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NIN-SIM linkage: Mobile operators collect 47.8m subsribers’ NINs
...As FG insists on February 9th deadline
Chidi Ogbuokiri
As the February February 9th deadline set by the Federal Government for all GSM Mobile phone subscribers to link their National Identity Number (NIN) to their SIMs, indication…
Nigeria Pirates Kidnapped 130 Seamen In 2020 –Report
•Gulf of Guinea listed as world’s most dangerous waters
Paul Ogbuokiri
As the Gulf of Guinea remained the hotspot of maritime piracy and sea criminalities globally in year 2020, global maritime watchdog, the International Maritime…
Food inflation rises to 19.56% in December
...Highest in 4 years
Chidi Ogbuokiri
Nigeria’s food inflation increased by 1.26 per cent on a year-on-year basis from 18.30 per cent in November 2020 to 19.56 per cent in December, according to the National Bureau of Statistics…
Rivers State community confiscates First Bank assets over Shell’s $479m debt
Chidi Ogbuokiri
The High Court in Port Hart Harcourt has taken step to enforce its own ruling by seizing assets belonging to one of First Bank in Port Harcourt to recoup damages owed by Royal Dutch Shell Plc to a local community in…
No Western Zone Chapters election is holding today or Thursday, says ANLCA
....Says Obi Chima Best is impostor
The National Executive Council (NECOM) of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) Tuesday distanced the association from an election of the Western Zone Chapters elections which one…
NIN now compulsory fresh and Driver’s licence renewal–Oyeyemi
...Says it'll become compulsory for vehicle registration in Q2
Chidi Ogbuokiri
In compliance with the directives of the Federal Government on the harmonisation of citizens' data; which the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has since…
2020: Telecoms Contributed N2.72trn To Nigeria’s GDP In Q2
Paul Ogbuokiri
Indication at the weekend was that the telecom industry’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased to over 14.30 per cent as of the second quarter of 2020, according to data obtained from the…
Nigeria’s debt to World Bank, IMF, AfDB hits $31.98bn
The Debt Management Office (DMO) Teusday said that Nigeria took loans worth $31.98 billion from World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund (IMF), African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and others as of September 2020.
This is…
Nigeria aims to get 42m COVAS Covid-19 vaccines
Nigeria hopes to get 42 million COVID-19 vaccines to cover one-fifth of the population through the global COVAX scheme, said Faisal Shuaib, head of the country’s primary healthcare agency, on Tuesday.
Shuaib said the batch of vaccines…
Badagry Deep Seaport: NIMASA set to establish presence in ancient maritime city
.Lauds Akran of Badagry
Paul Ogbuokiri
Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, says the Badagry Deep Seaport project in Lagos State is a strategic step towards the…