THE Federal Government has said it is creating an enabling environment for new businesses especially in the Information and Communication Technology sector, as no fewer than five start-ups, each of which is worth over $1bn, operate in Nigeria but are registered in other countries. The Minister of Communications and Digital …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted Momo Payment Service Bank Limited final approval to commence operations. This was revealed in a statement signed by the company’s secretary, Uto Ukpanah, on Monday. This is coming after the CBN granted the firm approval in principle to operate in November 2021. The statement read, …
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Gabriel Uzor The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has commended Nigerians and Legal Residents for their support during the exercise to link National Identification Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). As of date, over 125 Million SIMs have had their NINs submitted …
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Oluwasina Phillip MTN Nigeria Communications paid a total of N757bn direct and indirect tax to government agencies in 2021, it has been revealed. This was disclosed during the National Tax Dialogue Event organised by the Federal Inland Revenue Service. A statement signed by the company’s secretary, Uto Ukpanah, revealed that …
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The Nigerian Communications Commission, in a press statement released on Thursday, said its Computer Security Incidents Response Team had discovered “two new separate cyber threats targeting Windows Platforms and a particular kind of routers respectively.” The statement, signed by the NCC Director of Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, noted that …
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The federal government says President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will no longer complete the Ajaokuta steel plant in 2022, as earlier promised. The COVID pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war were blamed for frustrating the project on several fronts. Olamilekan Adegbite, minister of mines and steel development, disclosed this on Thursday while …
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Millions of SIM cards risk disconnection as the deadline for linkage with the National Identification Number ends on Thursday. The Federal Government through the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy introduced the NIN-SIM linkage back in December 2020 with an initial deadline of December 30, 2020. The government extended the …
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Oluwasina Phillip The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has formally inaugurated Prof. Mansur Bindawa, as a non-executive commissioner on the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by administering the oath of office on the new appointee. Speaking at the official induction of Bindawa …
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated a Toyota-certified service centre located at the Oshodi end of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway Lagos. He described the state-of-the-art facility built by Toyota Nigeria Limited as a legacy project comprising a standard showroom, a collision repair centre, a general repair workshop with sophisticated equipment and …
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Oluwasina Phillip MultiChoice has increased the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages in Nigeria. This was announced in a statement on Tuesday, stating the rising costs of inflation and business operations led to the increment in the prices of the packages. Multichoice said its DStv package will now cost …
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