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How NCC, CBN aborted takeover of Etisalat over N200bn loan

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has successfully staved off the takeover of Etisalat Nigeria telecommunications company by a consortium of banks over a loan of N200 billion. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar...

2018 Census: NPC to Spend N60bn on ICT

The chairman of National Population Commission (NPC) Chief Eze Duruihuoma has disclosed that the Commission plans to spend about N60billion in building a robust Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure for the 2018 census and other activities of the commission. He made the disclosure in...

Nigerians to Pay More for International Passports

The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Muhammad Babandede has said Nigerians would now have to pay more for their international passports. According to him, the hike in fees was necessitated by the high cost of producing the booklets abroad, which had...

Nigeria loses N127b yearly to Telecoms Infractions

Nigeria loses about N127 billion yearly as a result of infractions of the laws, rules and cybercrimes, the Administrator, National Judicial Institute (NJI), Hon Justice Rosaline Bozimo said in Lagos. She spoke at the opening of the seventh Annual Workshop for Judges on Legal Issues...

Nigeria Very Safe for Investors – Adebayo Shittu

The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has described the Nigerian economy as one ready for investments, stressing that the atmosphere is conducive. Shittu, who linked the fact that several investors have been in the country and many more on their way to the safe business...

NITDA Needs Knowledge, Creativity to Succeed – DG

The National Information Technology Development Agency requires a harmonious blend of knowledge and creativity to be able to achieve its mandate, the newly appointed Director-General of the agency, Dr. Isa Ibrahim, has said. Ibrahim said this while addressing workers of the agency in Abuja, adding...