Like Nigeria, Ghana says no passport from 2018 without national ID
Barely two months after the Head of Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said effective January 2018, no application for International Passport without National Identity Number (NIN), will be attended to, Ghanaian Minister…
NBC corrects erroneous impression, explains DG’s speech at Kano forum
The attention of the Management of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has been drawn to a sensational and incorrect report circulating on the internet, where it was falsely alleged that the Director General of the Commission, Mallam Ishaq Modibbo Kawu,…
Fero Mobile ups presence in Nigeria with Royale X2 Smartphone
New entrant, and fast growing mobile phone brand in Nigeria, Fero Mobile, weekend, unveiled the Royale X2 Smart phone device into the Nigerian Markets in Lagos. In his remarks during the launch, Nigeria and Emerging Markets Group, Mr. Phiroze Seth,…
Can 2nd Niger Bridge truly be delivered before the end of 2019?
…To become world longest at 44km after China’s 42.4km bridge In his speech during the official flag off of Mr. Tony Nwoye’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate campaign in Anambra, the Federal government represented by the Vice President, Prof…
Transparency weakening companies’ appetite on tax relief for road repairs
More reactions have continued to trail last week’s new road development funding strategy introduced by the federal government. It would be recalled that the Federal Executive Council had on Thursday last week, approved the establishment of the Road Trust Fund…
Transport policy inconsistency worry Lagos motorists, commuters
There are fresh indications that the Lagos State Government may have dumped its earlier plans to build a massive central interstate motor park at Olusosun waste dump site, near Ojota. According to the Commissioners for Transportation and Environment, the policy…
What NBC DG, Kawu said at Kano Forum
TEXT OF A SPEECH BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMMISSION (NBC), IS’HAQ MODIBBO KAWU, AT THE KANO STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING ON POLITICAL BROADCASTS, KANO, OCTOBER 26TH, 2017 PROTOCOLS: On behalf of the Board of Management and Staff of the National…
Why Dangote, others invested in 540MW Qua Iboe Power Plant
More details have emerged as to why leading industrialist and purposeful investor, Aliko Dangote joined Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Black Rhino Group, an African energy infrastructure company, to ink the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) deal with the Nigerian…
Glo subscribers’ relive Everyday Bonanza, ready for Tuesday’s FDD
Tomorrow, October 31st is another Glo’s Free Data Day (FDD) after last week’s nationwide awesome experiences by subscribers. Otherwise, subscribers to Nigeria’s fully integrated telecommunications solutions provider, Globacom, lavishly took to the social media and other platforms to show their…
Sustained economy squeeze drying informal sector growth
More facts have emerged on why the Nigerian previously booming informal sector is facing serious squeeze. Investigations by Business Hilights Intelligence Unit showed that the slow performance of the sector stemmed from the onset of recession due to poor access…
