The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms industry regulator, announced yesterday that MTN and Globacom have amicably resolved their interconnect debt issue that accumulated into billions of Naira.In a statement released yesterday by NCC and signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Mr. Reuben Muoka, NCC said it had already withdrawn
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President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, ordered the immediate release of more than 102,000 metric tons of various grain types from the Strategic Reserve and the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria.The President warned that those hoarding foodstuffs would be dealt with.The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has defended the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, against corruption allegations levelled against him in recent times.Gbajabiamila was recently accused of underhand dealings in the scandals that swept away the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Chair of the Senate Committee on Local Content, said on Thursday, during a session with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), that $400 million in intervention funds has been lying dormant in banks and financial institutions for several years, which raises questions about transparency and
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President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory recitation of the National Pledge after the National Anthem at every official and public engagement.This is to ensure absolute respect for the national symbols, strengthen allegiance and fidelity to the country, and preserve Nigeria’s ethos and defining character.Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of
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At least four people died on Wednesday while watching the semi-final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the ongoing 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d'Ivoire.The deceased include a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Cairo Ojougboh, Deputy
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The Federal Government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, to see reasons and not embark on a nationwide strike.Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, said it was not in the Federal Government’s interest for labour to continue embarking on
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President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the construction of 3,112 pilot housing project under the Renewed Hope Housing Scheme in the Karsana area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).The president, in his keynote address, emphasised the importance of housing to mankind and analysed it as a fundamental right that every
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The Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are currently in Abuja, Nigeria, to deliberate on critical regional issues following the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and the Niger Republic from the regional body.The meeting is expected to address the implications of the withdrawal and
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Nigeria's Super Eagles will face the host nation, Cote d'Ivoire, at the final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara.The teams, which were grouped in the tournament’s Group A, met at the group stage match, which Nigeria won
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