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- 17 Aug 2025
CAC Delists 247 Firms Over Invalid Registration Claims
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced the removal of 247 companies from its official database, citing improper registration. In a public notice shared via its official X handle on Friday,…
- 7 May 2026
CAC Launches REV-OP, Direct Payment System on Portal
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has introduced a direct payment option on its portal. A statement posted on the Commission’s official X handle, noted that the move is aimed at streamlining…
- 11 Feb 2025
FG Takes Full Ownership of Keystone Bank
Federal government has taken full ownership of Keystone Bank, according to a statement by the bank posted on its X handle on Tuesday evening. It read, “Keystone Bank Limited wishes to clarify media…
- 8 Oct 2023
Amnesty International Criticises NBC for Warning Arise TV on Alleged Codes Violation
Amnesty International has condemned the National Broadcasting Commission’s (NBC) final warning to Arise Television station on alleged violation of the Nigerian Broadcasting Code, urging the Nigerian…
- 18 Oct 2023
Olufemi Soneye GOCOP Member Appointed CCCO of NNPCL
Olufemi Oladapo Soneye, a member of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, has been appointed the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Olufemi…
- 25 Feb 2025
Price Hike: DSTV, GOtv Subscribers Threaten Boycott as FCCPC Summons Multichoice
Subscribers in Nigeria have threatened to boycott the services of Multichoice Nigeria, the parent company of satellite television, DSTV and GOtv after a shocking review of their tariff plans by over…
- 1 Aug 2024
MTN Nigeria Reopens Offices Nationwide
MTN Nigeria has reopened its offices nationwide after shutting down on Tuesday, July 30. The closure followed a wave of customer backlash and incidents of vandalism at MTN outlets, triggered by the…
- 12 Apr 2026
Elon Musk Accuses South Africa of Racism over Starlink Licence Block
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and owner of X, on Sunday criticised his birth country’s government, claiming that Starlink is being denied an operating licence on the basis that he is not black. In a…
- 22 Dec 2023
I Am Buying a Lot of IHS Towers Stock in 2024 - Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji (@iaboyeji), an entrepreneur in the public interest and founding partner at Future Africa, has provoked conversation on X (formerly Twitter). His eye-opening tweet ‘I am buying a…
- News7 Sept 2026
US Firms Alleges Tinubu Plotting to Rig 2027 Presidential Election Using State Institutions
Von Batten-Montague-York, United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu is working to rig Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election through state institutions.
- 31 Jul 2024
Airtel Celebrates Meaningful CSR, Presents Cheques to Infant Quadruplets
Airtel Nigeria has donated a total of two million naira to the Olayode family, presenting a cheque of five hundred thousand naira to each of the family’s newly-born quadruplets, who had gained…
- 17 Sept 2024
Tinubu Did Not Ask Cardoso, CBN Governor to Resign – Presidency
President Bola Tinubu has not asked Yemi Cardoso to resign from his position as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), according to Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the President on…
- 28 Jan 2024
Oyedele Makes a U-Turn, Says FG Not Recruiting ‘Area Boys’ to Collect Taxes
Taiwo Oyedele, chairman, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, has said the Federal Government is not recruiting ‘area boys’ to collect taxes. Taiwo Oyedele, chairman, Presidential…
- 15 Apr 2024
New National ID Card to Be Issued Via Banks- NIMC
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the planned national ID card will be issued to applicants by their banks. NIMC said it is working with the Nigerian Interbank Settlement…
- 20 Nov 2023
FG in Talks with Starlink to Create Jobs in Nigeria
Federal Government of Nigeria says it engaged Elon Musk’s internet company, Starlink, on the need to set up programs that will create jobs in Nigeria through local maintenance and production of its…
- 15 Jun 2025
Elumelu, UBA Chair Seeks Digital Sovereignty for Africa
Tony Elumelu, chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Heirs Holdings, has called on Africa to avow itself in the fast-evolving global technology landscape, calling for deeper partnerships,…
- 14 Sept 2025
No Plan to Block Bank Accounts Without TIN- FIRS
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has debunked claims that Nigerians must obtain a separate Tax Identification Number (TIN), before they can own or operate a bank account. The Service…
- 3 Apr 2024
Air Peace Raises Alarm as Fraudsters Clone Website, Dupe Customers
Air Peace, indigenous aviation company, on Tuesday, raised the alarm that some intending passengers intending to book UK flights on its portal were defrauded by fraudsters who cloned its official…
- 21 Aug 2024
Telecoms Infrastructure Vandals in Trouble as President Tinubu Signs CNI Bill into Law
Federal Government has finally signed the ‘Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure Order, 2024.’ Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and…
- 9 Sept 2024
US Blocks Nigerian’s Cryptocurrency Fraud, Imposes $50,000 fine
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office successfully thwarted an attempt by Bimbo Toyin Akinyemi, a Nigerian national, to defraud a Kansas resident of cryptocurrency. This was revealed in a statement…
- 8 Sept 2025
Keyamo Orders NCAA to Name, Shame Airlines over Breach of Aviation Rules
Festus Keyamo, minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to publicly shame airlines that violate aviation regulations. Festus Keyamo,…
- 19 Apr 2024
NITDA, NIMC Partner for Seamless Data Exchange Capabilities
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have announced a collaboration on National Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and…
- 13 Jan 2025
NGX Warns Public of Fraudulent Impersonation by ‘Value Gain’
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has issued a stern warning against fraudulent activities, following reports of an individual and entity masquerading as affiliates of the Exchange. In a strongly…
- 27 Jun 2024
Alleged NIMC Data Breach Under Probe - Minister Assures
Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, announced that the federal government is conducting a thorough investigation into alleged breaches in the national data…
- 1 Aug 2024
WhatsApp’s Threat to “Leave Nigeria” Diversionary, Must Pay $200m Fine- FCCPC
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has responded to reports that WhatsApp may exit Nigeria following a recent $220m fine imposed on its parent company, Meta. The…
- 1 Apr 2024
NIMC Lists Fees for Correcting NIN Biodata on Mobile App
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced the fees that Nigerians are required to pay to modify the data on their National Identification Number (NIN). Accordingly Nigerians are…
- 4 Aug 2024
NCC Denies Approving New Telecom Tariff Hike
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied reports making the rounds online that it did approved new tariffs for mobile network operators. Some blogs over the weekend published reports with…
- 2 May 2024
Kaduna, Google Launch First AI Training in Hausa Language
Kaduna State Government, in partnership with Google and Data Science Nigeria (DSN), introduced the inaugural “AI for Beginners in Hausa,” marking the first instance of artificial intelligence (AI)…
- 6 Mar 2024
FG Threatens to Revoke Licenses of DisCos over Poor Power Supply
Federal Government has threatened to revoke the licences of power Distribution Companies over epileptic power supply across the country. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made this known on…
- 23 Feb 2025
Again, Gambaryan, Binance Executive Accuses 3 Lawmakers, NSA of Demanding $150m Bribe
Tigran Gambaryan, head, Financial Crime Compliance Unit at Binance, cryptocurrency firm, who was detained in Nigeria for several months last year, has again alleged that three Nigerian lawmakers…