Nigeria
MTN to invest $10b on Nigeria, other Africa’s telecoms infrastructure
Telecommunications firm, MTN is committing about $10 billion in the next five years to improving infrastructure, especially telecoms on the continent. The firm, which operates in about 17 African countries,
‘Nigerian ports undermining trade, industrialisation’
Stakeholders have decried the state of Nigerian seaports, saying they are largely underdeveloped, poorly ranked among their peers in the West Africa sub-region, and undermining the ease of doing business.
Economy still groaning from arbitrary port charges
By Godfrey Bivbere Some fees and charges collected by shipping companies and terminal operators from Nigerian shippers have pitched them against the nation’s Port Economic Regulator, PER, the Nigerian Shippers’
Akeredolu Declares ‘No Victor, No Vanquished’ as Tribunal Dismisses Jegede’s Petition
The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwatotimi Akeredolu, yesterday declared that there was ‘no victor and no vanquished,’ as the Election Petition Tribunal, that looked into complaints that emanated from the
EFCC Grills Ex-Zamfara Gov, Yari
By Kingsley Nwezeh The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday interrogated former Governor of Zamfara State, Hon. Abdulazeez Yari, over his alleged handling of transactions relating the Paris Club
Abiodun: I Inherited Only Five Functional Ambulances
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State yesterday disclosed that his administration inherited only five functional ambulances serving the entire state when it assumed office on May 29, 2019. Abiodun, who
Nigeria records zero COVID-19 death in 9 days
The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) reported zero COVID-19-related death for the ninth consecutive days as the nation’s fatality toll remains 2,061. The NCDC disclosed this on its official
Bandits Deserve Death Not Ransom, Says el-Rufai
•Irabor urges media to tone down reports on insecurity Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday restated his opposition to negotiation with, and payment of ransom to bandits, saying the
NPC Awaits Buhari’s Approval to Conduct Census in 2022
•Demarcates 629 LGAs for headcount By Onyebuchi Ezigbo The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that it is awaiting President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval to conduct a national census by the
Buhari Mourns as Chadian President, Deby, Dies Fighting Rebels
By Deji Elumoye President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned President Idriss Deby of Chad, describing him as a gallant leader. Deby, who was newly re-elected for the sixth term, died yesterday
