NCC introduces what parents can do to keep children safe online (Part 1)
The Nigerian telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken a rare step in the comity of industry regulators to come up with practical steps to keep children safe online. The Commission believes that the fusion of children and…
Transcorp Hotels set to raise N10b rights issue
Core investors and shareholders of Transcorp Hotels Plc have authorised the Board of Directors to raise N10 billion in new equity capital from shareholders as part of efforts to strengthen the capital base of the hotel and tourism company. At…
AKK would open up industrial activities in the northern corridor—Sylva, Kyari
The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has averred that on completion of the $2.8bn Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline, there are clear chances of unlocking the industrial potentials and activities in the northern corridor. Speaking during the virtual…
Airports concession move not recommended by FG’s Committee—Unions
A clear fact has emerged on why all the aviation labour unions agreed that the move by the Minister of Aviation, Captain Hadi Sirika to concession five busiest airports in is never idea, but the minister’s personal agenda. Otherwise, as…
NCC seeks entries from tech hubs, start-ups on digital solutions for diseases
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has invited entries from Tech Hubs, Startups and Innovation Digital SMEs for adaptable digital solutions that would address the impacts of pandemic and epidemic prone-diseases in Nigeria to a virtual Hackathon. Business Hilights recalls that…
Minister sets up two inter-agency committees on delivered ICT projects
The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Tuesday inaugurated two inter-agency committees with the mandate to review, collate, commission and communicate in local languages Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects implemented for Nigerians under…
Okezie directs payments of arrears of worker’s check-off dues, if any
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has directed that arrears of worker’s check-off dues, if any, owed to industrial unions in the state be paid immediately. The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr A.C.B Agbazuere who conveyed the Governor’s…
Minister’s TA, Derefaka gives insights on imports of $2.8bn AKK gas pipeline
Technical Adviser (TA), Gas Business & Policy Implementation to the Honourable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources and Program Manager, Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialization Programme (NGFCP), Mr. Justice Derefaka, has given clear details on the imports of the launched $2.8 billion…
Report sets out practical steps for Africa to survive post Covid-19
As several countries continue to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new guide by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) shows how clean energy investment can support countries to ‘Recover Better’, and use this unique moment to reset their economies and…
NPA denies running hidden $1bn account in any bank
Following the leakage of the petition against the AGF by a whistleblower over delays in paying his cut in line with the policy after giving tips that the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) had a secretly ran dollar account with not…
