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Nigeria’s Digital Economy Attracts $191m in Q1 2024 – Presidency
The Presidency on Monday announced a significant surge in foreign direct investment (FDI) in Nigeria’s Communications and Digital Economy sector, which reached $191 million in the first quarter of 2024—a ninefold increase from $22 million…
Tinubu Tasks Next Generation of African Leaders to Be Courageous
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the next generation of Africans, in science and technology, education and governance, entrepreneurship and the arts to rise with courage and contribute to the making of a united, peaceful…
Nigeria Immigration Begins Contactless Biometric Passport Application System
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the next phase of its Contactless Biometric Passport Application System rollout, extending its reach to Nigerian Missions in the United States, Mexico, Jamaica, and Brazil.
This…
TELECOM Tariff Hike: FCCPC Pushes for More Investment in Infrastructure, Improved Services
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has announced that it will henceforth pay closer attention to the services of telecommunications services providers in Nigeria to ensure that customers get commensurate…
TikTok, CapCut Shut down in US, Taken off Apple and Google Stores
Social media website, TikTok has been switched off in the United States of America shutting off 170 million users across the US.
The shutdown is in line with a law due to take effect from Sunday (today) which had mandated TikTok to sell…
Entrepreneurship, Technology, Innovation, Key to Nigeria’s Economic Growth -Deputy Speaker,…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has emphasized entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation as pivotal drivers of Nigeria's economic growth.
He said that this stance aligns with the…
FG Begins Distribution of 500 CNG Buses, EVs, Dole Out 64 to NLC, TUC, NANS
The Federal Government of Nigeria has given out 64 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
The buses according to…
Julius Berger Nigeria Appoints 47-year old Peer Lubasch New MD/CEO
Construction giants, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Dr. Peer Lubasch as the company’s new Managing Director/CEO.
The announcement follows the resignation of erstwhile MD of the company,…
Sen Barau’s Foundation Releases List of Beneficiaries of Foreign Scholarships in AI, Robotics,…
The Barau Jibrin Foundation (BIJF), established by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator (Dr) Barau Jibrin, CON, has released the list of first batch of its 2024 foreign postgraduate scholarships in
artificial…
September 14 Now Final Deadline for NIN-SIM Linkage- NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has designated September 14 as the final deadline for linking National Identification Numbers (NIN) with Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM).
NCC spokesperson Reuben Muoka…