human rights…
- 18 Oct 2021
Peter Obi and the Arrows of 2023
By Justus Nwakanma There is a salient rule in archery, in warfare or combat: Always choose the right arrows when shooting at your target, or he would walk away in swaggering triumphalism. Peter Obi…
- 22 Aug 2017
Increasing Threats on Free Speech as Political Terrorism
“Everybody likes to get as much power as circumstances allow, and nobody will vote for a self-denying ordinance.” Lord Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, English Catholic historian, politician, and…
- 11 Aug 2017
Increasing Threats on Free Speech As Political Terrorism
“Everybody likes to get as much power as circumstances allow, and nobody will vote for a self-denying ordinance.” Lord Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, English Catholic historian, politician, and…
- 5 Feb 2023
Tim Akano, CEO New Horizons Urges INEC to Carry Out Stress Test on BVAS Before Election
In order to ensure that there is stronger security protection for data transmission before the February 25th, 2023, general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been…