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Month: February 2023

(Investigations) So painful as Nigerians pay N4k to get N10k at PoS

Contrary to the warning of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele to all Point of Sale (PoS) not to charge more than N200 per service, findings in parts of Lagos, Abuja, East, South and…

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2023 polls: Pantami Inaugurates Committee for Cyberspace, ICT Infrastructure Protection

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami yesterday (23rd Feb) in Abuja, inaugurated a Committee led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, to advise the Federal Government on appropriate measures…

Just in: Simon Ekpa, IPOB Sit-At-Home-Announcer arrested in Finland

Today, Thursday, February 23, 2023, the Finnish Police has arrested IPOB Finland based Sit-At-Home announcer and Biafra Separatist Leader, Simon Ekpa over his threats of no elections in Nigeria. Recall Ekpa has threatened that any person in the South-Eastern Part…

G5 was for Obi until Wike turned around for Tinubu—Ortom Reveals

Barely few hours to the 2023 presidential election, G5 has lost its chairman, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to sabotage. In a chilling outburst by Benue State Governor and member of G5, Chief Samuel Ortom on the fall of…

Commonwealth youths to raise ‘Flag of Peace’ on Commonwealth Day

Youths across the Commonwealth nations will raise a “Flag of Peace” to celebrate and mark Commonwealth Day on March 13, 2023. The initiative is supported by the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, the Royal Commonwealth Society and Bruno Peek,…

Just in: Minister parleys stakeholders for quick disbursement of CVFF

The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has called for a concerted effort by key stakeholders to make the quick disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) a reality. The Minister made the call in Abuja at a meeting…

Totalenergies, Sasol, Air Liquide seal Renewable Power Purchase Deal in S’Africa

TotalEnergies has signed Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPA) with Sasol South Africa and Air Liquide Large Industries South Africa for the supply of 260 MW capacity of renewable electricity over 20 years. TotalEnergies will develop a 120 MW solar plant…

NCDMB commits to learning of Science, Technology via competition

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reaffirmed its commitment to the promotion of education in the sciences and technology as part of corporate strategy to develop the capacities of Nigerians for value-adding activities in the petroleum sector…

Naira may fall to N900/$ from demand pressure – Anderson Report

A new report by Andersen, an independent tax and business advisory firm has said that the parallel rate of the naira may fall to N900 in 2023 due to demand pressure if measures are not taken as soon as possible….

Nigeria 5th most interested country in Bitcoin—New Study

Nigeria is the 5th most country most obsessed with Bitcoin, it is in fact the only African country in the top 20, with the next African country, Kenya, placing 29 on the list. Cryptocurrency betting experts cryptobetting.org combined Google trends…